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he streets of Cordova the Town are designed |
using the same principles that Cristopher Wren used in London after the Great Fire in
London in 1750's. They incorporate Hausmann's plans for Paris in the 1820's and they were
influenced by LaEnfant's Washington D.C. street plans he designed for Thomas Jefferson.
These planning techniques, all but forgotten in modern times, influenced small town development
since Jamestown and Williamsburg were platted. |
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he guiding principles found in villages |
throughout America dominated the street plan of Cordova the Town. Parks where people can most
easily enjoy them, narrow streets to slow traffic, houses with porches close to the street and a
commercial core within a few minutes walk are essential elements to a thriving village.
These important
planning techniques have been lost in the cookie cutter subdivisions with repeating facades and
repetitive floor plans. |
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