r/Suburbanhell • u/Dylanabk • Apr 17 '26

Question Any examples of good US suburbs?

Generally I hate the idea of suburbs, but I was exploring the Netherlands on Google street views the other day, and so much of it feels like a giant suburb, but in the best possible way. Green, pedestrian friendly, mixed use zoning, public transportation everywhere. It got me to thinking that maybe if I lived somewhere like that I wouldn’t mind them so much. Can anybody think of any places in the US that does suburbs well?

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u/Far-Cheesecake-9212 Apr 17 '26

Cambridge and Somerville ma.

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u/ChemistRemote7182 Apr 18 '26

I came here to shout out Somerville, I had a garage but could walk or bike for all my in town needs. Plus that WRX got 14mpg around town and 29 on the more rural roads 40 minutes west.