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New Urbanism

Noun

Meaning

New Urbanism (uncountable)

An urban design movement that originated in the United States in the early 1980s, promoting environmentally friendly habits by creating walkable neighborhoods containing a wide range of housing and job types.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

There is a growing movement in North America called " New Urbanism " that calls for a return to traditional city planning methods where mixed-use zoning allows people to walk from one type of land-use to another. Source: Internet

Mouzon’s expertise in neighborhood and city planning – in a style called New Urbanism – led him to working alongside a team of experts in crafting the Katrina Cottages. Source: Internet

This organization leads an evolving coalition of national and regional organizations most of which predated its founding such as 1000 Friends of Oregon founded in 1975 and the Congress for the New Urbanism founded in 1993. Source: Internet

Two New Urbanism communities are under construction, including Watkins Mill Town Center (Casey East and West), and the massive "Science City". Source: Internet

The Center for New Urbanism hosts a happy hour conversation with Joseph Minicozzi on the economics of urban designs. Source: Internet

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