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Location: 
Buena Vista, CO
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Two kayaking young developers are building a 40- acre new urban project overlooking the white water of the Arkansas River in Buena Vista, Colorado, about 100 miles west of Colorado Springs. The 40-acre development connects to the street grid of the existing town and provides a civic square on the river. A stretch of the river is being improved as a “whitewater park” for kayaking and other sports. Katie Urban and her brother, Jed Selby, hired Dover, Kohl & Partners to plan offices, shops, plazas, parks, and 315 houses adjacent to the town where surrounding mountains rise to 14,000 feet. The project’s main street is angled so that people will have a view of the cupola of a historic courthouse building in the distance. Visit the South Main website here. 1

  • 1. New Urbanism Best Practices Guide, 4th ed. New Urban News Publications.
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  • Aerial view of South Main

    Aerial view of South Main

    An Aerial view of South Main and the river park. Courtesy of South Main Development Co.

  • South Main town center

    South Main town center

    A crowd gathers in the town center in South Main. Courtesy of South Main Development Co.

  • Climing in South Main

    Climing in South Main

    A boulder to practice rock climbing sits in a park across from a popular brewery and restaurant in South Main. Courtesy of South Main Development Co.

Density (gross): 
7.9 units per acre
Residential units: 
315
Posted by Drew on 13 Jul 2010

Comments

Walk Score and Blog

Submitted by Dustin Urban (not verified) on Wed, 2010-08-25 14:34.

Thanks for posting this... it was nice to come across it. Just an FYI, our walk score is adversely impacted by the fact that our street grid is not yet in Google Maps and the fact that the 3 existing parks in and immediately around South Main are not listed in Walk Score's database. We're working to rectify these issues, and hopefully our score will eventually better reflect South Main's walkability which will also continue to improve (we're at 6% of build out).

Anyhow, if you would like more information about South Main, you can also check out our blog at www.livefromsouthmain.com . Cheers!

Walk Score

Submitted by Robert Steuteville on Thu, 2010-08-26 10:01.

Walk Score definitely can give some misleading numbers at times, especially when a new neighborhood is being developed. It often is missing information, like the new parks and sometimes businesses as well. Your number should improve over time.