Mixing Suburbia And Density In Baltimore

Baltimore planners are proposing what the Maryland Sun calls 'the future of suburban development.'

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October 31, 2001, 4:00 AM PST

"State and local planners say that while a few suburban Baltimore developments borrow some of the elements - like Terra Maria in Ellicott City, which has neotraditional houses but no businesses - Maple Lawn Farms will be the first to have the full package... State planners, who think mixed-use developments are an antidote to sprawl and traffic, are encouraging other counties to change their zoning and welcome such traditional neighborhood designs in."

Thanks to The Practice of New Urbanism

FULL STORY: Rethinking suburbia

Sunday, October 28, 2001 in Sun Spot

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