Will Burgin

“The traditional neighborhood—represented by mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly communities of varied population, either standing free as villages or grouped into towns and cities—has proved to be a sustainable form of growth. It allowed us to settle the continent without bankrupting the country or destroying the countryside in the process.”
― Andrés Duany, Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream

“Even the classic American main street, with its mixed-use buildings right up against the sidewalk, is now illegal in most municipalities. Somewhere along the way, through a series of small and well-intentioned steps, traditional towns became a crime in America.”
― Andrés Duany, Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream