Using New Urbanism To Sell Development Projects

Posted by: Brenda Meyer
Thanks to: Brenda Meyer

29 July 2005 - 11:00am

Henry Rodriguez, a developer in south Florida, is convinced that New Urbanism is the best choice for places like South Bay Village in Osprey.

"Now Rodriguez, who lives on Casey Key, is talking up Bay Street Village, a proposed residential/retail complex on 41 acres in Osprey, and again local residents are voicing approval.

But this time, instead of using buzzwords like "economic development" to galvanize support, as during the Wal-Mart episode, Rodriguez is plugging "new urbanism," the old-is-better approach in which housing, shops and parks share space to create a pedestrian-friendly village feel."

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Source: Florida Herald Tribune, July 25, 2005