Before you begin crafting your discussion response for this week, be sure to read the required materials and watch Episodes Two and Three of the Designing Healthy Communities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZnCSdb2Z1E&t=1060s
PBS miniseries.
New Urbanism: Principles of Urbanism describes a philosophy of community design taken from the book Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream. You can either read that text using a Google search or watch the PBS miniseries and read the list of new urbanism principles linked below. The principles suggest that a community should promote walkability, the state of accommodating walking. To do that, the authors recommend the following: Streets should be narrow and sidewalks wide; services should be located close to residences; garages should be in back, off of alleys; houses should be close together and close to the street; and a mixture of homes of varying sizes and costs should be spread throughout the community to promote diversity. The design of the homes themselves should encourage interaction with neighbors and a sense of place.
A full list of the principles can be found here: http://www.newurbanism.org/newurbanism/principles.html
“New Urbanism” proposes a “smart growth” development plan of the country’s sprawling suburbs. The article Neighborhood Design and Walking Trips in Ten US Metropolitan Area
s discusses how neighborhood design impacts walkability in U.S. cities.
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