Stapleton: Is This New Urbanism?

"Stapleton was envisioned as a response to urban sprawl. The master plan was done by Berkeley, Calif.-based architect Peter Calthorpe, one of the granddaddies of "New Urbanism."The city of Denver and developer Forest City laud Quebec Square as a successful shopping center. Its sales tax will fund Stapleton's sewers, roads and parks.But critics call Quebec Square a paean to the automobile. It fails to meet the minimum standards of New Urbanism, they say. And New Urbanism, they say, is the underpinning of Stapleton."