09148nam a22003497a 4500 pucpr 20260212153522.0 011310s2000 nyuabe b 000 0 eng 0071355537 pucpr eng pucpr pucpr rda CARIBET HT334.U5 C478 2000 Charter : of the new urbanism. / edited by Michael Leccese and Kathleen McCormick. txt New York, NY : McGraw-Hill, 2000. vi, 194 p. ill., ; maps (some col.), plans ; 28 cm. book rdacontent text txt rdamedia unmediaded n rdacarrier volume nc 296414 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 -- Metropolitan areas United States 135769 Local Architectural design. 54078 Local Neighborhood United States 141979 Local City planning United States 73701 Local Regional planning United States 157902 Local Cities and towns United States 73674 Local Leccese, Michael 245233 McCormick, Kathleen. 251829 Congress for the New Urbanism. 212745 lcc 27 HT334.U5 General C478 2000 213966 213966 0 0 lcc 0 0 4 4 33 2009-09-08 amazon 139.46 442438 1 3 General HT334.U5 C478 2000 91000000002253 2025-04-22 14:13:22 2025-03-31 1 149.46 0000-00-00 6