After a survey of new urban communities, Forrest Sawyer interviews Andres Duany, a new urbanist, about city planning. Films Incorporated, 1984. Traces the history of the American vision of what the city has been and could become, from the original intentions of George Washington for the nation's capital, to current renewal projects in today's cities. American Architectural Foundation, c1996. Using three communities as examples, the need for continuous planning is demonstrated to both keep growing cities on track and to revitalize languishing ones.
Emphasis is placed on the importance of a downtown area and a sense of community.
Regional planners talk about methods of dealing with the inevitable population growth in the Chesapeake Bay Region in the 21st century. Urban growth boundaries, infill development and rural clustering are some techniques that can accommodate population growth and also protect farmlands and environmentally sensitive areas. The video examines urban planning efforts in the Portland Metropolitan Area to accommodate future population growth over the next 50 years while protecting the quality of life and natural resources. Utah civic leaders talk about the need to plan for Utah's population growth in the next twenty years by providing adequate infrastructure, including transportation, water and education. Concerns about accommodating Utah's population growth caused the need for a planning committee called Envision Utah.