An American twist on the Italian piazza
Denis
May 23, 2009
Land Use
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Tags: mixed use, philadelphia, piazza, public space, square, tod, transit oriented development, United States Based Organizations
Most of North America’s zoning and land-use regulation is fine tuned to expedite the creation of one thing: sprawl. That’s why it’s so miraculous when a developer actually takes the time (which is money, at least in the world of construction) to challenge all those laws and build something better. Well last week, the Piazza at Schmidt’s opened in Philadelphia to rave reviews. Here are some of the reasons why it could be the best new development in North America.
