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It Takes a (Well-Planned) Village: In praise of the New Urbanism.

National Review

| July 14, 2003 | Leigh, Catesby | COPYRIGHT 2003 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Nate Bowman first broke ground on Vermillion, his 350-acre North Carolina village, over four years ago, and since then only one of its four neighborhoods has been built. Even at this stage, though, he's got a lot to brag about. Rather than the usual suburban monoculture, Bowman has erected a traditional neighborhood with an array of different building types. Vermillion offers single-family houses, townhouses, live-work units, and duplexes. An empty site in this first neighborhood has been earmarked for a church.

Designed by the pioneering New Urbanist firm Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co. of Miami, Vermillion is rising on the once-neglected east side of Huntersville, a ...

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