National Geographic Profiles New Urbanist Suburbs
23 June 2001 - 10:00am
Planners are increasingly using new urbanist and smart growth principles to build suburbs. The result is the 'New Suburb.'
In a fascinating interactive display to accompany the July issue, National Geographic provides examples of new urbanism in an old Main Street model "a web of pedestrian-friendly streets cradling a mass-transit-served town center surrounded by a mix of housing alternatives." The display requires the free Macromedia Flash plug-in, and also includes a printable set of images.
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Virtual World: The New Suburb
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National Geographic, July 1, 2001
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