New Urbanism

Life was breathed into the New Urbanism movement when Seaside was built. Seaside embodies a return to the right concepts of community development for the right reasons, manipulating the physical form of a neighborhood to counteract the ravages of sprawl. But is there more to it? Are there concepts lying beneath the surface that help to ensure the success of New Urbanism?

Read Kevin Walter’s entire article, as published in the Newsletter of the New Urbanism Division of the American Planning Association.

by Kevin Walters, Alumni 2003