Place making : developing town centers, main streets, and urban villages /
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| Author / Creator: | Bohl, Charles C. |
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : Urban Land Institute, c2002. |
| Description: | xi, 305 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4785265 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. The Place-Making Trend
- The "Quest for Community"
- Place Identity
- Changing Preferences and Tastes
- New Housing Concepts: Selling Lifestyle, Not Density
- Evolving Retail Realms
- New Workplace Environments
- Advancing Leisure and Entertainment Concepts
- Smart Growth, Sustainable Development, and Livable Communities
- The New Urbanism
- Chapter 2. Learning from the Past: Town Centers and Main Streets Revisited
- Colonial Centers and Courthouse Squares
- Early Railroad Towns
- The Garden City Movement and Civic Art
- Early Shopping Villages
- Town Centers in Transition
- Chapter 3. Timeless Design Principles for Town Centers
- Gathering Places
- Streets and Pathways
- Town Center Buildings
- Chapter 4. Emerging Formats for Town Centers, Main Streets, and Urban Villages
- Town Centers for Master-Planned Communities
- Village and Town Centers in New Urbanist Communities
- Suburban Infill Town Centers
- Urban Redevelopment Town Centers
- Existing Main Streets Reinvented
- Urban Villages
- Reinvented Retail Centers
- Transit Villages
- New Urbanist Workplaces
- Publicly Initiated Suburban Town Centers
- Chapter 5. Launching a New Town Center: Feasibility and Financing
- Development Objectives and the Development Team
- Evaluating Sites and Conducting Market Analyses
- Feasibility Analysis
- Financing
- The Public Sector and Town Centers
- Chapter 6. Breakthrough Projects Revisited
- Miami Lakes Town Center
- Princeton Forrestal Village
- Mashpee Commons
- Reston Town Center
- Mizner Park
- Chapter 7. Case Studies
- CityPlace: West Palm Beach, Florida
- Easton Town Center: Columbus, Ohio
- Haile Village Center: Gainesville, Florida
- Market Square: Gaithersburg, Maryland
- Market Street at Celebration: Celebration, Florida
- Orenco Station Town Center: Portland, Oregon
- Southlake Town Square: Southlake, Texas
- Valencia's Town Center Drive: A Developer's Perspective
- Chapter 8. A Compendium of Planning and Design Ideas for Town Centers
- Defining the Character of the Town Center
- Planning the Streets and Circulation System
- Designing and Configuring Buildings
- Understanding Urbanism
