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What is New Urbanism?

           New Urbanism is the urban design movemnt which promotes eniornmentally friendly habits by creating walkable neighborhoods containing a wide range of housing and jobs.

           New urbanists are focused on having placemaking and public space a high priority, designs are holistic, reclaiming underutilized and neglected places is a special focus of New Urban design and building, and creating areas that allow for sustainable, human-scaled places where people can live healthy and happy lives.

          An example of a city or area that is newly urbanized would be located in Australia, Breakfast Points, Sydney.

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