I might in general be ready to go back to the suburbs after 7 years in the urban core. Is suburbia still a thing? Or is it a devastated post-apocalyptic landscape of deserted malls and big box stores with zombies?
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Find the old suburbs. After warehouse living and deep urban diving for over 10 years I landed in the burbs and not being surrounded by four lanes of traffic and the ghost of Robert Moses is really nice. 20 min drive to downtown. Your sentiment is legit.
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Have you thought about towns near urban cores?
By “town”, I mean a location that developed independently of the city, and so is fulfilling without having to reference the city.
Example: Santa Rosa vs. San Francisco.
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There is a huge range of suburbs. The best ones operate like their own center of gravity with a well-planned core.
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It’s a paradise of premium mediocrity if that’s what you’re looking for
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What would you like to give/receive from the suburbs ? :) I'm interested to know
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LOL the premise of this question tickles me. You are in for a treat when you come to LA. Fun fact, for all the hype about urbanism, the world is really more surban-ifying (with a few super star cities succeeding) than become many Manhattans economist.com/node/21634591/
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Skip suburbia. Go straight to weird and rural. (She writes, after moving from hometown Seattle to a weird and rural place.) Population under 2,000 is the sweet spot.
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I miss NYC, but Peekskill, NY has taken good care of me — a suburban “city” (23.5K) within inconvenient commuting distance from the megapolis. Got its own culture and politics and networked spaces and accessibility.









