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Two Simple Sentences Could Reshape Suburban America

A seemingly innocuous sentence embedded in almost every subdivision ordinance across the United States has disconnected neighborhoods and made cities unwalkable. Two sentences could change that.

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October 3, 2017, 8:00 AM PDT

By fieldafm


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The Standard City Planning Enabling Act, an obscure ordinance published by the Department of Commerce in 1928, has had arguably the largest affect on how U.S. cities are developed. But a new, simple, two-sentence subdivision ordinance could be a huge improvement.

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