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Here, I review five themes that have emerged from the literature responding to these shifts: guiding principles to achieve sustainable communities; the need for healthier community design; how reshaping suburbs will meet new market challenges; the role of transit, especially TODs, in meeting the demands of the next generation and beyond; and reform

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Looking further ahead, some urban planners are imagining how suburbs might evolve. Alan Berger, codirector of the Center for Advanced Urbanism at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, suggests that if efforts to retrofit suburbs and reduce car dependency pay off, the paved area (in the form of roads and parking lots) in future suburbs could be

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Zoning is losing its power. New ventures are able to reach a meaningful scale before regulators (and competitors) react. The boundaries between different uses are blurring, with people lodging in apartment buildings, living in hotels, working in restaurants and retail malls, and sleeping or socializing at the office.

In the final document, the group wrote, ‘The vision that emerged was of a forward-looking, resilient community with a strong localized economy, a secure food supply, clean transportation options, energy-efficient buildings, and engaged citizens who measure wealth not by consumption but by contentment.’28 While the plan has yet to be implemented on

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