The result does not work as a neighborhood, however. The people who live there don’t work there and the people who work there can’t afford to live there. Many so-called lifestyle centers have all the requisite features of New Urbanism, including nicely designed residential-over-retail buildings. You’ll notice that housing is expensive and the shops even more so. Take a closer look beyond the facades and the traffic-calmed streets. While they may look inviting, these instant neighborhoods are not meeting the needs of all residents of the city. Downtown redevelopments often look like they’ve been stamped out of the same mold, drawn according to the same template: housing over retail, office over retail, etc. We are seeing more formulaic “instant” neighborhoods with no, or very little, sense of place. Over the past decade, however, many environments built under the rubric of New Urbanism have lost much of that original vitality. It brought with it a sense of the European city, a touch of the classic American Main Street, and an acceptance of the density and “messiness” that make cities vibrant and healthy places to live. When New Urbanism burst onto the scene in the late 1980s, it was a breakthrough in reintegrating the social and physical aspects of planning. There is no doubt that we are now riding the wave of New Urbanism. Terms like form-based zoning, walkability, and transit-oriented development are on the lips of experts in planning departments and redevelopment agencies across the nation. Urban planning-as with fashion, architecture, and dieting-has its fads, fashions, and styles. For more information, visit The redevelopment of West Capitol Avenue includes a new streetscape and West Sacramento City Hall. MIG, Downtown Dallas Inc., City of Dallas, and CityDesign Studio worked with each neighborhood in Downtown Dallas 360’s fifteen districts to plan workshops, forums, and other outreach initiatives specifically designed for that area. The first work phase focused on a neighborhood needs analysis and community conversations about priorities, assets, as well as vision, physical and social connectivity. Built from the community’s vision, the Downtown Dallas 360 Plan addresses specific policies, programs, and projects to guide private and public investments and create a dynamic city center.īeginning in June 2015, DDI and the City of Dallas launched the process of evolving Downtown Dallas 360 into strategies relevant to today through 2020. (DDI) on a collaborative process to develop a visionary, comprehensive and strategic action plan for downtown. Moving Beyond New Urbanism: Inclusive Planning and Designĭaniel Iacofano (co-author of this article) and MIG worked with the City of Dallas and Downtown Dallas Inc.
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