New Urbanist Project Construction Starts Soar

Neighborhood-scale projects completed or under construction rose by 37 percent in 2001.

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November 11, 2001, 9:00 AM PST

"So many new urbanist projects have slowly worked their way through the planning pipeline that a burst of activity was inevitable, especially in the prolonged period of economic growth that now appears to have ended. Such a high rate of growth is not likely to be sustained in the coming years. However, the jump in projects under construction may also represent a growing confidence in the economic viability of the New Urbanism in its diverse incarnations."

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