New Urban News
is a professional newsletter for planners, developers, architects, builders, public officials and others who are interested in the creation of human-scale communities.

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September 2007 Volume 12, No. 6
Courtesy of The Rose Companies LEED aims to set ‘first national standard for neighborhood design’
“The overwhelming response to [LEED-ND] is an indication of the market for it,” says Dara Kovel, a New Haven-based regional director of the Jonathan Rose Companies.
Courtesy of Ayers Saint Gross A campus for India, shaped like a mandala
Vedanta, the largest new university in the world, will have a plan that draws from Indian spiritual traditions.
Courtesy of Boyle Investment Company Complications of mixed-use don't deter Tennessee developer
Boyle Investment Company's new project, Berry Farms, has been cited as an example of “quality growth” by Cumberland Region Tomorrow, a smart-growth education and technical assistance organization in Middle, Tennessee. But it's been a struggle getting there.
The right detail for the right price
How to get authentic-looking traditional details is one problem that new urbanists have been trying to solve, with mixed success, for two decades. Building affordable housing is another. Here are some practical solutions to both.

Commentary: What's right and wrong with LEED
Philip Langdon's observations on how far Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) projects have come, and far they still have left to go.

The following articles are available in print only:

A primer on retail types and urban centers
The retail industry relies upon proven methods and techniques to minimize risk and to earn a market rate of return on investments. Learn where you stand in this primer on shopping center types.

Storrs Center approved; financing process underway
A special zoning district with a form-based code clears the way for LeylandAlliance's plan in Mansfield, Connecticut

Directory of the New Urbanism

The People...The Projects...The Products.
A comprehensive compilation integrating all components of New Urbanism.

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SmartCode & Manual
A seminal work of the New Urbanism

By Andres Duany, William Wright, and Sandy Sorlien

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New Urbanism:
Comprehensive Report
& Best Practices Guide

By Robert Steuteville, Philip Langdon, & special contributors

The Third Edition

The definitive REFERENCE for new urban ideas, practices, and projects

“The one essential publication of the New Urbanism.” – Andres Duany

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New Urban News
10th Anniversary Collection

Our limited-edition bound collection turns ten years of New Urban News into a valuable, functionally comprehensive resource.

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Departments
September, 2007

Book Reviews:
Planetizen Contemporary Debates in Urban Planning
Edited by Abhijeet Chavan, Christian Peralta, and Christopher Steins

The Great Neighborhood Book: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Placemaking
By Jay Walljasper

CNU Update:
CNU Transportation Summit goes to London

Call for best practices for transportation networks

A brief urbanist's guide to LEED-ND

Also:
South Main • Katrina Cottages • Gulfport, Mississippi • Memphis developer Henry Turley • LeylandAlliance • Habitat for Humanity • "Downtown Silver Spring" • American Journal of Preventative Medicine • Lenexa City Center • "An International charrette in Kiryat Shmona" • Houston, Texas • Taos, New Mexico • Portland, Oregon • City of San Gabriel • City of Ontario • Douglas Duany • Howard Blackson • Jason Miller • Todd W. Mansfield • William Lieberman • Urban Markets Initiative • An eminent book on architectural detailing