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Fighting beige
The importance of color in the streetscape
Nov 9 2012 11:12am Petra Spiess
Mother’s big helper
It’s true, says a mother who lives in a mixed-use walkable community: Good urban design makes...
May 11 2012 8:58am Petra Spiess
It takes a walkable village
How New Urbanism makes parenting easier
1 Nov 22 2011 10:49am Petra Spiess
The neighborhood consumer protection agency
How the sense of community in new urbanist neighborhoods can prevent rip-offs and save you money.
Oct 17 2011 10:41am Petra Spiess
Cue the deer: Recruiting community minded neighbors to New Urbanism
It’s a joke around Bradburn — we freak people out who are looking to move to the neighborhood with...
Jun 22 2011 8:31am Petra Spiess
Close call
When design works against community in New Urbanism
3 May 20 2011 7:03am Petra Spiess
Neighborhood 911: The importance of not being disconnected
The sense of community fostered by new urbanist design really pays off in an emergency.
4 Apr 13 2011 7:14am Petra Spiess
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