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Architect PETER CALTHORPE, whose new book "The Next American Metropolis" (Princeton Architectu...

2: Architect PETER CALTHORPE, whose new book "The Next American Metropolis" (Princeton Architectural Press) advocates designing suburban communities with environmental, social and economic limits in mind, and without a reliance on the automobile. His developments would be connected by light rail systems, not multi-lane freeways. Calthorpe proposes neighborhoods which encourage walking as a way to emphasize community building.

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