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“What is abundantly clear is that we would not have crossed the finish line without you. I cannot thank you enough for your commitment to the project and your unwavering commitment to your principles—which ultimately was the glue that brought this back together.”--Doug Elliott, Work Force Housing Associates
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Hall Alminana designs neighborhoods, towns, and regions following the principles of the Charter of the New Urbanism and using “The Four C’s of Urbanism” - compact, connected, complete, and convivial.
Compact:
- Walkable and transit-viable
- Reduced parking footprint
- Maximizing the use of developed land and undeveloped land, supporting off-site land conservation
- Reduced automobile dependency
Connected:
- Adjacent, infill, or redevelopment sites
- Small blocks in a fine-grained network of streets
- Comprehensively-designed walkable and cyclable streets
- Access to public space and nearby communities
- Transit amenities
Complete:
- Diversity of housing and uses
- Jobs-housing balance
- Adaptive reuse of historic buildings
- School proximity
- Community involvement
- Applying regional precedents in urbanism and architecture
Convivial:
- Public realm is designed for people on foot
- Buildings are designed and located to shape walkable streets
- Civic buildings and public open spaces are provided for people to congregate, meet, and interact
- Site design incorporates habitat conservation
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Walkable plan for Sonoma Mountain Village, a redesigned Agilent campus
Sketch for Downtown Ukiah SmartCode
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