[At-network] An old-style new development

[Land-use planning and residential block layout are at the heart of active transportation planning, but whereas bike paths make for sexy news, we rarely see examples/articles about the former. Here though is an interesting article on a new form of Manitoba Housing development planned for Winnipeg. From the article, and the accompanying graphic, I can't exactly work out how it is supposed to accomplish it, but according to the article "....it has that walkability aspect, where cars are kind of in the background and the focus is on pedestrians." - Anders]

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