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    Davidson’s Rural Area Plan

    Visionary code protects rural lands
    The Rural Area Plan (RAP) for Davidson uses a form-based code for aggressive rural land conservation. Sixty-five percent of the countryside is preserved over six square miles, allowing for the development of compact hamlets and villages on one-third of the area. The plan was adopted in the spring...Read more
  • Addison Circle Addison retrofitted streetscape

    Addison Circle

    A pioneer in suburban retrofit
    In the early 1990s, Addison, Texas community officials identified the lack of a coherent core as a major inhibitor to sustainable town growth. In a public/private initiative, the community took on a community vision process which envisioned a mixed-use downtown for the Dallas suburb—developing...Read more
  • Rooftops of Seaside

    Seaside

    In 1946, J.S. Smolian bought 80 acres of land along the Florida Gulf Coast with the dream of developing the land into a summer camp. Though his dream was never realized, he vacationed on this land every year with his family. Years later, in 1978, his grandson Robert Davis was deeded his grandfather...Read more
  • Providence River Relocation Providence Fire Water

    Providence River Relocation

    A large-scale urban infrastructure project that reshaped downtown and the river
    The Providence River Relocation project in Rhode Island’s capital city redirected rivers, overhauled transit infrastructure, and created a new riverfront downtown. Thirty years in the making, the relocation of the Woonasquatucket and Moshassuck rivers, construction of a new rail station, highway...Read more