suburbs

A combination of factors is pushing some people in rural areas to consider moving closer to cities.

Inflation is crushing rural America and may even drive people to the cities

1:27pm July 25, 2022

by Ben Abrams

Inflation is hitting hard in rural America and could accelerate depopulation in some parts of the country, according to the latest analysis from one expert.

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Voters cast their ballots at a polling place at Cromie Elementary School in Warren, Mich., in March. Warren is in Macomb County, considered a critical suburb in the presidential election.

Politics & Government

Fueled By Suburbs, Democrats Are Poised For Gains In Key States, Analysis Finds

10:15am July 31, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

The Third Way report shows Democrats have surged in the suburbs. That could help them get over the finish line in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Florida, North Carolina and Wisconsin.

A new homeowner tours his new place in Washingtonville, N.Y., this month.

Politics & Government

Trump Tries To Appeal To 'Housewives' And White Suburbs, But His Views Seem Outdated

4:29pm July 26, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

President Trump is down in the polls among suburban voters. He's using fear to try to win them back, but his view of the suburbs seems out of date, as they've grown more diverse in recent years.

Until recently, Steven Kanaplue and Miriam Kanter were living in a one-bedroom apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side with their dog Booey. The pandemic clinched their decision to move to Montclair, N.J.

Economy

New Yorkers Look To Suburbs And Beyond. Other City Dwellers May Be Next

3:30pm July 08, 2020

by Uri Berliner

Now that so many are working from home, more people are considering moving out of the city. The pandemic has sent enough New Yorkers to the exits to shake up the area's housing market.

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Radical Suburbs: Experimental Living on the Fringes of the American City, by Amanda Kolson Hurley

Beyond Crabgrass: A Look At America's 'Radical Suburbs'

11:16am April 12, 2019

by Etelka Lehoczky

Amanda Kolson Hurley is well-acquainted with suburbia's many negative stereotypes. But in a new book, she asks us to take a look at what is possible in this realm when the human spirit is at its best.

Suburban counties in 2018 House election

Where The Suburbs Moved Left — And How The Shift Swung Elections

3:03pm November 27, 2018

by Sean McMinn

These metro areas saw the most dramatic turnarounds in this election from red to blue — and were responsible for Democrats taking back the House.

There's been a lot of public and private investment in Kansas City's downtown since the 1990s.

Economy

As Kansas City Booms And Sprawls, Trying Not To Forget Those In Between

11:28am August 25, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

The city's suburbs are growing and its downtown is once again thriving - but what's happening in the middle?