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The neighborhood is the scale of community that is most familiar; the traditional single-family neighborhood, the urban mixed-use district, or the small rural village. Economic and demographic shifts have created a mismatch between some of these traditional forms of neighborhood and today's society.

Community Design + Architecture's approach to neighborhood planning starts with an understanding of the economic and social context of the specific project. A plan is then developed that combines traditional neighborhood forms with current technologies, development patterns, the ecological context, real estate market demands, and community needs. The goal is to create a neighborhood that is economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable. Issues include:

• changing demographics and household structures that increase the need to provide access to services and recreation with reduced reliance on the automobile, especially for seniors and youths;
• the need to define an appropriate mix of land use to create this access and to support economic sustainability;
• improving safety and opportunities for social interaction through the creation of human-scaled public space on streets, parks, and plazas;
• the positive integration of the built and natural environment within a neighborhood; and
• working with existing neighborhoods so they can understand that change and growth can have a positive influence on quality of life.

Community Design + Architecture has worked on a variety of neighborhood plans for both private and public clients, including: the design of neighborhoods within new communities, the creation of mixed-use neighborhoods on infill or reuse sites in existing communities, and the revitalization of existing urban neighborhoods.