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This week (9): Middleton Hills Case study Spring Break (march 24-April 1)

This week (9): Middleton Hills Case study Spring Break (march 24-April 1) Week 10 (4/3, 4/5): Park East Case study Week 11 (4/10, 4/12): Menomonee Valley Case study Week 12 (4/17, 4/19): Regional Planning case studies Week 13 (4/24, 4/27): Wrap-up and prepare for final

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This week (9): Middleton Hills Case study Spring Break (march 24-April 1)

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  1. This week (9): Middleton Hills Case study • Spring Break (march 24-April 1) • Week 10 (4/3, 4/5): Park East Case study • Week 11 (4/10, 4/12): Menomonee Valley Case study • Week 12 (4/17, 4/19): Regional Planning case studies • Week 13 (4/24, 4/27): Wrap-up and prepare for final • Week 14 (5/1, 5/3) – oral presentations • Week 15 (5/8, 5/10) – oral presentations

  2. 160 acres (1/2 mile squared) 500 households – mix of housing styles/sizes Density = 2000 households per square mile, or, 6000 people per square mile Compare to 10,000 for central Milwaukee, or only 3,000 for Prairie Crossing TND attributes? Middleton Hills, WI: Case Study #2

  3. Attributes of the TND concept at Middleton Hills… • Short set-backs • Front porches • Generous green/public space • A center with retail/community space • Mixed-use • Narrow streets (18-28 feet) • Alleys (14 feet) • Range of housing styles, sizes and prices (class diversity!!) • Architectural styles: regionally important, for example: Craftsmen styles, Bungalow style, and Prairie style. • Multiple access points • Modified Grid (roughly speaking…)

  4. Density? Road Geometry/Block Configuration? Access Points /connections to adjacent urban fabric? Diversity of homes? Access to Public transit? Mixed land-use? Affordability? Assesment

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