U.S. federal greenbelt towns

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U.S. federal greenbelt towns are planned communities developed during the New Deal era to provide affordable housing, promote green space, and demonstrate model suburban design.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Deal program
planned community program
administeredBy U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies
architecturalStyle Garden city movement
surface form: garden city movement
coordinatedBy Farm Security Administration
Resettlement Administration
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designFeature community facilities such as schools and community centers
curvilinear street layout
greenbelt of surrounding open land
integrated parks and recreational areas
neighborhood shopping centers
separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic
developer United States government
surface form: United States federal government
environmentalFeature preservation of surrounding farmland and woodland
experimentalStatus demonstration project
fundedBy federal public works appropriations
hasPart Greenbelt, Maryland
Greenbrook, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Greendale, Wisconsin
Greenhills, Ohio
housingTenure initially rental housing
inception 1935
inspiredBy Garden city movement
surface form: Garden City movement
laterDevelopment sale of homes to private owners
legacy influenced postwar suburban planning in the United States
preserved examples of planned New Deal suburbs
mainPurpose demonstrate model suburban design
promote green space
provide affordable housing
numberOfMajorProjects 3
opposedBy private real estate interests
some members of Congress
partOf New Deal
planningDiscipline urban planning
policyGoal demonstrate federal role in housing
relieve urban overcrowding
stimulate construction employment
politicalContext New Deal housing policy
regulatoryFramework federal housing and resettlement legislation of the 1930s
relatedConcept company towns
public housing projects
scale small to medium-sized suburban communities
socialGoal foster community life
provide healthy living conditions
targetPopulation working-class families
timePeriod Great Depression
urbanPlanningConcept neighborhood unit planning
self-contained satellite town

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Greenhills, Ohio partOf U.S. federal greenbelt towns