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This presentation is about the planning tools of the next century. New Urbanism and Smart Growth concepts have been widely embraced for redevelopment and new growth areas. Yet the problems faced by the proponents of these approaches are many. They include community opposition to density and the mixing of uses, outdated regulatory practices, and difficulties related to financing. As the tools you see in this presentation move from the testing phase to everyday use, these barriers to building better communities will diminish.

--Peter Katz