Knowra New Urbanism New Urbanism New Urbanism is a planning and design movement that promotes walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods and traditional urban form. It applies these principles to buildings, streets, and whole communities.
Traditional neighborhood development : A planning approach that organizes mixed uses and housing around walkable streets and public spaces. This development model translates New Urbanist principles into a neighborhood-scale framework.
Seaside, Florida : A planned Florida community designed by Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk beginning in 1981. Seaside became an influential early demonstration of New Urbanist design.
Andrés Duany : An American architect and urban planner who helped establish New Urbanism. Duany co-designed Seaside and helped formulate the movement’s principles.
Suburban sprawl : Low-density, outward urban expansion characterized by separated land uses and automobile-oriented development. The movement offers a compact, connected alternative to this pattern of growth.
Mixed-use development : Development that combines residential, commercial, or other uses within a building or area. Combining destinations nearby supports the movement’s goal of daily life within walking distance.
Celebration, Florida : A planned community in Florida developed by The Walt Disney Company beginning in the 1990s. Its traditional street patterns and architectural codes brought the movement broad public attention.
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk : An American architect and urban planner who co-founded the firm Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company. Her work with Duany helped launch New Urbanism through built projects and planning codes.
Zoning : Land-use regulation that controls what activities and forms of development are allowed in designated areas. Conventional use-separation zoning can conflict with the mixed-use neighborhoods New Urbanism promotes.
Walkability : The extent to which an area supports walking through distance, safety, comfort, and connected routes. Walkability is a central test of whether neighborhood design reduces dependence on cars.
Kentlands : A planned neighborhood in Gaithersburg, Maryland, designed around traditional urban form and mixed uses. Kentlands is a prominent built example of New Urbanist principles in a suburban setting.
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