The countless environmental and social problems endogenous to the suburban model, as well as exogenous forces resulting from pending demographic changes, renders uncertain the future of the now conventional suburban development type. Besides developing new design paradigms, there is a pressing need to rethink the use of existing suburban areas. Here, we propose to explore the possibilities for re-use of a typical suburban cul-de-sac. In this project, we will re-define the boundaries between the private and public realm and in doing so, explode the possibilities for accommodating different family types in the existing physical environment designed to house "traditional families" with children. We will develop specific design proposals in cooperation with planning staff at the City of Avondale. Using these designs, we will explore the policy costs, benefits and challenges to implanting such re-use approaches. We will end this project with a forum with the public and practitioners to explore our specific design and policy studies, along with more general issues of suburban re-use.