Community By Design: New Urbanism for Suburbs and Small Communities

I was originally unattracted to the book due to what I knew of 'new urbanism' and its leftist- I dare say socialist- doctrines. But I was mistaken; this book does not advocate packing people into small space for the sake of 'saving nature' and eliminating 'urban sprawl.' Rather, it is a pragmatic approach to building beautiful communities. This book is richly illustrated with diagrams and photos that show how a land developer... Read Full Review

I bought this book to assist in my subdivision design work. I find it to be comprehensive and applicable to practical situations. The book covers pertinent areas of community design that is not easily understood when reading other text.

I like this book because it suggests ways to make our communities better. I really like books that talk about how we can improve the status quo and/or better alternatives to the status quo.

This is an excellent introduction to how the philosophy of New Urbanism can be applied to suburbs. It would be very helpful to people serving on Zoning & Planning Commissions or City Councils.

I wanted to take the opportunity to recommend this book to anyone who has wondered why every place in America looks like everywhere else. There's a funny line in the Rocky and Bullwinkle movie where "our heros" are traveling by car across America in a race against time to foil the plan of the arch villan. As they pass the same gas station and fast food franchise again and again Bullwinkle says, "Haven't we been here before?"... Read Full Review