Rebuilding America, One Burb at a Time

I wonder what happened to all those great designs submitted to the Reburbia competition a couple years ago. We sure could use some innovative urban planning here in the U.S.!

Recently I asked myself why we have so much sprawl, and the question lead me to explore census reports and migration patterns across the country. By looking at the history of how we grew, I think we can better plan for the future.

• Where do people live in the U.S.?
• How to Stop Sprawl
• Reburbia Design Competition Winners, archdaily.com, August 20, 2009

• What Makes a Neighborhood Great?
• Is America Ugly?

^{Photo of abandoned building in Ohio © Greg Habermann, smoMashup_, Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0), flickr.com}