Kentlands: Revisting New Urbanism

After 15 years, the original planners of Kentlands return the pioneering New Urbanist community.

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June 20, 2003, 8:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Kentlands, the 15-year-old "new urbanist" community in Montgomery County, is in many ways a dream come true. Two dreams, actually...In theory, the two dreams are totally incompatible. Dream No. 1 is based on the idea of making our lives more pleasant by reducing amounts of time and money we spend in and on automobiles. Dream No. 2 is based on the idea that everything we want, we can and should be able to go and get -- in our cars."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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