Cohousing-L Mailing List: Calthorpe

[MartyR707 (MartyR707]

Harry -
I'm really surprised you don't know of Peter Calthorpe.  He is an architect
and planner named by Newsweek as one of the top 25 innovators on the cutting
edge for his work on redefining the models of urban and suburban growth in
America.  Some of his books:  Sustainable Communities, a Sierra Club book;
the Pedestrian Pocket Book;  The Next American Metropolis:  Ecology,
Community and the American Dream.

He has some pretty exciting ideas and is widely known which is also exciting.
 He recently was keynote speaker at a conference I put on here in Sonoma
County on Transportation and Land Use.  He speaks of mixed use development,
reducing the need for cars, building on rail corridors, etc., etc. And on
bringing back front porches and putting garages back behind the house;
designing communities so kids can get around safely on bikes and not be
isolated at home by the TV, etc.

He's in the SF Bay Area and I have an address somewhere, I'll look up and
email to you.  Sending this to the whole list cuz he's an important guy in
this field that folks should know about.

Marty Roberts, Santa Rosa