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Payton Chung
Payton Chung, LEED AP ND, CNUa, sees the promises and perils of planning every day as a resident of the DC's Southwest Urban Renewal Area. He first addressed a city council about smart growth in 1996, accidentally authored Chicago’s inclusionary housing law, and blogs at westnorth.com.
A radical mixing of cars and people works as planned
The recently opened nine-block development in Southwest DC is the largest expanse of "shared space" in the US.