It's planned as a place where it's easy to get to know your neighbor. The stroll from home to the corner store takes you by their front porches, where chats happen naturally. At the store, chance encounters with other neighbors and the familiar greeting of the owner add to that good feeling of belonging. The product of this good living together, this sense of belonging, is that elusive sense of community. It's something no developer can build.
Good neighbors are the builders of community.
The preceding article has been posted with permission from editor Diane Dorney of The Town Paper, a publication about new traditional neighborhoods. It's a nice paper for anyone interested in Traditional Neighborhood Developments. They welcome articles about traditional neighborhood developments.