New Urbanism In Minnesota

"Suburban housing developments aren't known for having many sidewalks. Unlike city dwellers, suburbanites have to use their cars, not their feet, to get to the far-away school and convenience store and even the bus (not at the corner, but at the miles-away park-and-ride lot). But there's a new kind of housing development in the Twin Cities -- a development resembling many of the concepts of "New Urbanism" -- an idea that has swept the nation in recent years and is taking root in Minnesota. The idea focuses on making housing developments act more like traditional city neighborhoods."