Breaking The Habit Of Suburbia

If the war with suburbia is over, why are we still struggling with its development habits?

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May 4, 2001, 10:00 AM PDT

This was the question posed and answered at the fifth annual TND Breakfast, held February 11, 2001, at The International Builders' Show in Atlanta, Georgia. Sponsored by HomeStyles, CertainTeed and TNDhomes.com, this year's Breakfast addressed the "habit of suburbia," i.e., the pattern of development that persists in America despite the giant strides made by proponents of new urbanism.

Thanks to The Town Paper

FULL STORY: Breaking the Habit of Suburbia

Saturday, April 28, 2001 in The Town Paper

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