Topics
Form-based codes
This page offers news and resources relating to custom form-based codes, the SmartCode, and other codes based on principles of the New Urbanism.
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Policy
Public initiatives on walkable communities and new urban planning.
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Community
Academic studies from Canada and Oregon have recently strengthened the case that New Urbanism has a positive effect on community life.
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Urban Retail
Stores in mixed-use neighborhoods and town centers; on streets where they define the public realm.
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Streets
Mobility is not measured primarily by automobile movement. Streets must have character as well as capacity. Streets serve a vital social function. Streets should be highly interconnected.
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Money
The economy, finance, and funding of smart growth.
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Academics
News and resources relating to higher education and smart growth.
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Environment
Urbanism concentrates development in compact patterns that use natural resources more efficiently.
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Architecture
Decent urbanism requires buildings that foster a good relationship between the public and the private realms.
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