New Urbanism: A Fake Urban Atmosphere?

A project inspired by New Urbanism comes to life but some say it is not a true urban community.

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October 18, 2002, 10:00 AM PDT

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

town leaders, concerned about strip malls and chaotic development, adopted land-use rules rejecting the car-dependent strip malls that define suburban life...Birkdale Village looks like a traditional downtown, with a main street, apartments above the shops and a nearby neighborhood of single-family houses and townhomes...The project has drawn some criticism from people who say Birkdale provides an urban setting without a true urban community that mixes people of different cultures and income levels.

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: Birkdale burgeoning according to plan

Thursday, October 17, 2002 in The Charlotte Observer

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