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16 Codifying Nezo Urbanism <br />Conzpleraentar[~ uses set within an. <br />irztercorzneeted street network bring <br />together essential aspects of cu~rttrr[[r[ity <br />life and mini~r[i~e reliance on tl[e car. <br />A compact, nzi_Yed-use pattern (beluw)- <br />fi[ndanzentrzl to New LIrbanisn[- <br />cont7•asts with the Euclidian separation <br />(above) tluzf. cluzracf~~rizes cora~c~r[tiarzal <br />sub[.u'Han dcr~~elopnzent. <br />While only some ordinances will incorporate every one of the provisions <br />suggested here, most should be incorporated into all ordinances intended to <br />implement New Urbanist principles. <br />Many community leaders want to know what they can do immediately <br />to make their land-use regulations implement New Urbanism. By translat- <br />ing key principles into specific regulatory changes, a community can start <br />to change its development pattern without having to completely overhaul <br />its code. Chapter 2 describes how a local approach can start with strategic <br />changes and then proceed to comprehensive regulatory reform. If the com- <br />munity is committed, some fundamental changes are easy to do, and some <br />can be done in isolation from large-scale changes requiring more time. <br />The signature characteristic of Euclidean zoning-widely used throughout <br />the country-is the separation of uses and their dispersion through m;n;mum <br />lot-size requirements. New Urbanists reverse this approach to bring many <br />activities into proximity, in the interest of convenience, walkability, and liveli- <br />ness. Emphasizing mixed use does not mean eliminating blocks that consist of <br />housing only. Mixed-use neighborhoods traditionally include residential <br />blocks with a variety of densities and housing types within a neighborhood <br />distinguished by many activities within comfortable walking distance of most <br />homes (Figure 1). <br />FIGURE 1. EUCLIDEAN SEPARATION VS. MIXED-USE INTEGRATION <br />EUCLIDEAN SEPARATION <br />MIXED-USE INTEGRATION <br />RI~C~'. <br />2~A~" HOUSING <br />~o ~~@';. <br />PEDESTRIAN-FRIENG Y'*~`,~TO ~~~ ~RDUND-FLDGfl <br />STREET ~~' ~ ~. r ~ RETAIL <br />•T ! <br />~~ ~ <br />CGMME <br />HGU'. <br />ES <br />