Charter : of the new urbanism. / txt
edited by Michael Leccese and Kathleen McCormick.
- vi, 194 p. ill., ; maps (some col.), plans ; 28 cm. book
- Congress for the New Urbanism .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-194).
Contents : PREAMBLE TO THE CHARTER V -- Foreword SHELLEY R . POTICHA I -- What ' s New About the New Urbanism ? JONATHAN BARNETT 5 -- PRINCIPLES OF THE CHARTER : THE REGION : METROPOLIS , CITY , AND TOWN 13 -- One The metropolitan region is a fundamental economic unit of the contemporary world . Governmental cooperation , public policy , physical planning , and economic strategies must reflect this new reality ESSAY BY PETER CALTHORPE 15 -- Two Metropolitan regions are finite places with geographic boundaries derived from topography , watersheds , coastlines , farmlands , regional parks , and river basins . The metropolis is made of multiple centers that are cities , towns , and villages , each with its own identifiable center and edges ESSAY BY ROBERT D . YARO 23 -- Three The metropolis has a necessary and fragile relationship to its agrarian hinterland and natural landscapes . The relationship is environmental , economic , and cultural . Farmland and nature are as important to the metropolis as the garden is to the house ESSAY BY RANDALL ARENDT 29 -- Four Development patterns should not blur or eradicate the edges of the metropolis . Infill development within existing areas conserves environmental resources , economic investment , and social fabric , while reclaiming marginal and abandoned areas . Metropolitan regions should develop strategies to encourage such infill development over peripheral expansion ESSAY BY JACKY GRIMSHAW WITH COMMENTARY BY HARVEY GANTT 40 -- Five Where appropriate , new development contiguous to urban boundaries should be organized as neighborhoods and districts , and be integrated with the existing urban pattern . Noncontiguous development should be organized as towns and villages with their own urban edges , and planned for a jobs / housing balance , not as bedroom suburbs ESSAY BY WENDY MORRIS 43 -- Six The development and redevelopment of towns and cities should respect historical patterns , precedents , and boundaries ESSAY BY STEPHANIE BOTH WELL 49 -- Seven Cities and towns should bring into proximity a broad spectrum of public and private uses to support a regional economy that benefits people of all incomes . Affordable housing should be distributed throughout the region to match job opportunities and to avoid concentrations of poverty . ESSAY BY HENRY R . RICHMOND 53 -- Eight The physical organization of the region should be supported by a framework of transportation alternatives . Transit , pedestrian , and bicycle systems should maximize access and mobility throughout the region while reducing dependence on the automobile ESSAY BY G . B . ARRINGTON WITH COMMENTARY BY RICHARD E . KILLINGSWORTH AND TOM SCHMID 59 -- Nine Revenues and resources can be shared more cooperatively among the municipalities and centers within regions to avoid destructive competition for tax base and to promote rational coordination of transportation , recreation , public services , housing , and community institutions ESSAY BY MYRON ORFIELD 65 -- NEIGHBORHOOD , DISTRICT , AND CORRIDOR 71: Ten The neighborhood , the district , and the corridor are the essential elements of development and redevelopment in the metropolis . They form identifiable areas that encourage citizens to take responsibility for their maintenance and evolution ESSAY BY JONATHAN BARNETT 73 -- Eleven Neighborhoods should be compact , pedestrian – friendly , and mixed – use . Districts generally emphasize a special single use , and should follow the principles of neigh - borhood design when possible . Corridors are regional connectors of neighborhoods and districts ; they range from boulevards and rail lines to rivers and parkways ESSAY BY ELIZABETH PLATER - ZYBERK 79 -- Twelve Many activities of daily living should occur within walking distance , allowing independence to those who do not drive , especially the elderly and the young . Interconnected networks of streets should be designed to encourage walking , reduce the number and length of automobile trips , and conserve energy ESSAY BY WALTER KULASH 83 -- Thirteen Within neighborhoods , a broad range of housing types and price levels can bring people of diverse ages , races , and incomes into daily interaction , strengthening the personal and civic bonds essential to an authentic community ESSAY BY MARC A . WEISS 89 -- Fourteen Transit corridors , when properly planned and coordinated , can help organize metropolitan structure and revitalize urban centers . In contrast , highway corridors should not displace investment from existing centers ESSAY BY JOHN O . NORQUIST 97 -- Fifteen Appropriate building densities and land uses should be within walking distance of transit stops , permitting public transit to become a viable alternative to the automobile . ESSAY BY WILLIAM LIEBERMAN 101 -- Sixteen Concentrations of civic , institutional , and commercial activity should be embedded in neighborhoods and districts , not isolated in remote , single - use complexes . Schools should be sized and located to enable children to walk or bicycle to them ESSAY BY ELIZABETH MOULE 105 Seventeen The economic health and harmonious evolution of neighborhoods , districts , and corridors can be improved through graphic urban design codes that serve as predictable guides for change ESSAY BY BILL LENNERTZ 109 -- Eighteen A range of parks , from tot lots and village greens to ballfields and community gardens , should be distributed within neighborhoods . Conservation areas and open lands should be used to define and connect different neighborhoods and districts ESSAY BY THOMAS J . COMITTA 113 -- BLOCK , STREET , AND BUILDING 121 : Nineteen A primary task of all urban architecture and landscape design is the physical definition of streets and public spaces as places of shared use ESSAY BY DANIEL SOLOMON 123 -- Twenty Individual architectural projects should be seamlessly linked to their surroundings . This issue transcends style ESSAY BY STEFANOS POLYZOIDES 127 -- Twenty one The revitalization of urban places depends on safety and security . The design of streets and buildings should reinforce safe environments , but not at the expense of accessibility and openness . ESSAY BY RAY GINDROZ WITH COMMENTARY BY TONY HISS 133 / 138 -- Twenty two In the contemporary metropolis, development must adequately accommodate automobiles . It should do so in ways that respect the pedestrian and the form of public space ESSAY BY DOUGLAS FARR 141 -- Twenty three Streets and squares should be safe , comfortable , and interesting to the pedestrian . Properly configured , they encourage walking and enable neighbors to know each other and protect their communities ESSAY BY VICTOR DOVER WITH COMMENTARY BY GIANNI LONGO 147 / 152 -- Twenty four Architecture and landscape design should grow from local climate , topography , history , and building practice ESSAY BY DOUGLAS KELBAUGH 155 -- Twenty five Civic buildings and public gathering places require important sites to reinforce community identity and the culture of democracy . They deserve distinctive form , because their role is different from that of other buildings and places that constitute the fabric of the city ESSAY BY ANDRES DUANY 161 -- Twenty six All buildings should provide their inhabitants with a clear sense of location , weather , and time . Natural methods of heating and cooling can be more resource efficient than mechanical systems ESSAY BY MARK M . SCHIMMENTI 169 -- Twenty seven Preservation and renewal of historic buildings , districts , and landscapes affirm the continuity and evolution of urban society ESSAY BY KEN GREENBERG 173 -- Afterword PETER CALTHORPE 177 -- Postscript , ROBERT DAVIS 181 -- Editors Notes 185 -- Credits 186 -- Bibliography 191 --
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