The Stranglehold Of Conventional Suburban Design

Is New Urbanism effective in countering sprawl? [Link corrected.]

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February 2, 2005, 10:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"New Urbanism offers a way out of our need/hate dysfunctional relationship with the construction industry. The problem is that New Urbanism is still a drop in the bucket compared to conventional development. For the sprawl Juggernaut to be slowed just slightly, a great increase one might even say an immense surge is needed in both greenfield and infill New Urbanism."

Thanks to Karenn Gobrecht

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