At its height in the early 1920s, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company operated more than 900 streetcars. The last one ran in 1954.

Car-dependent suburbs suck. But that doesn't mean that all suburbs suck. It is possible to build suburbs that don't suck, and the US and Canada used to design great suburbs all the time. But even ...

Is Pittsburgh America’s most underrated city for urban living? I hit the ground running and speedran 10 neighborhoods to find out just how far your housing dollar goes in this affordable urbanism ...

Taking its name from the all-women’s college nearby, Converse Heights was one of Spartanburg’s first streetcar suburbs.

Streetcar suburbs featured vertical, 2 1/ 2-story, single and double houses on narrow lots with front porches and detached garages. Automobile suburbs had wide lots with horizontal, 1-story or ...

One of the nation’s last true streetcar suburbs is riding toward two sets of tax increases as the future of its transit-oriented but vacancy-prone downtown remains up in the air.

While streetcar suburbs would benefit from extended sewer lines upon annexation, automotive suburbs were fundamentally different — isolated from all urban services.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The extension of the Portland Streetcar line is becoming one step closer to reality, but at least one business owner fears he and others could be forced out.

Starting in the 19th century, transit companies worked closely with real estate developers to develop “streetcar suburbs” for a growing population. The companies kept fares low, thanks to ...

A Refuge From the Slums The Murphy Addition was the first of Nashville’s splendid, turn-of-the-century streetcar suburbs. The electric streetcar, innovations in finance and public infrastructure ...

Converse Heights is one of Spartanburg’s original “streetcar suburbs.” One of its homes, a 5,400-square-foot residence built in 1941, went up for sale in June.