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Streetscape Design, Landscape And Urbanism Architecture, New Urbanism, Urban Landscape Design, Public Space Design, Street Trees, Pedestrian Street, Green Street, Landscape And Urbanism

The new urban reality is that cars are both necessary and, at times, undesirable. Large, dense cities with high traffic volumes are opting for a new urban street type - pedestrian - and its close relative, managed vehicular access only. New technology comes to their aid; retractable, card activated bollards. This combination produces a fused grid (see Wikipedia and albums) regular streets for all modes and special streets that are preferential to pedestrian movement and enjoyment…

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This Neighborhood in Germany Shows Us Why American Planned Communities are So Abysmal — Strong Towns Shared Street, Urban Planning Design, Green Transportation, Urban Sprawl, Eco Village, Urban Heat Island, New Urbanism, Master Planning, Housing Design

We all know the pitfalls of master-planned communities, right? Sterile. Homogenous. Certainly not adaptable or resilient over time. Is there a way around it? Maybe, if this fascinating case study from Germany has anything to teach us. And it all starts with one word: Baugruppen .

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