“Best Practices Guide” Debuts to Glowing Reviews

4th Edition of New Urban News Book Just Issued Here’s what got our attention: Miami architect/author/New Urbanist provocateur Steve Mouzon says the 2009 “Best Practices Guide” from the New Urban News “just might be the most useful single book on the New Urbanism I have ever seen.” (Read Steve’s complete review here). That’s hefty praise coming from…

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On this Earth Day Anniversary: Hints of Convergence

Green meets Smart Growth meets Healthy Communities  As 21st century crises and concerns began stacking up, it had begun to look as if Smart Growth priorities were going to have to compete for attention and resources with other burning issues. Such as: Climate change, peak oil, community affordability, health care costs, and now the struggling…

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DPZ Promotes Mall Makeovers

Firm Suggests Model Legislation in Florida Will Florida put the “suburban retrofitting” movement on the fast track? Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co. (DPZ) is providing state officials with a legislative template to do just that. On April 20, the Miami-based design and planning firm submitted to Florida’s Division of Community Assistance a suggested draft for a State…

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