Leinberger’s research at the Brookings Institute quantifies the walkability trend by counting the number of “regional-serving walkable urban places” in each of the 30 biggest metropolitan areas in the country.
Sadsburyville, PA – Friday, November 9, Arcadia Land Company celebrated the completion and dedication of the Sadsbury Township Municipal Building. The new building, located at 2920 Lincoln Highway East, is the new home of the township offices and police department.The new building has been six years in the making. It all started when Arcadia Land Company decided to build a new development on the east-end of Sadsbury. The new development, dubbed Sadsbury Park, will feature 445 homes over four phases of development. Arcadia plans to break ground at Sadsbury Park some time in 2008.
Wayne, PA – Arcadia Land Company would like to wecome their newest Development Associate, Rich Wilson, to the Arcadia team. Rich recently completed his graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied real estate development and city planning at PennDesign and the Wharton School. Rich previously worked as a landscape architect in an urban design and planning consulting firm, and he will be engaged in various responsibilities in Arcadia’s Wayne office, including project management and business development.
Last Harvest: How a Cornfield Became New Daleville
By: Witold Rybczynski
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Book Description:
In Last Harvest, the award-winning author of Home and A Clearing in the Distance tells the compelling story of New Daleville, a brand-new residential subdivision in rural Pennsylvania. When Witold Rybczynski first heard about New Daleville, it was only a developer’s idea, attached to ninety acres of cornfield an hour and a half west of Philadelphia. Over the course of five years, Rybczynski met everyone involved in the transformation of this land — from the developers, to the community leaders whose approvals they needed, to the home builders and sewage experts and, ultimately, the first families who moved in.
Always eloquent and illuminating, Rybczynski looks at this “neotraditional” project, with its houses built close together to encourage a sense of intimacy and community, and explains the trends in American domestic architecture — from where we place our kitchens and fences to why our bathrooms get larger every year.
As Publishers Weekly said, “Rybczynski provides historical and cultural perspective in a style reminiscent of Malcolm Gladwell, debunking the myth of urban sprawl and explaining American homeowners’ preference for single-family dwellings. But Rybczynski also excels at ‘the close-up,’ John McPhee’s method of reporting, where every interview reads like an intimate conversation, and a simple walk down neighborhood sidewalks can reveal a wealth of history.”
Last Harvest is a charming must-read for anyone interested in where we live today — and why — by one of our most acclaimed and original cultural writers.
Arcadia Land Company is pleased to announce their role as Organizer Sponsors at the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) XV in May 2007 held in Philadelphia, PA. Arcadia’s Jason Duckworth also served as the Co-Chair of the Local Host Committee and the Program and was a speaker in two sessions; Designing for Infill: Hoboken & Jersey City Experiences and Developing across the Transect in Philadelphia. Christy Flynn lead a tour of Woodmont, one of Arcadia’s TNDs, for CNU participants.
Chester County, PA – Arcadia Land Company Vice-president, Jason Duckworth, speaks on the developer’s perspective at a summit on affordable housing in Chester County, PA. The summit, entitled Under One Roof 2: The Why, Where and How of Affordable Homes, was a follow up to the first Under One Roof event, hosted in June 2004 by the Chester County 2020 Trust, Chester County Commissioners and nearly twenty representative groups. Under One Roof 2 evolved as an attempt to take the long-identified issues of home affordability in Chester County and develop practical options for effective action. Jason explained Arcadia’s approach to development, the process and hurdles that the development community encounters, and made references to possible solutions based on examples from other regions of the nation.
For more information, visit the Chester County 2020 website.
Click Here to read the Under One Roof 2 Report.
Huntingdon Valley, PA – Woodmont, the first and only Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) in Montgomery County, welcomes Java’s Brewin’ to the neighborhood. Java’s Brewin’ is the quintessential neighborhood coffee shop—a place for Huntingdon Valley to congregate, relax and enjoy a great cup of coffee and more. Opening is tentatively scheduled for early February 2007.
Java’s Brewin’ offers a variety of gourmet treats, in addition to their delicious coffee drinks. They are ready to show off their signature monstrous muffins, bagels, panini sandwiches and wraps, salads, soups and pizzas in a relaxed atmosphere. Java’s Brewin’ will offer free Wi-Fi to all of their customers, so you can stay connected during breakfast or lunch. Or you can leave your laptop at home or work and bring a magazine, book or newspaper and relax on the comfortable couches.
Co-Owners Grace and Lou Manzi, a husband and wife team, are excited for the opening of their first Java’s Brewin’ café. They said “Making our experience of becoming store owners even more special is the opportunity to become part of the Woodmont community. We’re extremely eager to become active members of the community and to form productive and lasting relationships with the neighbors.”
Java’s Brewin’ is located in Woodmont on Byberry Road (near Heaton Road) in Huntingdon Valley. To reach Woodmont from the PA Turnpike, exit at Willow Grove (343) and follow Route 611 south to Fitzwatertown Road and turn left. Fitzwatertown becomes Terwood Road. Follow Terwood to Davisville Road and turn left, then continue to Byberry Road and turn right. Turn left onto Heaton Road and continue to the entrance on the left. From I-95, exit at Woodhaven Road (24)/Route 63 west and continue past Franklin Mills Mall. Turn right onto Byberry Road and right on Reading Way.
Woodmont is the inspiration of Arcadia Land Company, Wayne, PA-based neighborhood developers. The TND concept is inspired by fine old neighborhoods found in America and Europe where green parks, neighbors and the coffee shop are just a short stroll down tree-lined streets. Front porches invite relaxed gatherings and kids play games safely on broad sidewalks or explore nearby woods, searching for tiny creatures and climbing tall trees. The homes of Woodmont represent a carefully created and strictly disciplined architectural mix reminiscent of the great towns of southeastern Pennsylvania, including Chestnut Hill, Doylestown and West Chester. For more information, visit www.woodmontpa.com or www.arcadialand.com.
For more details, call Jason Duckworth at 610-687-3100.