[SteveMcKing]

Suburbia is great, as long as it stays that way. As population grows like a cancer, states quickly turn from Red to Blue:

[Ostlandr]

I have no desire to live in the "traditional suburb." That whole plastic "white picket fence" culture makes my teeth ache. I either want to live in a small town, or in the country.
Actually, the development model gaining the most traction lately is the "urban center." Basically, this is an attempt to recreate the classic American small town by clustering medium-density mixed commercial and residential development around a transportation hub. In theory, this creates areas with the advantages of the suburbs (low crime, good tax base) without the evils of sprawl and the automobile culture.
Unfortunately for my family, the suburbs are creeping up the hill towards us every year, thanks to us being rezoned from Rural Residential/Agricultural to R1 ("suburbia.")
Somehow, all this development just means more taxes (to pay for the infrastructure and services) yet all must be sacrificed in the almighty name of Growth.

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

As population grows ..

I think "as govt. dependency grows" might be more accurate. It just so happens that the dependent people live in close to the city.