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Suburbs
As drive-thrus get bigger, some cities aren't lovin' it
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Apr 18, 2024
The rise of online ordering drives restaurant chains to build more drive-thrus, but traffic and walkability concerns have led to bans.
Suburban home values were up 5.6% last year
Mar 6, 2024
But suburban owners still want to be close to downtown amenities.
Climbing housing costs rob Houston of reputation for affordability
Apr 18, 2023
Many Houston residents spend well over 30% of their income on shelter. On top of that, transportation costs are a growing burden on commuters.
Pandemic exodus from big cities was short-lived
Mar 30, 2023
Census data shows fewer people are moving out of coastal urban centers, but Sun Belt states remain popular.
Retail is recovering — and flowering — in smaller cities and the suburbs
Feb 1, 2023
A new report from the JPMorgan Chase Institute finds retail has followed consumers to where many more now work and live.
Don't panic, it's just a roundabout
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Nicholas Guiang
Dec 22, 2022
The modern roundabout was created in 1960s Britain. But since the '90s, the small Indianapolis suburb of Carmel, Indiana has slowly become the roundabout capital of the United States.
Mall-to-medicine transitions make health care more convenient for suburban patients
by
Blake Farmer
Apr 13, 2022
With abundant parking and layouts that are easy to navigate, one-time shopping malls are attractive to some medical facilities looking to expand.
For public good, not for profit.
More workers are returning to offices, but downtown? Not so much.
Nov 16, 2021
The share of workers staying home due to worries about the coronavirus dropped last month to a pandemic low.
Drive-thru coffee is extra hot
by
Matt Levin
Sep 17, 2021
Drive-thru coffee shops are attractive to companies because they require fewer employees — especially beneficial during a worker shortage.
Latest census data finds population growth in metro areas
Aug 13, 2021
But how accurate are the figures, collected as the pandemic started, when some people began to relocate?