Urbanising tha suburbs

Housing and park replace parking lot in suburban Seattle. I still wander wether the sidewalks are walkable. In any case it seems like a good example of densification and reduction of car use. Hoping to see more of such developments.

http://m.fastcoexist.com/3023360/how-a-giant-mall-parking-lot-turned-into-a-park-and-a-walkable-community?partner=rss

Urban vs suburban

Breaking the myth of the lower cost of suburban development. Worth a read. Even though it is only based in Canada, many of the observations are comparable to other European or American cases.
http://thecostofsprawl.com/

The end of the suburbs

Today, a book I would like to take a look at. Interesting to see the view of a North American journalist on the issue of housing and dwelling in the US. On my list

The End of the Suburbs: Where the American Dream Is Moving , by Leigh Gallagher

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-End-Suburbs-American-Moving/dp/1591845254

Unborn streets

The construction of layout that development started, which inevitably collapsed with the market in 2008. Black Mountain Nevada. Thanks Miriam Mahiques for the link

http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2013/09/michael-light-aerial-photos/#slideid-55591

About suburbs and density.

This article attempts to defend suburbs from the accusations of bad urbanism in the 20th century. For a defensor of density like me, it is not really convincing. However, even if it applies mainly to North American cities, it has a point in questioning the easy accusation against the suburban typology.

It’s not the suburbs, it’s mid-late 20th century urban design, planning, engineering, and architecture http://www.minnpost.com/minnesota-blog-cabin/2013/09/it-s-not-suburbs-it-s-mid-late-20th-century-urban-design-planning-engin