Ellen Dunham-Jones, author of Retrofitting Suburbia, presents her ideas at Atlanta’s recent TED convention.  She discusses the viability and necessity to re-adapt suburbia into a livable community, addressing obesity, autodependancy, climate change, and more. The video was endorsed by The Washington Post’s Erza Klein.

James Howard Kunstler provides an insightful introduction to Suburban Sprawl

Check out the designs and VOTE on plans for addressing Long Island’s sprawling developments at BuildABetterBurb.org

update: New York Times ‘Building a Better Suburb’

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