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Time to Abandon the Scorched Earth Approach in Subdivision Development

Community Architect

Steep streets characterize many cities: San Francisco (Photo Philipsen) In the approval steps towards site development plans, civil engineering precedes the other design professions. Civil engineers are driven by the hard rules of engineering, not the softer concerns of context sensitive design or carbon emission reduction.