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Urban Challenges (Sprawl)
• Suburbanization makes things farther apart– Jobs– Services
• Over-reliance on automobile– Traffic congestion, pollution,
increased commute times
Urban Challenges
• People segregated by race, class and income– Poverty persists– Middle Class leaves the city
• Poor concentrated in “the projects”– City living for poor is unattractive
and dangerous– “Broken windows” theory
New Urbanism
• Early 1980s
• Movement within Architecture and Planning
• Based on principles of traditional neighborhood design
Walkability
• People should be able to walk around– Free from traffic danger
• Walk to shopping and entertainment establishments– Most within a 10 minute walk
Mixed Use
• Mixed areas with commercial and residential uses– Apartments above shops
• Mixed-income housing units– A variety of economic classes living together
Neighborhood Structure
• Discernable edge and center
• Focus is on public space– At center of neighborhood
• Increased density– Highest at center
Smart Transit
• Network connecting neighborhoods together
• Pedestrian-friendly design– Bicycles– Skateboards