Another Take On A Better Suburbia

Village Homes in Davis, CA, while not strictly adhering to New Urbanist principles, offers a highly liveable alternative to typical suburban development.

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January 21, 2005, 7:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen


Village Homes combines older design and planning principles with newer, more innovative ideas. Many of basic concepts, as the developers admit, are drawn directly from earlier greenbelt communities. The idea of a residential area organized around open space (instead of the street) is a longstanding and popular planning concept.

"The physical planning principles grow directly from the larger social and environmental goals for the community. For instance, all streets run east-west and all lots are oriented north-south, making full use of the sun's energy."

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