What if the suburbs were just a first draft?


What if the suburbs were just a first draft?
Remote work, the arrival of home-owning millennials, and other forces can be an opportunity to remake them for the better. The Covid era has produced a number of mixed narratives about housing, land use, and migration patterns. People are leaving the city, but also returning. Remote work is a historic shift in how Americans work, but 50 percent of workers actually can’t work from home. Construction is accelerating at the exurban edge of many metro areas — but many of the homes going up are dense multifamily structures and mixed-use developments, mimicking what you might find in an urban downtown... ...more RSK: Interesting point of view on the "Burbs". Ken notes: We need to shift gears and focus on building communities again, with social hubs, grocery and soft goods, dining, parks, and events...
Share this article on you social outlets
Our Sponsors - - Volume: 10 - WEEK: 32 Date: 8/2/2022 9:28:04 AM -

Remote work, the arrival of home-owning millennials, and other forces can be an opportunity to remake them for the better.

The Covid era has produced a number of mixed narratives about housing, land use, and migration patterns. People are leaving the city, but also returning. Remote work is a historic shift in how Americans work, but 50 percent of workers actually can’t work from home. Construction is accelerating at the exurban edge of many metro areas — but many of the homes going up are dense multifamily structures and mixed-use developments, mimicking what you might find in an urban downtown...

...more

RSK: Interesting point of view on the "Burbs".

Ken notes: We need to shift gears and focus on building communities again, with social hubs, grocery and soft goods, dining, parks, and events...

What if the suburbs were just a first draft?

Remote work, the arrival of home-owning millennials, and other forces can be an opportunity to remake them for the better.

Share this article on you social outlets