New Urbanism

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New Urbanism is an urban design movement that promotes walkable, mixed-use, human-scaled neighborhoods as an alternative to car-dependent suburban sprawl.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural movement
planning philosophy
urban design movement
associatedWith Andrés Duany
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk
Leon Krier
Peter Calthorpe
criticizedFor aesthetic traditionalism
potential for gentrification
emergedIn United States
emergedInPeriod late 20th century
emphasizes community interaction
environmental sustainability
human-scale architecture
mixed housing types
narrow streets
reduced building setbacks
sense of place
short blocks
street connectivity
focusesOn human-scaled urban design
mixed-use development
walkable neighborhoods
hasOrganization Congress for the New Urbanism
hasPrinciple connectivity
increased density
mixed housing
mixed use and diversity
quality architecture and urban design
quality of life
smart transportation
sustainability
traditional neighborhood structure
walkability
influencedBy pre-automobile urban patterns
traditional town planning
opposes car-dependent suburban sprawl
promotes bicycle infrastructure
civic buildings as community landmarks
compact urban form
mixed-income communities
pedestrian-friendly streets
public spaces
public transit use
traditional neighborhood structure
transit-oriented development
relatedTo smart growth
sustainable urbanism
transit-oriented development


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