New Urbanism Theory and Practice New Urbanist principles Established neighborhoods Recent attempts at New Urbanist design CE512

New Urbanist Principles Neighborhoods compact, pedestrian-friendly, and mixed-use. Many activities of daily living should occur within walking distance. Street networks to encourage walking, reduce the number and length of automobile trips. A broad range of housing types and price levels. Diverse ages, races, and incomes essential to an authentic community. Transit corridors can help organize metropolitan structure. Appropriate building densities and land uses should be within walking distance of transit stops. Concentrations of civic, institutional, and commercial activity embedded in neighborhoods. Schools sized and located to enable children to walk or bicycle to them. A range of parks, from tot-lots and village greens to ballfields and community gardens, distributed within neighborhoods. Conservation areas and open lands to define and connect different neighborhoods. Source: Congress for the New Urbanism, www.cnu.org CE512

Established Neighborhoods Delft, since 1200s Meridian-Kessler (Indianapolis), since 1900 Oakwood OH, since 1913 Mariemont OH, since 1924 St. Lawrence-McAllister (Lafayette), since 1880s CE512

Delft, The Netherlands 90,000 pop in 7.7 sq mi = 11,700 density Mixed land use Walkable Bicycle-friendly Transit provisions Neighborhood schools Neighborhood parks Open space CE512

Meridian-Kessler Neighborhood 3 mi x 1 mi S edge 4 mi N of Monument Circle Pop density? CE512

54th and College: Commercial node CE512

Meridian-Kessler Neighborhood Interurban rail stops Variety of businesses and hours of operation Business turnover, building reuse Surrounded by DUs HH incomes NMT? CE512

Oakwood OH Old development preserved and/or updated Parks and schools Scale 1.5 x ¾ mi CE512

Oakwood OH Businesses along busy streets at neighborhood edges Frontage roads vs. driveways (store access, parking) CE512

Some mixed use neighborhoods work (Oakwood OH) Supermarket street side Parking lot behind store CE512

St. Lawrence-McAllister

St. Lawrence-McAllister Small lots Mostly R1 DUs per acre? CE512

Businesses along Schuyler Ave. CE512

New Urbanist Design is not always popular St. Lawrence-McAllister Neighborhood meetings Thriving neighborhood center means vehicle traffic from outside “Acceptable”: Businesses on edge on neighborhood CE512

Orenco OR Main street on front edge Multiuse buildings in front Parking behind them Apartments as buffer Residential behind apts. ½ mile from rail transit <Orenco photos??> CE512

Orenco (2) Buffer apartments Single Family DUs CE512

Orenco (3) Density, alleys HH income range? CE512

Questions about New Urbanism Do recent attempts capture its essence? Is there a market for it? What can planners do? What should planners do? CE512