The New American Dream

Walkable neighborhoods will be the new American dream, according to land strategist and developer Chris Leinberger in this interview from Smart City.

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October 24, 2007, 11:00 AM PDT

By Nate Berg

"Americans are demanding new choices about where and how they live. For the past 50 years drivable suburbanism has been the norm, coupled with decaying central cities. But that familiar pattern is reversing.

Chris Leinberger is a metropolitan land strategist and developer. In his new book, The Option of Urbanism: Investing in the Next American Dream, Chris makes a compelling case for why the next American dream will be walk-able, urban neighborhoods."

FULL STORY: Demanding New Choices

Thursday, October 18, 2007 in Smart City

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