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 New Urbanism, a neo-traditional town planning movement, has earned widespread public attention since the first new urbanist housing developments were built in the early 1980s. |
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Will New Urbanism developments become exclusive enclaves for the rich? How does public transportation fit into New Urbanism design? Are New Urbanism developments financially successful? Can New Urbanism developments feel genuine? Does New Urbanism apply to existing urban areas? Is there a list of New Urbanism communities?
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David Wagner of Placitas, NM, asks: This kind of community is exactly what my wife and I have been searching for. We have been talking about it for years, and now we find that such a plan has a name. We lived for many years in Italy, and this concept, of course, is very European. My question: is there a list of such communities around the US? Thanks. Prof. Dorn McGrath of George Washington University responds: Urban Land, a publication of the Urban Land Institute, has listed some of the new urbanism look-alikes from time to time. You might have to leave New Mexico to find one, but the first pass at importing the Italian hilltown to suburbia USA was in Reston, VA, where Lake Anne Plaza openly copied some of the features of Portofino, minus, of couurse, about 1,000 years of history and the Mediterranean Sea. Jeff Speck, co-author of Suburban Nation, responds: You can get a list of all of the Traditional Neighborhood Developments under construction from the New Urban News, NewUrban@aol.com. But we might suggest that you look for older traditional neighborhoods before moving intop one of our projects! Read Suburban Nation if you'd like to hear more about this. Next: Viewer Comments
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