suburban developments
Outlying residential neighborhoods
Suburban developments are residential areas built on the outskirts of cities, typically featuring single-family homes, uniform design, and car-dependent layouts.
The term often carries connotations of sprawl and sameness: Cookie-cutter suburban developments spread across former farmland.
Developers build them; residents move to them; critics decry their environmental and social costs.
- duplexesSide-by-side attached homes
- cul-de-sacsStreets closed at one end
- gated communitiesEnclosed neighborhoods with controlled access
- urban sprawlUncontrolled peripheral development
- public parksCommunal outdoor recreation areas
ranch-style homes · community centers · zoning regulations · strip malls · shopping plazas · walkability · cookie-cutter · local schools · school district · bike paths · Levittown · townhouses · white picket fences · homeowner associations · minivans · prefab homes · lawns · retirement communities
suburban developmentscity centers
Core urban districts
urban centers · downtown · inner city · transit-oriented development · Manhattan
suburban developmentsrural areas
Sparsely populated regions
countryside · wilderness · farmland · agricultural land · rural communities