EAST AURORA ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A NEW URBANIST COMMUNITY DECADES BEFORE IT WAS COOL

Michael E Lewyn, Florida Coastal School of Law

Abstract

Supporters and opponents of New Urbanism speak as if New Urbanism is some sort of new, untested experiment. But in fact, Buffalo and other Rust Belt cities have suburbs that look quite similar to New Urbanist communities - and the safety and prosperity of those suburbs bodes well for New Urbanism.