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New Urbanism

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noun

  1. an international movement concerned with tackling the problems associated with urban sprawl and car dependency

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Two of Dr. Scully’s students in the 1970s, Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, used his principles to develop a movement in architecture and planning called New Urbanism.

From Washington Post Dec. 1, 2017

One of the groups leading the new charge is Congress for the New Urbanism.

From New York Times Oct. 21, 2017

It provided a prototype for mixed-use development that encouraged more permissive zoning laws, says Robert Steuteville of the Congress for the New Urbanism.

From Economist Dec. 20, 2016

You can’t say that the New Urbanism doesn’t offer at least some options.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 28, 2016

In their place, the New Urbanism movement has taken hold, spreading the gospel of dense, walkable, tech-savvy, environmentally friendly cities.

From Slate Mar. 6, 2013

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