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  • From: "Bill Geschwind" <geschwin AT email.unc.edu>
  • To: <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [internetworkers] New Urbanism
  • Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 00:27:45 -0500

...and there have been women, either alone or in groups, knitting for
years whenever they wanted to keep themselves occupied. Studied at a
University in Berlin for a year in '87-'88. There were women knitting in
class, on the subway, in cafes, in discussion groups -- EVERYwhere...

- Bill

> -----Original Message-----
> From: internetworkers-admin AT lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:internetworkers-admin AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of
> Jason Tower
> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 11:21 PM
> To: internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [internetworkers] New Urbanism
>
>
> maybe you should just move to germany.
>
> i lived in a small town near stuttgart a few years ago, and
> it had EVERY ONE
> of the features listed below. every little town was a little
> self-contained
> unit, with a grocery store, drink store, bakery, bank, etc.
> people walked
> everywhere, or rode bikes. public transporation was a way of
> life, most
> families had only one car. wanderwegs (walking/bike paths)
> connected the
> towns together. i lived 5 km from my office and rode my bike
> to/from work
> almost every day (and then put in another 50-60 km riding through the
> countryside after work). hit the grocery store four or five
> times a week (on
> foot, you bring your own bags, no waste) and buy whatever you
> need for that
> night's supper, everything is fresh. best bread in the world
> (but the brits
> win the award for best beer, hands down). everything comes
> in recycleable
> bottles: milk, water, beer, wine, juice, soda. no sugar
> free, low fat, or
> reduced sodium items to be found, yet very few people are
> overweight.
> everything is built to last (houses, cars, furniture,
> appliances, clothes),
> the word "disposable" is virtually never used and has a
> negative connotation.
> it really is a different way of life.
>
> jason
>
> On Monday 06 January 2003 22:07, Michael Winslow Czeiszperger wrote:
> > On Monday, January 6, 2003, at 04:37 PM, K. Jo Garner wrote:
> > > On Mon, 6 Jan 2003, Michael Czeiszperger wrote:
> > > ->I was happy to stand on a soapbox regarding the area's growth
> > > policies.
> > >
> > > So, just out of curiousity, why do you live in Southern Village?
> > > there was nothing but land there when I first started
> coming to CH.
> >
> > Thanks for asking! This subject could go on and on so I'll try to be
> > succinct.
> >
> > I'm a proponent of New Urbanism, and I live in Southern
> Village because
> > its the best example of this type of development in the
> Triangle. The
> > neighborhood is within the city limits of Chapel Hill, and
> only a few
> > minutes drive from Carrboro, where I do most of the
> shopping outside of
> > Market Street. We would have liked to live in a pre-WWII older
> > neighborhood which New Urbanism seeks to reproduce, but the
> high demand
> > has driven the prices higher than we can afford, which in
> itself is a
> > big indication there's a marked unmet demand for this type of living
> > environment.
> >
> > The best book I've found on New Urbanism so far is:
> >
> > Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American
> > Dream
> >
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0865475571/103-4363544-2833441
> >
> > The emphasis of this book is that all of the reasons that
> people site
> > for wanting a suburban tract home are in fact not met with
> that growth
> > pattern, but could be met with growth along a New Urbanism model.
> >
> > I could ramble at this point, but perhaps its better to
> simply list the
> > basic principles:
> >
> > THE PRINCIPLES OF NEW URBANISM (Stolen from newurbanism.org)
> >
> > 1. WALKABILITY
> > -Most things within a 10-minute walk of home and work
> > -Pedestrian friendly street design (buildings close to
> street; porches,
> > windows & doors; tree-lined streets; on street parking;
> hidden parking
> > lots; garages in rear lane; narrow, slow speed streets)
> > -Pedestrian streets free of cars in special cases
> >
> > 2. CONNECTIVITY
> > -Interconnected street grid network disperses traffic &
> eases walking
> > -High quality pedestrian network and public realm makes walking
> > pleasurable
> >
> > 3. MIXED-USE & DIVERSITY
> > -A mix of shops, offices, apartments, and homes on site. Mixed-use
> > within neighborhoods, within blocks, and within buildings
> > -Diversity of people - of ages, classes, cultures, and races
> >
> > 4. MIXED HOUSING
> > A range of types, sizes and prices in closer proximity
> >
> > 5. QUALITY ARCHITECTURE & URBAN DESIGN
> > Emphasis on beauty, aesthetics, human comfort, and creating
> a sense of
> > place; Special placement of civic uses and sites within community.
> > Human scale architecture & beautiful surroundings nourish the human
> > spirit
> >
> > 6. TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD STRUCTURE
> > -Discernable center and edge
> > -Public space at center
> > -Importance of quality public realm; public open space designed as
> > civic art
> > -Contains a range of uses and densities within 10-minute walk
> > -Transect planning: Highest densities at town center; progressively
> > less dense towards the edge. The transect is an analytical
> system that
> > conceptualizes mutually reinforcing elements, creating a series of
> > specific natural habitats and/or urban lifestyle settings.
> The Transect
> > integrates environmental methodology for habitat assessment
> with zoning
> > methodology for community design. The professional boundary
> between the
> > natural and man-made disappears, enabling environmentalists to asses
> > the design of the human habitat and the urbanists to support the
> > viability of nature. This urban-to-rural transect hierarchy has
> > appropriate building and street types for each area along
> the continuum.
> >
> > 7. INCREASED DENSITY
> > -More buildings, residences, shops, and services closer together for
> > ease of walking, to enable a more efficient use of services and
> > resources, and to create a more convenient, enjoyable place to live.
> > -New Urbanism design principles are applied at the full range of
> > densities from small towns, to large cities
> >
> > 8. SMART TRANSPORTATION
> > -A network of high-quality trains connecting cities, towns, and
> > neighborhoods together
> > -Pedestrian-friendly design that encourages a greater use
> of bicycles,
> > rollerblades, scooters, and walking as daily transportation
> >
> > 9. SUSTAINABILITY
> > -Minimal environmental impact of development and its operations
> > -Eco-friendly technologies, respect for ecology and value of natural
> > systems
> > -Energy efficiency
> > -Less use of finite fuels
> > -More local production
> > -More walking, less driving
> >
> > 10. QUALITY OF LIFE
> > Taken together these add up to a high quality of life well worth
> > living, and create places that enrich, uplift, and inspire the human
> > spirit.
> >
> > ___________________________________________________________________
> > No place better demonstrates the worst aspects of both the American
> > character and public policy than the nation's highways.
> > -- michael at czeiszperger dot org, Chapel Hill, NC
> >
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