Are Suburbs Bankrupting Our Cities? Can We Fix It?

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Can a more sustainable, easier to serve by transit suburb exist? Can we fix the existing suburbs? We dive into the issues with many of the suburbs of today, as well as solutions for making them better in the future! From mixed use, to multiple housing types in close proximity, there is a lot we can do to make better suburbs for everyone. Let us know what you thought of this episode! Do you live in the suburbs? Are you seeing this type of design occurring near where you live? Let us know! We read and respond to as many comments as we can! This discussion was inspired by a video done by former Transit Tangents guest (Episode 11) Noah from the YouTube channel Streetcraft. A link to that video: https://youtu.be/9-QGLfWSrpQ?si=vfQwtjatSq215R0X New episodes come out every Tuesday! Please consider subscribing, and also follow us on social media at the links below. X: https://twitter.com/TransitTangent Instagram: https://twitter.com/TransitTangent TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@transittangen... Website: https://TransitTangents.com Follow Louis on X: https://x.com/louisd217 Follow Chris on X: https://x.com/ChrisJonesATX A list of links to organizations/people/references mentioned here in this episode: Why Rural America is disappearing: https://youtu.be/9-QGLfWSrpQ?si=vfQwtjatSq215R0X Strong Towns: The Reason Houston is Going Broke: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2024/4/1/heres-the-real-reason-houston-is-going-broke KVUE Article on The Grove: https://www.kvue.com/article/news/construction-starting-at-the-grove-development-in-central-austin/269-2f033352-3f99-4c02-9911-b2fc5f235f3f Austin, TX Zillow Rental Market Stats: https://www.zillow.com/rental-manager/market-trends/austin-tx/?bedrooms=1 Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:36 - The Problem with Suburbs 04:12 - The Suburb of the Future? 07:50 - Transit to the Grove 09:39 - Other Examples 11:57- Benefits of Denser Suburbs 13:57 - Land Use Comparisons 14:37 - Serving Suburbs by Transit 17:48 - Can it Be Affordable? 22:04 - Why is it Important to Build Better Suburbs? #suburbs #sprawl #urbansprawl #cities #urbanism #publictransit #publictransportation #austin #bus #urbanmobility #podcast #transportation #biking