Overview

Today's urban resident is seeking a more flexible, sustainable environment-representing a unique, diverse, vibrant, and responsible way of living-as an alternative to the typical development patterns of suburban and semi-urban sprawl. Can urban design help create this type of sustainable urbanism? Grid Street Place presents a uni

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A planner s solid reference book with useful urban design, land-use, and development information about some of the most successful mixed use districts in the country. -S. Gail Goldberg, AICP, director of planning, City of Los Angele Good urban design isn t an exact science, but its roots run deeper than planning hopes and developer hype. These maps and diagrams explore some of the nation s most cherished spaces, from street trees to spatial forms creating a resource that won t go out of date. -John King, urban design writer, San Francisco Chronicle A planner's solid reference book with useful urban design, land-use, and development information about some of the most successful mixed use districts in the country. -S. Gail Goldberg, AICP, director of planning, City of Los Angele Good urban design isn't an exact science, but its roots run deeper than planning hopes and developer hype. These maps and diagrams explore some of the nation's most cherished spaces, from street trees to spatial forms--creating a resource that won't go out of date. -John King, urban design writer, San Francisco Chronicle A brilliant summary of urban design precedent. I don't know of any other source like it. Here are the DNA sequences of successful urban places. - Emily Talen, AICP, professor, Arizona State University, and author of Urban Design Reclaimed

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Nathan B. Cherry, AICP, is vice president and director of the Planning and Urban Design Group of RTKL Associates

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