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Stop Sprawl: How to Design a Walkable Neighborhood

By Jackie Craven, About.com

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Mixed-Use Neighborhoods

Celebration, Florida Buisness Center

The business center of Celebration, Florida is an idealized vision of small town America.

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According to New Urbanist ideals, even shopping centers and military bases can become warm and welcoming. But creating people-friendly places isn't just about adding flower boxes. It's about rethinking the patterns of our cities... and, perhaps, changing the fabric of our lives.

In the New Urbanist village Celebration, Florida, residential and commercial areas are combined into a single "mixed use" town center. Apartments, shops, restaurants, offices, banks, a movie theater, and cluster along a walkway that circles a small lake. This arrangement encourages leisurely strolls and lingering meals at outdoor cafes.

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