Four articles on a suburban theme this week…

• Is there a war between cities and suburbs? Does there have to be one? Maybe it’s time to search for some common ground between suburban boosters and city-lovers. (Grist)

• Walking to Work: Bringing Employment Centers Back to Neighborhoods: The spatial needs of employment and commerce are changing , according to a recent study. (Terrain.org)

• Term Limits: Why the term ‘suburb’ needs a replacement (Sightline Daily)

• In Every Dream Home, a Heartache: Musings on the trend towards smaller houses (The Planner’s Dream Gone Wrong)

…and one that offers some potential answers to cities and suburbs alike:

• Charles Landry Knows What Makes Cities Great: Distinction, Variety, and Flow: From Amsterdam to Adelaide, this unorthodox thinker has divined the connections between economic prosperity and creative achievement, and their implications for the future of the city. (Strategy+Business)

BONUS Entry:  Here’s another recent post related to this weeks theme of ‘saving the suburbs’:

• Remaking a suburb for the creative class: Walkable suburbs are some of America’s best places to live, and they provide their sprawling, spread-out siblings with a model for renewal. (Switchboard)