ONCE UPON A TOWN

Celebration, the Walt Disney Company's "new urbanist" community, is being built on 4,900 acres just outside Orlando, Florida. This article describes the pre-World War II town planning of Celebration, which employs a curvilinear street pattern and the use of alleys, pocket parks, and buildings grouped around greens. Residential builders are being provided with a "pattern book" to ensure the consistency necessary in the quality of design. Transportation plans are a major concern of the Celebration project. Sixty-six million in road improvements along the Interstate 4 corridor is planned.

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    American Planning Association

    122 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1500
    Chicago, IL  United States  60603-6107
  • Authors:
    • Knack, R E
  • Publication Date: 1996-3

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Features: Figures; Photos;
  • Pagination: p. 10-13
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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00726922
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Oct 8 1996 12:00AM