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Planned Communities
Saltaire, England by Titus Salt, 1853
Planned Communities
Riverside, Illinois 1869 by Olmsted and Vaux
Planned Communities
Port Sunlight, England Lever Brothers, 1883
Ebenezer Howard: Tomorrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform (1898) and Garden Cities of Tomorrow (1902)
Ebenezer Howards City of To-morrow was translated into the Garden City of Letchworth in 1903 by architects Barry Parker and Raymond Unwin. Louis de Soissons designed Welwyn Garden City in the mid-1920s.
Designed for the Motor Age, But sensitive to Health, safety and well-being
This planned residential community was designed and built along the lines of an English Garden City during the 1930s on hillside property that was considered not developable. Within walking distance of transit to downtown Pittsburgh, Chatham Village continues to be a great place to live, providing residents with parks, footpaths, garden courts, recreational facilities, and a feeling of community.
The American Planning Association, 10 Great Neighborhoods in America
http://www.planning.org/greatplaces/neighborhoods/chathamvillage.htm
A virtual nature preserve, the 25 acres of Chatham Wood contain oak trees estimated to exceed 200 years of age, as well as nature trails, a picnic area, streams, and footbridges.
The American Planning Association, 10 Great Neighborhoods in America
Designed by Clarence Stein and Henry Wright, it was inspired by the traditional English village. Constructed in 1935 on 46 acres, it has a density of 14 units per acre.
Georgian revival row houses face onto private garden courts separated from the shared greensward.
Parking courts, enclosed by walls and hedges, establish shared space and reduce paving and the impact of the car.
Narrow tree-lined roads provide auto access from the rear. Those units with built-in garages are sited on slopes.
Greenbelt, Maryland
Reston, Virginia
Reston, Virginia
Community vineyards were part of the sustainable agriculture concept. Drainage swales controlled runoff and provided much needed groundwater infiltration.