Results for keyword: suburbia
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The Lure of the Lawn
It’s not easy to wean Westerners away from their lush, traditional, turfgrass lawns, but with drought an increasing fact of life, Xeriscape gardening is finally catching on
by Michelle Nijhuis, Aug 21, 2006 -
Empty pods and pleasant graveyards
In today’s surrealistic world, where language exists only to sell things, barren desert suburbs have names like "Lake Forest" and "WillowDale," while a graveyard is called "Pleasant Valley Cemetery."
by David Oates, Jun 12, 2006 -
You say you want a railvolution...
Westerners may love their cars, but the region’s rapid growth means that even the most ardent car-lovers have a stake in mass transit, and in Denver’s grand experiment in light rail
by Paul Larmer, Nov 14, 2005 -
In the suburbs of Los Angeles, your futureawaits
The neighborhoods of suburban L.A. can serve as a useful model for the West’s urban planners
by D.J. Waldie, Aug 08, 2005






