NewUrbanism

You know this is really amazing. My computer would have died a long time ago. I think what is most amazing is the potential this region has. You can scuplt beautiful areas out of these cities. Ponds, parks, both large and small. trees, it could really be a beautiful region. An example even of how cities can and maybe should be built. Condensed population for the least amount of impact on the environment. Beautifully landscaped, it could be amazing.

I noticed a couple of things about your post, Kmannkoopa. You keep talking about how New Urbanism will fail, and then bring up things like going back to pre-world war2 planning and creating communities and neighborhoods............this is precisely what New Urbanism espouses. The reason some new urban development doesnt work is because it is built as an independant development. You mentioned that it only worked for people who lived there and that anyone else would have to drive there. Thats what it is supposed to do. You cannot build New Urbanist developments independantly of the city or even the suburb surrounding it it just wont work. The neighborhoods created with this method are not meant for people who do not live in them, hence their walkability. On another note...New Urbanism has seen some tremendous successes in recent years. Some as whole towns, some as urban in-fill. The funny thing is that you put New Urbanism down and then held up its own philosophies as a better option.