New Urbanists Build A Town

To implement the five guidelines developed by its citizens to fight sprawl, Hercules, CA, had to start with at the beginning: change municipal design regulations.

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March 11, 2001, 8:00 AM PST

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

"Step One: Change Municipal Design RegulationsSo how can Hercules bring about its citizens' vision of the future?For New Urbanists like Steve Lawton, the first step is to remove existing barriers to thoughtfully planned growth.Like many rapidly growing California cities, Hercules was shaped by post- war zoning codes that dictated a town navigated by car: shopping mall here, Civic Center there, and residential tracts all flung apart. Mixed-use neighborhoods are actually illegal."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Better than Burbs? New Urbanists build a town, not just subdivisions, in Hercules

Wednesday, March 7, 2001 in The San Francisco Chronicle

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