20 Incredible Solutions to Save Our Suburbs

August 10, 2009 11:21 AM

Practical, amazing and wacky designs to revitalize the bleak landscape that suburbia has become. I am generally excited about all of these, but am torn between the fantastical ones with awesome renderings and the really sensible ones that don't look as visually appealing. Kind of similar to dating really. Anyways, I voted, and you should too.
posted by YukaBot 8000 (6 comments total)

Those highway wind turbines look like they were designed specifically for Hong Kong detectives to almost fall through.
posted by Uppity Pigeon #2 at 11:24 AM on August 10, 2009 [2 favorites]

Wait...the suburbs are bleak because they lack plants? You've seen cities, right?
posted by DU at 11:28 AM on August 10, 2009

Yeah, the suburbs aren't bleak because they lack plants. They're bleak because they're endless wastelands of big box stores and human misery.
posted by Justinian at 11:31 AM on August 10, 2009

I thought one of the main things seperating suburbia from city was more land around each house and more plants?? I agree with Justinian, the biggest problem in suburbia is the growth of big box stores. Though, I gotta admit...I do like my malls! (especially in the winter or in the midst of a heat wave...)
posted by Librarygeek at 11:34 AM on August 10, 2009

Highway turbines don't work.

I can't remember why, exactly, but a very important scientific expert explained it to me once. Something something has a deleterious effect on gas-mileage that outstrips potential energy benefits something.
posted by Baby_Balrog at 11:34 AM on August 10, 2009

Wait...the suburbs are bleak because they lack plants?

Am I missing the part where someone asserted this?
posted by hermitosis at 11:36 AM on August 10, 2009