This report highlights best practices for creating resilient and adaptable development in diverse suburban communities. Faced with both immense opportunities and challenges, these areas must avoid overcommitting to outdated practices that limit future flexibility. Many changes are elevating this need. Shifting consumer preferences are supporting the revitalization of central cities. Suburban communities are becoming denser and more urban. Demographic revolutions and growing suburban poverty are changing entire regions’ political and socioeconomic dynamics. Climate change and worsening natural disasters are pushing the limits of existing infrastructure. A growing acknowledgement of how our communities’ designs impact their residents’ health is promoting conversations about building more sustainable regions. In order to ensure long-term prosperity, all suburban communities must recognize their connection with each other and the region around them. Rather than competing with each other, suburbs and core cities must share innovations, successes and lessons learned from mistakes. Best practices for adaptability and resilience are drawn from several Houston-area suburban case studies. By implementing these practices, aging suburban communities are retooling. Thriving suburbs are redefining themselves. New suburbs are integrating resilience and adaptability strategies into their initial plans. The documentation and dissemination of these best practices provides a blueprint for the pursuit of more successful suburbs nationwide.