{"id":9190,"date":"2020-11-07T10:13:34","date_gmt":"2020-11-07T15:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/?p=9190"},"modified":"2020-11-07T10:24:51","modified_gmt":"2020-11-07T15:24:51","slug":"next-generation-car-optional-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/next-generation-car-optional-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Generation, Car-Optional Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Next Generation, Car-Optional Communities<\/em><\/h1>
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Internationally recognized city planner and author, Victor Dover, FAICP, will give the keynote address on livable communities and sustainable development at the DCP Research Symposium on November 9 at 2:45pm.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Glenwood Park<\/a>, a former industrial site in Atlanta is transformed into a complete neighborhood with design by Dover, Kohl & Partners<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The keynote speaker for this year’s free, virtual DCP Research Symposium<\/a> is Victor Dover<\/a><\/strong>, FAICP. Mr. Dover’s talk, “Next Generation, Car-Optional Communities,” will draw on his international experience designing livable and sustainable cities. His talk will be on Monday, November 9, at 2:45-4:00pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Victor Dover (Source: Dover, Kohl & Partners<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mr. Dover is founding principal of Dover, Kohl & Partners<\/a>, a city planning consulting firm based in Coral Gables, Florida. He co-authored Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities and Towns<\/a><\/em> (Wiley 2014), and he was awarded the John Nolen Medal for contributions to urbanism. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners and the Congress for New Urbanism. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Miami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rendering of the new Glenwood Park neighborhood in Atlanta.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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An example project designed by Dover, Kohl & Partners (along with Tunnell-Spangler-Walsh and Associates) is award-winning Glenwood Park<\/a>, a former industrial site in Atlanta transformed into a new urbanist style neighborhood complete with a mix of housing types, retail stores, office space, civic buildings, and recreational facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The [Glenwood Park] project emphasizes the public realm, walkability, mixed uses, community, diversity, and quality over quantity.<\/em><\/div>