New Urbanism emerged in the late 20th century as a response to the negative impacts of modernist urban planning from the mid-1900s. The document provides a timeline of influential urban planning projects throughout history starting from ancient Greek and Roman cities to company towns in the 19th century industrial era and early 20th century garden cities. It then outlines the "perfect storm" of factors in the mid-1900s including racism, highway expansion, and modernist ideals that led to the decline of existing urban areas and rise of automobile-dependent suburbs, setting the stage for New Urbanism.

1. New Urbanism in Historical Context Emily Talen Arizona State University

7. American City Planning Timeline

8. 1. New Towns Miletus, 5th c. BC Aigues-Mortes, France, 13th c. Savannah, 1733

9. Replanning of Rome, 1585-90, Pope Sixtus V L’Enfant’s Plan of Washington, 1791 Versailles Versailles L’Enfant’s Plan of Washington, 1791 Replanning of Rome, 1585-90, Pope Sixtus V The Monumental City

10. Siena, Italy Baghdad, Iraq Vezelay, France The Organic City

12. Charles Fourier, a Phalanstery, c. 1814

13. Pullman, Illinois, 1880 Charles Fourier, a Phalanstery, c. 1814

14. Radburn, NJ, 1929 Sunnyside Gardens, NY, 1924

15. Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893

18. Jane Addams, 1860-1935 Jane Jacobs, 1916-2006

20. The Perfect Storm Cheap cars Mortgage guarantees Racism Highway expansion Modernist urbanism

23. Robert Owen, “Project for a Village of Cooperation”, 1816

24. Saltaire, 1851

25. Port Sunlight, 1888, W. H. Lever