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New Urbanism Theory and Practice

New Urbanism Theory and Practice. New Urbanist principles Established neighborhoods Recent attempts at New Urbanist design. New Urbanist Principles. Neighborhoods compact , pedestrian-friendly, and mixed-use.

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New Urbanism Theory and Practice

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  1. New UrbanismTheory and Practice • New Urbanist principles • Established neighborhoods • Recent attempts at New Urbanist design CE512

  2. New Urbanist Principles • Neighborhoods compact, pedestrian-friendly, and mixed-use. • Many activities of daily living should occur within walking distance. Street networks to encourage walking, reduce the number and length of automobile trips. • A broad range of housing types and price levels. Diverse ages, races, and incomes essential to an authentic community. • Transit corridors can help organize metropolitan structure. Appropriate building densities and land uses should be within walking distance of transit stops. • Concentrations of civic, institutional, and commercial activity embedded in neighborhoods. Schools sized and located to enable children to walk or bicycle to them. • A range of parks, from tot-lots and village greens to ballfields and community gardens, distributed within neighborhoods. Conservation areas and open lands to define and connect different neighborhoods. Source: Congress for the New Urbanism, www.cnu.org CE512

  3. Established Neighborhoods • Delft, since 1200s • Meridian-Kessler (Indianapolis), since 1900 • Oakwood OH, since 1913 • Mariemont OH, since 1924 • St. Lawrence-McAllister (Lafayette), since 1880s CE512

  4. 90,000 pop in 7.7 sq mi = 11,700 density Mixed land use Walkable Bicycle-friendly Transit provisions Neighborhood schools Neighborhood parks Open space Delft, The Netherlands CE512

  5. 3 mi x 1 mi S edge 4 mi N of Monument Circle Pop density? Meridian-Kessler Neighborhood CE512

  6. 54th and College: Commercial node CE512

  7. Meridian-Kessler Neighborhood • Interurban rail stops • Variety of businesses and hours of operation • Business turnover, building reuse • Surrounded by DUs • HH incomes • NMT? CE512

  8. Old development preserved and/or updated Parks and schools Scale 1.5 x ¾ mi Oakwood OH CE512

  9. Businesses along busy streets at neighborhood edges Frontage roads vs. driveways (store access, parking) Oakwood OH CE512

  10. Supermarket street side Parking lot behind store Some mixed use neighborhoods work (Oakwood OH) CE512

  11. St. Lawrence-McAllister CE512

  12. St. Lawrence-McAllister • Small lots • Mostly R1 • DUs per acre? CE512

  13. Businesses along Schuyler Ave. CE512

  14. New Urbanist Design is not always popular • St. Lawrence-McAllister Neighborhood meetings • Thriving neighborhood center means vehicle traffic from outside • “Acceptable”: Businesses on edge on neighborhood CE512

  15. Main street on front edge Multiuse buildings in front Parking behind them Apartments as buffer Residential behind apts. ½ mile from rail transit <Orenco photos??> Orenco OR CE512

  16. Buffer apartments Single Family DUs Orenco (2) CE512

  17. Density, alleys HH income range? Orenco (3) CE512

  18. Questions about New Urbanism • Do recent attempts capture its essence? • Is there a market for it? • What can planners do? • What should planners do? CE512

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