New Urban Planning For Neighborhood Revitalization

Planner and Knight Program fellow Jennifer Hurley offers a personal account of her experiences with new urbanism.

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February 6, 2003, 7:00 AM PST

"I didnt find answers to any of those questions in planning school until I stumbled upon new urbanism. Unlike other material I encountered in planning school, new urbanism promoted an ideal of what makes a "good" citywalkability, transit-accessibility, mixed uses and diversity. The principles of new urbanism articulated the things I liked about cities and towns as well as the things I disliked about conventional suburban development."

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