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Vital public places—squares, post office steps, playgrounds, street corners—are centers of joyful celebration, heartbroken communion, civic discussion, or for simply hanging out. Squares is intended to help designers, planners, public officials, students, developers, and community leaders understand the history and theories of public commons, elicit community dialogue and desires, respond to the natural and built environment, and design compelling places.

Mark C. Childs contends that places built to support conviviality are critical components of a good town. He includes theory, brief case studies, and 126 design queries and discussions. These questions range from the general--"How can the life of the community be strengthened by the planning of a civic place?"--to the particular--"Is the place delightful on a Tuesday morning?" "What makes a good place for a rendezvous?" Childs explores the design implications of the automobile, electronic media, the natural environment, urban furniture and structures, public safety, and public art. Interspersed with Childs's text are brief essays by other authors addressing particular kinds of public spaces: parks, urban beaches, farmers' markets, and community gardens..
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This digital document is an article from California Planning & Development Report, published by California Planning & Development Report on February 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1212 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Living and working adjacent to rails sounds great, but where do we park?(In sight)(New Urbanist project appears to be rising)
Author: William Fulton
Publication:California Planning & Development Report (Newsletter)
Date: February 1, 2005
Publisher: California Planning & Development Report
Volume: 20 Issue: 2 Page: 1(2)

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For much of the last century, civic planning acted on the principle that we were only the next subdivision away from the American dream. Sprawl, dislocation, and civic disengagement was the result. Social capital, those social networks and the attendant norms of trust and reciprocity, became an endangered resource. By promoting communities that are denser, less car-dependent and have a diverse mix of residential, business, and retail elements, New Urbanism seeks to rebuild the ties between individuals and their communities. Such communities, New Urbanism argues, foster more interaction among their residents, and lead to an increase in bonding social capital.

This issue examines in depth the potential impact of New Urbanist design principles in the creation of social capital and analyzes the underlying premise of New Urbanism which argues that how we design our communities affects how we live our lives. Contributors provide a comprehensive introduction to the issues, assess what has been learned so far, and indicate directions for further research.

Chapters include a comparative analysis of New Urbanist neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon, that reveals how initial composition of such neighborhoods by self-selecting residents creates high levels of bonding, but community composition shifts over time also need to be factored in. The intriguing relationship between reduced dependence on the automobile and civic engagement is studied in depth, along with the clear need to change how we formulate urban policy and foster suburban expansion. Methods to increase collaboration among a diverse set of interests and the importance of civic intermediary organizations in convening discussions and fostering productive relationships are also explored.

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This digital document is an article from ColoradoBiz, published by Wiesner Publications, Inc. on May 1, 2005. The length of the article is 647 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Urbanists' debate highlights conference.(public conference in florida on urban and economic development)
Author: Robert Schwab
Publication:ColoradoBiz (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2005
Publisher: Wiesner Publications, Inc.
Volume: 32 Issue: 5 Page: 14(1)

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This digital document is an article from California Planning & Development Report, published by California Planning & Development Report on January 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1783 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: New Urbanist projects get real: attention to detail critical in translating the vision, experts insist.(Local Planning)
Author: Paul Shigley
Publication:California Planning & Development Report (Newsletter)
Date: January 1, 2005
Publisher: California Planning & Development Report
Volume: 20 Issue: 1 Page: 1(3)

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