Shaping The City: New Urbanism Gaining Acceptance

The New Urbanism movement is gaining mainstream acceptance nationwide as more citizens begin to realize the consequences of urban sprawl.

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January 15, 2002, 9:00 AM PST

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


"For new urbanism, a movement committed to changing the way we shape urban and suburban communities, 2001 seems to have ended positively...the new urbanism movement, strongest in Florida, California and North Carolina, has spread to 39 states and for the first time includes projects in Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming and Montana...Fortunately, forces other than zealous advocacy by its backers are making new urbanism a mainstream movement that could change the way Americans think about building communities...More citizens understand the long-range, direct and indirect consequences of conventionally designed sprawl..."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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