Live. Eat. Work. Play.

The idea of a Traditional Neighborhood Development is that everything happens in one "place." You don't have to go miles away to enjoy the staples or simple pleasures of life. It's all right here - even within walking distance. Sit on your porch and enjoy the sunset. Walk to the lake with the grandson and catch a bass before dinner. Get married at the Chapel and start your life here. Enjoy family. Enjoy friends. Enjoy your neighbors. Imagine that.

Walkability

A major component in the planning of any traditional neighborhood is looking at how development should happen based on the ability to walk to a destination within 5 minutes. In this plan, we have 5 neighborhood centers. The circles on the plan represent 1/4 mile and 1/2 mile walks from each neighborhood center. These circles are referred to as Pedestrian Sheds. At the center of the Ped Shed, the development is very dense. As you get closer to the outer ring of the circle, the density decreases. This creates the ability to diversify the real estate products offered, and create neighborhoods rather than subdivisions.

Neighborhood

Traditional Neighborhoods have a variety of thoroughfares, designed for more than just cars. Pedestrians are important to the fabric of a TND, and that is what differentiates them from a normal suburb. Street widths, sidewalks, building setbacks and landscape treatments are critical to making a "place" for people to live and thrive.

Open parks and civic space are gifts back to the people and community, and create a higher quality of life.

Farming

Years ago, communities worked and grew together. Neighbors talked to each other and shared time building each other up. People depended on and helped each other.

Community farming is a model of small scale farming from Europe, but gaining momentum here. It's a way to achieve that goal of bring people together.

A community can grow their food, educate and teach their children, and share what they grow.