“New” Urbanism

Precursors

• Ebenezer Howard (1898)—“Garden Cities”
• Greenbelt Cities (1930’s)
• Clarence Perry (1939)—“Neighborhood Unit Formula”
• Jane Jacobs (1961)—“Generators of Diversity”
• Mixed Uses
• Small Blocks
• Vintage Capital
• Concentration

Neo-Traditional Planning

• Mixed land use (goal to make it easier to walk between houses, jobs, and commercial services)
• Density
• Street Patterns (system of through connections)
• Pedestrian Circulation
• Sidewalks next to curb
• Narrow streets
• Curbside parking & tree planting
• Garages at rear of lot
• Open Spaces
• Formal treatment (squares, greens, intensive parks)
• Partial closure
• Architectural Unity (based on local history)
• Sense of Community (anchored in time)