suburban downtown

Location: Bethesda, MarylandNarrative & program: Ten years ago, this site in Bethesda, Maryland existed as an unremarkable suburban district tailored for automobile traffic. Lined with underused shops, low-rise office buildings and surface parking lots, this seven-block area built between... read more »

Location: San Jose, CaliforniaNarrative & program: Twenty years ago, San Jose was synonymous with sprawl. Today, as the unofficial capital of Silicon Valley, San Jose has emerged as a home base for the post-industrial economy. Its sprawl has undergone remarkable reurbanization. The regi... read more »