U.S. Army Discovers New Urbanism

Military housing in Fort Lewis, WA, will be overhauled using latest trends in planning and architecture.

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January 23, 2001, 8:00 AM PST

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

The New Urbanism is lots of things, most of them old: Front porches.Dormers. Alleys. Town squares. Garages that hide behind houses rather than dominating them. Streets that go somewhere, that don't dead-end in cul-de-sacs. Offices, shops and housing close together, perhaps in the same building. More attention to pedestrians, less to theautomobile. Fort Lewis embraced the New Urbanism through a process that even those in charge acknowledge is very un-Army-like: focus groups,design exercises, town-hall meetings.

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Front porches, hidden garages and new street grids will be part of new look at Fort Lewis

Monday, January 22, 2001 in The Seattle Times

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