Despite the bad rap that suburbs often get for being dull and sterile, more than half of Americans live there. As more people move to the suburbs, the demographics are changing. Urbanization, density, crime, and immigration are now defining factors of the 'burbs. We're joined by Robert Puentes, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program, and Larry Levy, executive director of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University.  And we want to hear from you! What do you see as the good parts of the suburbs?»

With fifty percent of Americans living in suburbia, we want to know: what is so good about the suburbs? For the answer, we turned to you, our listeners, and we hear what you have to say.

 

When you think about the American suburb, do you see a pretty place with nice houses and neat lawns, or a dead end where you have to drive 20 minutes just for a quart of milk? Are suburbs the American dream or nightmare? Let us know.

What's your take? Leave a comment below or record your story at 1-877-8-MY-TAKE.   "It was great as a kid, but horrible as a teenager." (6/12/2009)

  "The one thing I liked was that I could find quiet spots in nature..." (6/12/2009)

  "The children in suburbia didn't seem to have the street smarts that I would've had." (6/12/2009)

  "Little boxes made of ticky tacky and they all look just the same." (6/12/2009)

  "I do live in the suburbs right now, but I can tell you I really don't like it." (6/12/2009)

  "In the suburbs I would spend a lot of time planning around my car." (6/12/2009)