Why American Suburbs are so Creepy (liminal spaces)

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Have you ever wondered why suburban neighborhoods and empty parking lots feel creepy and uncomfortable? Why does America look the same everywhere? Images of suburbs are often used as Liminal spaces which are in-between or transitional space between two places. They're designed exclusively for cars and not for people. As a result, everything becomes a thoroughfare rather than a destination. Everywhere becomes a place to drive through and not a place to drive to.

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➜ References & Further Reading:
Liminal Spaces:
   • Liminal Spaces (Exploring an Altered ...  

Incremental Growth:
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2...

Homeowner Associations (HOA's):
https://energynews.us/2021/02/11/home...

Sense of Place:
   • Designing Urban Places that Don't Suc...  

Copy-and-Paste Towns:
https://www.andrewalexanderprice.com/...

Ontario losing farmland:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toront...

Japanese Parking Policy:
https://www.adb.org/sites/default/fil...

➜ Timestamps:
0:00 Suburban horror
1:07 Suburbs are liminal spaces
2:55 Why suburbs look weird
4:43 Everywhere looks the same
6:03 Natural city development
7:39 These are policy choices
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