Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them.

Summary

This quote by journalist Bill Vaughan criticizes the nature of suburban development. Vaughan suggests that in the process of creating suburbs, developers often clear out natural elements like trees in order to build houses and infrastructure. However, ironically, they then give the streets names that correspond to the very trees they eradicated. This quote highlights the disconnect between the artificial nature of suburban neighborhoods and their attempt to maintain a connection to the natural world through symbolic gestures.

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