Building Better Neighborhoods
A Breakthrough in Neighborhood Planning
The Greater Minnesota Housing Fund believes that people want to build
strong communities as well as buy quality, affordable homes. That is why
Building Better Neighborhoods talks about building more livable places;
why the homes are planned closer together; why public spaces are prized;
why it matters to put as many homes as possible within short, even walkable
distance to libraries, churches, parks, and schools. Housing patterns
can either separate us or draw us together.
This book represents an ambitious departure from the customary collection
of guidebooks for affordable housing. Readers will find themselves encouraged
not only to address the crisis of too few homes for families who cannot
afford to pay market prices, but to seize upon strategies that strengthen
the character of the whole community. Building Better Neighborhoods is
a practical, how- to manual for building well-designed, affordable homes
while creating livable neighborhoods that are long-term assets to the
entire community.
Read Chapters of this Publication
Introduction
Site Selection
Lots
Streets
Homes
Landscape Systems
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