Why You Should Care About Walkable, Mixed-Use Devleopments

How did we create the popularity of walkable, mixed use communities, how have we destroyed them, and how are we bringing them back? In the fourth webinar of our Vision 2020 series, John Norquist, CEO of the Congress for the New Urbanism examines the past, present, and future of sustainable communities.

By Katie Weeks

What could be more American than Main Street? In this exclusive webinar for ECOHOME's Vision 2020 program, John Norquist, CEO of the Congress for New Urbanism, expands on his presentation for the Vision 2020 Sustainability Summit and explores the history of walkable communities and mixed-use developments in the United States. Learn about why Main Street USA disappeared from many communities, why these developments are important, and what's standing in the way of their future development.

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Keywords:

Subject:: Green Building; Green Communities; Land Planning; Sustainability

People:: John Norquist

Organization:: Congress for the New Urbanism; CNU

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