GGR361H5 Lecture Notes - Peter Calthorpe, New Urbanism, Commuter Town
Document Summary
Planners are held responsible for urban environement; sprawl, land use segregation, transportation, environmental degradation, aesthetics. Critics argue private sector should explore new design practices for better urban areas. Vs suburbs narchronistic, doomed but they show resistence to change. New urbanism; peter calthorpe, andres duany, elizabeth plater zybrek. Bylaws to fit new urbanist models for suburbs; narrow streets and lots, balck lanes for parking, limited setbacks mixed uses, civic squares, green spaces, nostalgic designs for houses. Expensive to fund these projects, small niche markets differenctiated by price range and housing philosophy. Developers will ocntinue building if marketing is successful. New urbanism seems to generate retro prettier suburbs, statement housing. Will new urbanist suburbs solve the problems of the city for planners. Sprawl is exacerbated by exurban growth (mass consciousness of the grontier) Gated communities (gated from hostility, built medieval, large lots and private amenities. Rich urban areas follow trends in urban design.
