Metro Stations Create Urban Villages

The walkable suburban community -- still a contradiction in terms to some -- has emerged... Where frayed auto repair shops, used car lots, strip malls and big-box stores once lined the streets, the modern trappings of urban development now stand: apartment complexes with shops and restaurants on the ground floor, office buildings and an array of trendy chain stores... It's a scene that Arlington planners have worked long and patiently for: a series of communities, built around Metro stations, that allow people to shop, live and sometimes work all in the same place."

Thanks to Bernie Wagenblast