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Neighborhood size has been defined
throughout planning history. This graphic created
by Clarence Perry is entitled "Neighborhood
Unit of the 1920 New York Regional Plan".
Clarence Perry defines the neighborhood as a component
of a town and defines its size based upon a five-minute
walking radius. The radius is measured from the
center, and the center holds the cultural uses
such as a school. A five-minute walking distance
is approximately 160 acres. Clarence Stein expanded
the definition of neighborhood center in 1942
by connecting the neighborhoods together to create
towns. In the 1920's and 1940's, the centers and
anchors of neighborhoods were the schools. More
recently, the quarter-mile walking radius has
been expanded to a half mile with the addition
of a transit hub. Traditional neighborhood size
works well in the town, village, and urban city
scales.
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