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New Urbanism Primer in Lifestyle Magazine

Submitted by Joe Menard on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 4:06pm.
Lifestyle Magazine has a nice feature on the basics of new urbanism. ... read more »

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Smart growth and regulation aren't the same thing

Submitted by MLewyn on Tue, 02/19/2008 - 8:37pm.
Most debate over the relationship between smart growth, zoning regulations, and housing prices divides city and state governemnts into two categories: (a) laissez-faire, pro-sprawl governments and (b) ... read more »

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Gulf Coast New Urbanism and the Katrina Cottage - USA Today

Submitted by JonZirkle on Tue, 10/17/2006 - 5:21pm.
USA Today’s Larry Copeland tells us that many coastal Mississippi towns are rebuilding their communities with new urbanist principles in mind. But not all towns are jumping on the bandwagon. Towns like Biloxi seem weary of recent efforts to create walkable communities with widespread access to s... read more »

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Zoning Creates Barriers to Progress - Boston Globe

Submitted by JonZirkle on Sun, 06/04/2006 - 7:00am.
According to Anthony Flint, today’s zoning codes are creating problems for many U.S. towns and cities, not just in the Massachusetts Commonwealth. In his June 4th Boston Globe article, Flint advocates for a radical overhaul in zoning policy after pointing out the irony that building modern versio... read more »

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