Traditional Neighborhood Development Soars In Popularity

TND -- often previously relegated to suburban communities like Celebration and Seaside -- is reappearing in inner cities, with positive results.

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March 9, 2006, 10:00 AM PST

By David Gest

"...Traditional Neighborhood Development communities...are luring growing numbers of American home buyers to their quaint, narrow streets. And unlike the first wave of these developments -- such as Celebration near here and Seaside in the Florida Panhandle, which tended to be built in the suburbs or beyond -- the new communities are being heavily concentrated in cities and on former industrial sites. Driving their growth: the combination of plummeting land availability around many cities, along with a growing backlash by home buyers against cookie-cutter suburbs and their often grueling commutes."

Thanks to Matt Baumann

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Wednesday, March 8, 2006 in Wall Street Journal via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Community / Economic Development United States Traditional Neighborhood Development

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