ABSTRACT
Ihe following guidelines define an integrated strategy for growth in our cities, suburbs, and towns. Unlike typical “design guidelines,” which deal primarily with aesthetic and architectural principles, these guidelines attempt to define a new context and direction for the built environment - for the way we develop our communities, neighborhoods, districts, and regions. They are shaped according to three general principles: first, that the regional structure of growth should be guided by the expansion of transit and a more compact urban form; second, that our ubiquitous single-use zoning should be replaced with standards for mixeduse, walkable neighborhoods; and third, that our urban design policies should create an architecture oriented toward the public domain and human dimension rather than the private domain and auto scale.
