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New Urbanism: Just... performs...better
1. Smart Government and New Urbanism:
It Just
Performs
Better
Stephen Filmanowicz
Communications Director
Congress for the New Urbanism
sfilmanowicz@cnu.org
www.cnu.org
2. Photo: Alfonso Surroca via Flickr (CC)
It takes a lot of gasoline to run most communities.It takes a lot of gasoline to run most communities.
3. Photo: Alfonso Surroca via Flickr (CC)
Be prepared to drive everywhere… starting with school and
work in the morning..
Be prepared to drive everywhere… starting with school and
work in the morning..
4. Photo: Size8Jeans via Flickr (CC)
The meter is running all the time.The meter is running all the time.
5. 5
It takes a lot of gasoline to run
most communities.
It takes a lot of gasoline to run
most communities.
Communities run better on New
Urbanism.
Communities run better on New
Urbanism.
6. They still use gasoline, just a lot less of it.They still use gasoline, just a lot less of it.
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New Urbanism saves families money
on their second largest expense — transportation.
It creates more enduring value in down and up markets.
It connects people to convenient nearby destinations.
It’s now the green standard in community design.
It produces big increases in traffic safety and public health.
…while delivering benefits that it doesn’t pay to ignore.
It creates more tax base while being more efficient to protect and serve.
8. Image: Del Mar Transit Village, Pasadena, CA, photo by Tom Bonner
So what exactly is New Urbanism?So what exactly is New Urbanism?
9. Community 1.0 (B.C.-1950)Community 1.0 (B.C.-1950)
Photo: David LaHaye
Think of it as an operating system for the design of communities, based on
traditional community operating systems (1.0).
10. Community 1.0Community 1.0
Connected street networkConnected street network
Mixed-use: residences near
workplaces, shops, schools,
parks and other amenities.
Mixed-use: residences near
workplaces, shops, schools,
parks and other amenities.
Served by transitServed by transit
High quality public realmHigh quality public realm
Compact neighborhood formCompact neighborhood form
Photo: Western Nevada Historical Society (CC).
11. Community 2.0 (envisioned 1920s-30s)Community 2.0 (envisioned 1920s-30s)
Photo: Broadacre City via Kjell on Flickr(CC).
12. Community 2.0 (1945- )Community 2.0 (1945- )
Photo: courtesy of Doug Farr, Farr & Associates.
Low-connectivityLow-connectivity
Separate use: homes are
buffered from schools,
workplaces, shops etc,
Separate use: homes are
buffered from schools,
workplaces, shops etc,
Ample parkingAmple parking
Transit limited to park-n-
ride, if that.
Transit limited to park-n-
ride, if that.
Spread-out formSpread-out form
13. Photo: Oak Brook, Illinois, Congress for the New Urbanism Archives
Community 2.0 establishes new standardsCommunity 2.0 establishes new standards
Separate-use zoningSeparate-use zoning
High-volume arterial and
highway design standards
High-volume arterial and
highway design standards
4-5 req. parking spaces per
1000 s.f. of commercial
space
4-5 req. parking spaces per
1000 s.f. of commercial
space
14. Community 2.0 overwrites 1.0Community 2.0 overwrites 1.0
Photo: Seven Dials, courtesy of Ben Hamilton-Baillie
15. Photo: Congress for the New Urbanism Archives
Community 2.0 establishes new
standards
Community 2.0 establishes new
standards
16. Image: Leon Krier: Congress for the New Urbanism Archives
Community 3.0 (articulated as renegade reform vision in
1970s)
Community 3.0 (articulated as renegade reform vision in
1970s)
17. Photo: courtesy of Duany Plater-Zyberk
Community 3.0 (New Urbanism 1982-
)
Community 3.0 (New Urbanism 1982-
)
Against big odds, Seaside, Florida emerges as New Urbanism’s first built example in early 1980s .
18. Photo: Congress for the New Urbanism Archives
Community 3.0Community 3.0
Models for walkable, livable neighborhoods from the rural fringe
to the dense urban core.
19. Photo: Congress for the New Urbanism Archives
Community 3.0Community 3.0
Where implemented, New Urbanism is embraced by market: I’On near Charleston, S.C, Harbor
Town, Memphis.
20. Photo: TK for Moule Polyzoides; CNU Charter Awards Archive
Community 3.1 transit-oriented
development
Community 3.1 transit-oriented
development
Del Mar Village, Pasadena, CA; Rockville Town Square, Rockville, MD
21. Photo: (l) Robert Taylor Homes by Lobstar28 via Flickr (cc), Chatham Square by Boris Feldbluym, CNU Charter
Awards Archives
Community 3.2 re-conceiving public housing as mixed-income
neighborhoods
Community 3.2 re-conceiving public housing as mixed-income
neighborhoods
Robert Taylor Homes, Chicago; Chatham Square Hope VI, Alexandria, VA
22. Photo: City of Vancouver, Congress for the New Urbanism Archives
Community 3.3 green neighborhood
development
Community 3.3 green neighborhood
development
Leed Platinum-rated Southeast False Creek (Olympic village), Vancouver
23. Community 3.3 establishing new standardsCommunity 3.3 establishing new standards
“For the first time in the history of federal
grant competitions, I want to announce
today that HUD will be using location
efficiency to score our grant applications.
"Using the LEED-ND green neighborhood
rating system that CNU developed in
partnership with the Natural Resources
Defense Council, it’s time that that federal
dollars stopped encouraging sprawl and
started lowering the barriers to the kind of
sustainable development our country
needs our communities want.
And with $3.25 billion at stake in these
competitions, that’s exactly what they will
start to do
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan,
May 21, 2010
“For the first time in the history of federal
grant competitions, I want to announce
today that HUD will be using location
efficiency to score our grant applications.
"Using the LEED-ND green neighborhood
rating system that CNU developed in
partnership with the Natural Resources
Defense Council, it’s time that that federal
dollars stopped encouraging sprawl and
started lowering the barriers to the kind of
sustainable development our country
needs our communities want.
And with $3.25 billion at stake in these
competitions, that’s exactly what they will
start to do
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan,
May 21, 2010
24. Photo: Congress for the New Urbanism Archives
Community 3.4 suburban retrofitsCommunity 3.4 suburban retrofits
Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia
25. Photo: Congress for the New Urbanism Archives
Community 3.5 Sustainable regions of livable communitiesCommunity 3.5 Sustainable regions of livable communities
Choices for future growth presented in Louisiana Speaks Plan for Southern Louisiana
26. New UrbanismNew Urbanism
New Urbanism maximizes the connection between people and their
neighborhood — connecting people to jobs, nature, shops, services
and, most importantly, to each other.
27. As Communities 2.0 have
become the standard, the
amount of driving by U.S.
households has swelled.
The average U.S. household
logs 21,250 miles per year in
car trips.
That’s more than 85% of the
distance around the earth
each year.
As Communities 2.0 have
become the standard, the
amount of driving by U.S.
households has swelled.
The average U.S. household
logs 21,250 miles per year in
car trips.
That’s more than 85% of the
distance around the earth
each year.
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28. 28Images from the film Built to Last: courtesy of FirstandMain.tv
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Residents of livable
mixed-use
neighborhoods live
more active and
healthy lifestyles
— and don’t need to
drive as much. Peer-
reviewed research
shows they can
average 2/3, even
1/2 as much driving
as those in spread-
out auto-oriented
communities.
Residents of livable
mixed-use
neighborhoods live
more active and
healthy lifestyles
— and don’t need to
drive as much. Peer-
reviewed research
shows they can
average 2/3, even
1/2 as much driving
as those in spread-
out auto-oriented
communities.
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Developed with support
from the Brookings
Institution, this project
from the Center for
Neighborhood Technology
features the most
advanced, peer-reviewed
database for measuring
how driving patterns vary
across regions. It matches
data from U.S. Census
surveys to characteristics
such as density, street
pattern, use mix, income
and transit service.
Developed with support
from the Brookings
Institution, this project
from the Center for
Neighborhood Technology
features the most
advanced, peer-reviewed
database for measuring
how driving patterns vary
across regions. It matches
data from U.S. Census
surveys to characteristics
such as density, street
pattern, use mix, income
and transit service.
32. Average household drives 13,629 miles
per year.
$763 monthly transportation costs in
2000. $981 per month in 2008.
Average household drives 26,998
miles per year.
$1021 monthly transportation costs in
2000. $1312 per month in 2008.
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Here’s what it shows:
Dacula, GeorgiaDacula, Georgia Decatur, GeorgiaDecatur, Georgia
Savings = $260 to $330 per month
33. Average household drives 9811 miles
per year.
$ 690 monthly transportation costs in
2000. $795 per month in 2008.
Average household drives 23,217 miles
per year.
$873 monthly transportation costs in
2000. $1122 per month in 2008.
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Here’s what it shows:
Highland Creek, Charlotte, NCHighland Creek, Charlotte, NC Dilworth, Charlotte, NCDilworth, Charlotte, NC
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Often overlooked during the housing bubble as people sought more house for their money
in far-flung “drive-till-you-qualify” locations, transportation costs are a household’s second
largest household expense. The housing crisis showed: Lower transportation costs in your
community mean fewer families in distress, fewer foreclosures and a more stable values.
But there’s more…
Photos via Flickr (CC): Huazhi and Willamor Media.
Neighborhoods may someday come with fuel economy stickers
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Local and regional governments are big beneficiaries of location efficiency :
Highland Creek, Charlotte, NCHighland Creek, Charlotte, NC Dilworth, Charlotte, NCDilworth, Charlotte, NC
Station 31
serves 5779
households in
8 square miles.
Station 2 serves
26,930
households in 14
square miles.
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Local and regional governments are big beneficiaries of location efficiency :
Highland Creek, Charlotte, NCHighland Creek, Charlotte, NC Dilworth, Charlotte, NCDilworth, Charlotte, NC
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Cities save tax dollars with location-efficient neighborhoods:
Highland Creek, Charlotte, NCHighland Creek, Charlotte, NC Dilworth, Charlotte, NCDilworth, Charlotte, NC
Charlotte pays
$740 per person
per year in life
cycle costs for
Station 31.
Charlotte pays
$159 per person
per year in life
cycle costs for
Station 2.
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Charlotte’s most recent mayors have been supporters of New Urbanism.
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Infrastructure runs better on New Urbanism: EPA head-to-head study (2010).
The EPA study compared sprawl vs. new urbanist development plans for a 750 acre site in Mount
Pleasant, South Carolina (outside Charleston) and for a 575-acre site north of Phoenix.
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Infrastructure runs better on New Urbanism: EPA head-to-head study (2010).
“When comparing CSD scenarios to alternative TND designs, the study found that infrastructure
costs for the TND scenarios were consistently less than CSD. Reductions in infrastructure costs
due to TND development patterns ranged from 32 to 47%, with the extent of TND cost savings
based principally on density.”
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Other EPA Study Takeaways:
•”Utilization of lower density CSD development patterns requires additional land acquisition
spending compared to a compact TND with the same development program.”
•”The same TND infrastructure framework can support much higher densities due to the
interconnected transportation network, mixing of uses, and parking efficiencies.”
Read full report at www.morrisbeacon.com.
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New Urbanism dramatically reduces the stormwater impact of new
development:
Photo courtesy of Morris Beacon Design.
TND alternatives
generated an
average of 55%
less runoff per
unit than
comparable CSD
alternatives -
before the
introduction of
engineered
BMPS.
TND alternatives
generated an
average of 55%
less runoff per
unit than
comparable CSD
alternatives -
before the
introduction of
engineered
BMPS.
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“Every day as I go to work I see people walking on absolutely unsuitable pedestrian
infrastructure. For me as a doctor, this is like looking at somebody with high blood
pressure who’s not taking his or her medicine... Transit-friendly communities get their
full daily requirement of daily activity simply by walking to and from the transit
stops.” -- Dr. Howard Frumkin, Special Assistant to the CDC Director
for Climate and Health, Honorary Chair of CNU 18
“Every day as I go to work I see people walking on absolutely unsuitable pedestrian
infrastructure. For me as a doctor, this is like looking at somebody with high blood
pressure who’s not taking his or her medicine... Transit-friendly communities get their
full daily requirement of daily activity simply by walking to and from the transit
stops.” -- Dr. Howard Frumkin, Special Assistant to the CDC Director
for Climate and Health, Honorary Chair of CNU 18
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“[New urbanist] neighborhoods like Glenwood incorporate many of the features that
we increasingly recognize promote good health. More physical activity. More social
interaction, helping to build community -- that is something that is very good for
health. Less driving, which improves the air quality. Less driving, which reduces the
risk of being in car crashes.” -- Dr. Howard Frumkin, Honorary Chair of CNU 18
“[New urbanist] neighborhoods like Glenwood incorporate many of the features that
we increasingly recognize promote good health. More physical activity. More social
interaction, helping to build community -- that is something that is very good for
health. Less driving, which improves the air quality. Less driving, which reduces the
risk of being in car crashes.” -- Dr. Howard Frumkin, Honorary Chair of CNU 18
46. Davis, CA
14 % of people ride to work
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Research by Norman Garrick and Wes Marshall, professors of transportation
engineering at University of Connecticut and University or Denver.
47. Davis, CA
Road Fatality Rate: 1 per 100,000
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48. Road Fatality Rate for All 157 California Cities Over 40,000
number per 100,000 population
0.0
17.3
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49. Road Fatality Rate for All 157 California Cities Over 40,000
number per 100,000 population
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Among the mid-sized California cities they studied, professors Garrick and Marshall
discovered distinct groups of traffic safe cities like Davis and less-safe cities like Irvine.
Among the mid-sized California cities they studied, professors Garrick and Marshall
discovered distinct groups of traffic safe cities like Davis and less-safe cities like Irvine.
Safer Cities
Alameda
Berkeley
Cupertino
San Luis Obisbo
Santa Barbara
Santa Cruz
Less Safe Cities
Alameda
Berkeley
Cupertino
San Luis Obisbo
Santa Barbara
Santa Cruz
51. Image adapted from Stephen Marshall
Pre-1950’s Post-1950’s
Evolution of the Street Network
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The group of safer cities wound up having older street networks with more
connected urban streets. The less-safe cities had newer networks with cul-de-sacs,
collector and arterial networks — the infrastructure of Community 2.0.
The group of safer cities wound up having older street networks with more
connected urban streets. The less-safe cities had newer networks with cul-de-sacs,
collector and arterial networks — the infrastructure of Community 2.0.
52. Images: Keep Houston Houston (l), LEED for Neighborhood Development
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Community 3.0: Connected
network creates short direct
routes, efficient multi-directional
travel for people and cars.
Community 3.0: Connected
network creates short direct
routes, efficient multi-directional
travel for people and cars.
Community 2.0: Cul-de-sac pattern
extends walking distances to
impractical lengths, funnels car traffic
to unsafe high-volume arterials.
Community 2.0: Cul-de-sac pattern
extends walking distances to
impractical lengths, funnels car traffic
to unsafe high-volume arterials.
53. Images: Keep Houston Houston (l), LEED for Neighborhood Development
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Measuring Community 3.0: More
intersections per square mile (140
or higher) .
Measuring Community 3.0: More
intersections per square mile (140
or higher) .
Measuring Community 2.0: Few
intersections per square mile (usually
70 or less).
Measuring Community 2.0: Few
intersections per square mile (usually
70 or less).
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Among the mid-sized California cities they studied, professors Garrick and Marshall
discovered distinct groups of traffic safe cities like Davis and less-safe cities like Irvine.
Among the mid-sized California cities they studied, professors Garrick and Marshall
discovered distinct groups of traffic safe cities like Davis and less-safe cities like Irvine.
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56. Scenes from Sprawlanta, part 1 of the American Makeover web series (First + Main
Media).
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With so much traffic funneled into arterial thoroughfares, engineers for Community 2.0
make these streets wider and wider (left). Crosswalks are spaced so widely that people
put their lives at risk playing “Frogger” to cross the street.
New urbanist neighborhoods (Community 3.0) rely on interconnected networks that
distribute traffic more equally. Major thoroughfares don’t need to be so wide and
feature inviting sidewalks and public amenities. Small blocks make for frequent,
convenient and safe crosswalks.
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Eric Dumbaugh, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas
A&M University, has studied the safety impact of high-volume arterials compared to New
Urbanism’s livable streets:
Arterials roads are associated with increased crash risks for all users, regardless of
mode.
•14% increase in multiple-vehicle crashes.
•10% increase in pedestrian crashes.
•8.4% increase in bicyclist crashes.
Per vehicle mile traveled, livable streets reported:
• 40% fewer midblock crashes than roadway averages.
• 67% fewer roadside crashes than roadway averages.
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More from Eric Dumbaugh:
Each additional arterial-oriented commercial use is associated with:
a 2.4% increase in multiple-vehicle crashes • a 3.0% increase in pedestrian crashes •
a 1.7% increase in vehicle-cyclist crashes.
Each big box store is associated with:
•an 8.7% increase in multiple-vehicle crashes • an 8.9% increase in pedestrian
crashes • a 4.6% increase in cyclist crashes.
Each pedestrian-scaled retail use is associated with:
•a 3.4% decrease in multiple-vehicle crashes •a 1.6% decrease in pedestrian crashes •
a negative but statistically insignificant effect on bicyclist crashes.
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Image: Urban Advantage for LEED-ND
Using the principles of New Urbanism, it’s now possible to transform
automobile-dependent strips into walkable corridors.
Using the principles of New Urbanism, it’s now possible to transform
automobile-dependent strips into walkable corridors.
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Image: Urban Advantage for LEED-ND
•These streets are convenient for all users — pedestrians, cyclists, transit riders
and drivers.
•They serve the three functions expected of streets from Roman times to mid 20th
century: places of travel, places of commerce, and public meeting places.
•They function best as parts of highly connected networks that distribute traffic
evenly and efficiently.
•These streets are convenient for all users — pedestrians, cyclists, transit riders
and drivers.
•They serve the three functions expected of streets from Roman times to mid 20th
century: places of travel, places of commerce, and public meeting places.
•They function best as parts of highly connected networks that distribute traffic
evenly and efficiently.
61. Photo: Lake Oswego, Oregon; courtesy of Dan Burden
A CDC health assessment
impact determined that
converting 2.4 miles of an
Atlanta-area high-volume
arterial into a pedestrian-
friendly street would cost $10
million but yield $47 million in
societal savings (ie. reduced
health care costs, emergency
response) over 20 years.)
Source: Candace Rutt, CDC
A CDC health assessment
impact determined that
converting 2.4 miles of an
Atlanta-area high-volume
arterial into a pedestrian-
friendly street would cost $10
million but yield $47 million in
societal savings (ie. reduced
health care costs, emergency
response) over 20 years.)
Source: Candace Rutt, CDC
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62. Photo: M.VJantzen via Flickr (CC)
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January 9, 2010
The New York Times quoted a study by
Joe Cortright for CEOs for Cities: “They
found that in many ways, the street
corner beats the cul de sac...The study
found that houses with above-average
Walk Scores commanded a premium. It
was as much as $30,000 in cities like
Charlotte, N.C., Chicago, Sacramento
and San Francisco, wrote Cortright, an
economist at Impresa, a consulting firm
in Portland, Ore."
The study looked at the sales of 90,000 homes in 15 markets to estimate
how much value was associated with better Walk Scores. Using a 100-
point scale, this score rates the number of destinations, including
libraries, parks and coffee shops, within walking distance of a home..
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The Times got the chief economist Stan
Humphries at
Zillow.com to see what happened during the downturn. In the not-so-walkable Seattle suburb w
Using Zillow data, Humphries looked at
concentric circles of major metropolitan
areas and it generally held true that
property values closer to the city center
held up better
Image via Zillow
66. Image: Sankt Erik infill development, Stockholm
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By putting land to
use more
efficiently — with a
high-quality public
realm and higher-
density
development
— New Urbanism
boosts assessed
value while
boosting quality of
life.
By putting land to
use more
efficiently — with a
high-quality public
realm and higher-
density
development
— New Urbanism
boosts assessed
value while
boosting quality of
life.
67. Image: Actually Mayfair Mall, Wauwatosa; right courtesy of Milwaukee Journal Sentinal
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Bayshore Mall becomes Bayshore Town Center:
Glendale, WI put up $58 million in TIF-financed bonds for infrastructure and site prep.
Developer adds mixed-use – housing, offices, entertainment, fine-dining restaurants.
68. Image: Actually Mayfair Mall, Wauwatosa; right courtesy of Milwaukee Journal Sentinal
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Bayshore Mall Bayshore Town Center
Assessed value in 2002:
$73.7 million
Assessed value in 2010:
$329.8 million
69. Photo: M.VJantzen via Flickr (CC)
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70. Learn more about principles and tools for implementing New
Urbanism in your community at cnu.org.
The LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) rating system is the result of a partnership between the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU). First conceived in 2002, the rating system integrates the principles of smart growth, New Urbanism, and green building into the first national standard for green neighborhood development.