LEED-ND launched as a pilot program
Coalition seeks projects to be certified through the first official rating system for New Urbanism and smart growth.
Commentary: The Directory of the New Urbanism is here
Until recently, the New Urbanism operated like a pretelephonic society.
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Move-in day for Maryland’s newest transit-accessible town center
Rockville Town Square, a 12.5-acre development that has been designed to become the centerpiece of Rockville, Maryland, welcomed its first residents in February.
Market for smart growth stronger
In the current housing downturn, smart growth appears to be performing better than large-lot suburban sprawl on the metropolitan fringe, according to a Reuters report in mid-February.
“New urban waterfront” planned in North Carolina
On Albemarle Sound in North Carolina, a 1,600-acre development called Sandy Point, part of which will feature a “new urban waterfront,” is expected to break ground in the next few months.
Atlanta study pinpoints benefits of compact growth
Report suggests policies that would make it more expensive for households to add extra vehicles.
Ventura aspires to ‘elegant density’
Oceanfront city hires new urbanists to shape road corridors, neighborhoods, and harborside development and provide a model for Southern California smart growth.
Making a village green successful
Town green in traditional neighborhood development attracts wide range of uses.
New Urbanists prepare for next leap in NW Michigan
New urbanist ideas are about to be considered across an entire six-county region in NW Michigan, through a two-year “visioning” process involving Fregonese Calthorpe Associates of Portland, Oregon.
Stop the bomber, but don’t kill street life
New York City is experimenting with two techniques designed to ward off terrorist attacks without draining the streets of their vitality.
University may anchor San Antonio TND
The Texas A&M University System is negotiating to place a new campus for 25,000 students in the middle of a 2,000-acre traditional neighborhood development (TND) that’s been planned for the South Side of San Antonio.
Katrina Cottages will make their debut as schools
To meet a pressing need for inexpensive classroom space, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools system in North Carolina is going to experiment with a schoolhouse prototype based on Katrina Cottages.
Roundabouts with sculptures for an Upstate NY village
Construction is expected to start this spring on a project to install four modern roundabouts, each with a sculpture in its center, on Routes 62 and 391 in Hamburg, New York, south of Buffalo.
The taxi that runs on muscle power
Looking for a compact alternative to fuel-consuming taxicabs? Some US cities and towns are beginning to see pedicabs — the modern equivalent of rickshaws — carrying passengers through their downtowns and other high-traffic areas. |
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