The New Urbanism Movement In The United States

The new movement, as a response to the widespread of the suburban development, has been in existence for the past decade. Palen (2015), explained “Urbanism is a social and behavioral response to living in certain places” (p. 9). According to The movement emerged in the United States as another option to the design of its predecessor. It is aimed to improve urban design through the use of many different principles. The principles and practices of the move: the movement promotes the creation and restoration of the communities which contain housing, work places, shops, entertainment, schools and parks. Furthermore, it promotes the increase use of transportation, whether by trains, light rails, vehicles and even bikes.
What are the advantages of the new urbanism community? …show more content…
The advantages of the new Urbanism community are: A higher quality of life as it offers a better living condition for the individuals. It also offers a healthier lifestyle in terms of being active due to the close proximity to the main streets, stores and services and; therefore, allow the individuals to walk instead of having to drive all the time. According to New Urban Network (2017) “These machines have become our masters” (para. 1). Moreover, the price of busing costs will be reduced because every individual will be able to walk to every neighborhood not limited to, schools, boutiques, shopping malls while having access to other local services without the congestion