John Norquist responds to Mr. Greenhut's demonization of New Urbanism
John Norquist, president of the Congress for the New Urbanism in Chicago, provides a rebuttal that is admittedly more studied and level headed than our own in response to a scathing editorial published earlier this month in the Orange County Register by Steven Greenhut.
Some of the opinions and facts presented by Mr. Norquist seem to reveal that Mr. Greenhut may actually be a closet New Urbanist... or, more seriously, help to dispel many of the misconceptions about New Urbanism held by many.
We are heartened to see that Mr. Greenhut has chosen to engage in debate and will speak at the annual meeting of the Congress for the New Urbanism in Pasadena this June. If he doesn't drink the kool-aid, we will at least be interested to read a more educated editorial from Mr. Greenhut in the future.
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