Smart Growth Blooms Amid Sprawl

New Urbanist project in Santa Clara fills gap in Bay Area development scene.

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July 30, 2002, 8:00 AM PDT

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

The Rivermark development counts on smaller lots and new amenities to win residents. It is a model of New Urbanist development in the Bay Area, home to several of the nation's most prominent new urban planners, but fewer than two dozen new urban projects.

Thanks to Lauren Hertel

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