Alabama Catches On To New Urbanism

After years of coastal sprawl, Alabama's beaches finally see a trio of walkable, mixed-use communities.

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June 14, 2004, 12:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Bon Secour Village will be a town, not just another waterfront project on the Intracoastal Canal in Gulf Shores. That's according to the project owners, who have dubbed themselves town founders rather than developers of the 1,000-acre site...

The owners hired Andres Duany of Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co., who planned the coastal towns of Seaside and Rosemary Beach, Fla. Duany has proposed a 'new urbanism" design that features a compact, walkable resort town.'"

Thanks to Blake Pool

FULL STORY: Building a town Bon Secour developers say village is more than just another waterfront project

Sunday, June 13, 2004 in Mobile Pipeline

Community / Economic Development Alabama

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