Superheated housing market notwithstanding, 81-year-old Ashley Anthony says he has no plans to give up the detached three-bedroom suburban house he has lived in for the past 43 years. As a result, when children move on and leave parents behind or elderly spouses die, suburban households become increasingly empty nests. “The suburbs look a lot more like the city now.”For planners and policymakers, it’s a pressing problem. “You’re starting to get high density in suburban communities that really wasn’t there five or eight years ago,” Leeming says. When mobility does become an issue, he’s hoping the kids can help out with grocery shopping or medical appointments.

Source: National Post May 03, 2017 13:52 UTC