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Taking a Closer Look:
New Development, Traditional Patterns
  • 12 articles
  • 47 pages

    A primer on the "new urbanism" movement and the impacts it is having on planning. Articles from the Planning Commissioners Journal put new urbanism in context by looking at issues such as: the physical isolation of uses, changing demographic patterns, the role "third places" can play, and much more.

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    Summary
    New Development, Traditional Patterns
    by Philip Langdon     		A dramatic shift in the design & layout of new developments has begun to take hold in towns and cities across North America, drawing on older patterns of development to address what a number of planners and architects see as the failures of post World War II housing and community design. Noted planning journalist Philip Langdon (author of A Better Place to Live) provides an overview of "new urbanism"
    American Zoning & the Physical Isolation of Uses
    by Laurence C. Gerckens, AICP     		Most zoning ordinances segregate residential, commercial, and industrial zones. Planning historian Larry Gerckens, in this short article, tells how this came to be.
    Our Vanishing "Third Places"
    by Ray Oldenburg     		Informal neighborhood gathering places were, for many years, an integral part of our cities and towns. Since World War II, they've been vanishing. An exploration of why "third places" are so important to the health of our communities by the author of The Great Good Place.
    Creating Vital Communities
    by Deborah A. Howe     		Planning for an aging society means planning for people - providing a built environment that is adaptable enough to meet the changing needs of people as they age.
    What Every Planning Commissioner Should Know About Demographics
    by Judith Waldrop     		The changing composition of American households is reshaping housing demand and land use needs.
    Center-ing Our Suburbs
    by Richard Untermann     		Encouraging mixed-use centers is one way of fighting sprawl. Richard Untermann describes how underutilized shopping areas can be converted into centers that provide a mix of commercial, office, and residential uses, as well as improved pedestrian and transit access
    The Mis-Marketing of Transit
    by Patrick H. Hare     		A look at neighborhood car rentals, near transit mortgages, and other ways of making it easier to do without a second car.
    Rethinking Residential Streets
    by Joseph R. Molinaro, AICP     		Streets define the character of our neighborhoods, yet too many communities still rely on outdated standards for local streets.
    The Residential Street
    by C. Gregory Dale, AICP & Jennifer Sharn     		A look at the influence of the modern land use development pattern on residential streets.
    Traffic Calming Basics
    by Richard Untermann     		An introduction to "traffic calming" with examples of several techniques for reducing traffic speed and improving the pedestrian environment.
    A Mix of Housing
    by David Brussat     		Some thoughts on how multi-family and single-family housing can co-exist in the same neighborhood.
    Rethinking Conventional Zoning
    by Joel S. Russell     		How more flexible zoning can allow for a mix of uses while preventing adverse impacts.
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