Sprawling New Urbanism
5 December 2001 - 6:00am
Defining conventional wisdom, a sprawling community Weston, Florida has managed to integrate suburbia with new urbanism.
"Weston also affronts advocates of new urbanism who say its location away from an urban center, its porchless homes, cul-de-sacs and curvilinear roads trample on the holiest principles of community-building design. It's the type of place, the new urbanists say, that fosters an over-dependence on cars and engenders long commutes, alienation and suicidal teen-agers."
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The Florida Times-Union, December 4, 2001
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