Archives for April 2008
‘Green’ Habitat Neighborhood Wins National Award
23 April 2008 | Uncategorized | No Responses
The University of Arkansas Community Design Center has developed a radical new vision of neighborhood for the Washington Co. chapter of Habitat for Humanity: no sidewalks, no curbs, no gutters and no flooding, even after torrential rain. Instead, residents will benefit from a “shared street” - on track to be the first of its kind in the United States - that promotes community, slows down cars and soaks up stormwater like a sponge. (more…)