01-17-2015, 07:25 AM
Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND)
An authentic neighborhood should contain most of these elements:
1) The neighborhood has a discernible center. This is often a square or a green and
sometimes a busy or memorable street corner. A transit stop would be located at this
center.
2) Most of the dwellings are within a five-minute walk of the center, an average of
roughly 2,000 feet.
3) There are a variety of dwelling types — usually houses, rowhouses and apartments —
so that younger and older people, singles and families, the poor and the wealthy may find
places to live.
4) At the edge of the neighborhood, there are shops and offices of sufficiently varied
types to supply the weekly needs of a household.
5) A small ancillary building is permitted within the backyard of each house. It may be
used as a rental unit or place to work (e.g., office or craft workshop).
6) An elementary school is close enough so that most children can walk from their home.
7) There are small playgrounds accessible to every dwelling -- not more than a tenth of a
mile away.
8) Streets within the neighborhood form a connected network, which disperses traffic by
providing a variety of pedestrian and vehicular routes to any destination.
9) The streets are relatively narrow and shaded by rows of trees. This slows traffic,
creating an environment suitable for pedestrians and bicycles.
10) Buildings in the neighborhood center are placed close to the street, creating a welldefined
outdoor room.
11) Parking lots and garage doors rarely front the street. Parking is relegated to the rear of
buildings, usually accessed by alleys.
12) Certain prominent sites at the termination of street vistas or in the neighborhood
center are reserved for civic buildings. These provide sites for community meetings,
education, and religious or cultural activities.
13) The neighborhood is organized to be self-governing. A formal association debates
and decides matters of maintenance, security, and physical change. Taxation is the
responsibility of the larger community
An authentic neighborhood should contain most of these elements:
1) The neighborhood has a discernible center. This is often a square or a green and
sometimes a busy or memorable street corner. A transit stop would be located at this
center.
2) Most of the dwellings are within a five-minute walk of the center, an average of
roughly 2,000 feet.
3) There are a variety of dwelling types — usually houses, rowhouses and apartments —
so that younger and older people, singles and families, the poor and the wealthy may find
places to live.
4) At the edge of the neighborhood, there are shops and offices of sufficiently varied
types to supply the weekly needs of a household.
5) A small ancillary building is permitted within the backyard of each house. It may be
used as a rental unit or place to work (e.g., office or craft workshop).
6) An elementary school is close enough so that most children can walk from their home.
7) There are small playgrounds accessible to every dwelling -- not more than a tenth of a
mile away.
8) Streets within the neighborhood form a connected network, which disperses traffic by
providing a variety of pedestrian and vehicular routes to any destination.
9) The streets are relatively narrow and shaded by rows of trees. This slows traffic,
creating an environment suitable for pedestrians and bicycles.
10) Buildings in the neighborhood center are placed close to the street, creating a welldefined
outdoor room.
11) Parking lots and garage doors rarely front the street. Parking is relegated to the rear of
buildings, usually accessed by alleys.
12) Certain prominent sites at the termination of street vistas or in the neighborhood
center are reserved for civic buildings. These provide sites for community meetings,
education, and religious or cultural activities.
13) The neighborhood is organized to be self-governing. A formal association debates
and decides matters of maintenance, security, and physical change. Taxation is the
responsibility of the larger community