This week 9: Middleton Hills Case study

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• This week (9) Middleton Hills Case study
• Spring Break (march 24-April 1)
• Week 10 (4/3, 4/5) Park East Case study
• Week 11 (4/10, 4/12) Menomonee Valley Case
  study
• Week 12 (4/17, 4/19) Regional Planning case
  studies
• Week 13 (4/24, 4/27) Wrap-up and prepare for
  final
• Week 14 (5/1, 5/3) oral presentations
• Week 15 (5/8, 5/10) oral presentations

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Middleton Hills, WI Case Study 2

• 160 acres (1/2 mile squared)
• 500 households mix of housing styles/sizes
• Density 2000 households per square mile, or,
  6000 people per square mile
• Compare to 10,000 for central Milwaukee, or only
  3,000 for Prairie Crossing
• TND attributes?

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Attributes of the TND concept at Middleton Hills

• Short set-backs
• Front porches
• Generous green/public space
• A center with retail/community space
• Mixed-use
• Narrow streets (18-28 feet)
• Alleys (14 feet)
• Range of housing styles, sizes and prices (class
  diversity!!)
• Architectural styles regionally important, for
  example Craftsmen styles, Bungalow style, and
  Prairie style.
• Multiple access points
• Modified Grid (roughly speaking)

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Assesment

• Density?
• Road Geometry/Block Configuration?
• Access Points /connections to adjacent urban
  fabric?
• Diversity of homes?
• Access to Public transit?
• Mixed land-use?
• Affordability?