Informational Links

Articles Related to TNDs

• TND: Will the Traffic Work?
  Considerations for traffic analysis for Traditional Neighborhood Developments.
  Presentation by Walter Kulash at the 11th Annual Pedestrian Conference in Bellevue WA, October 1990.

• TND Trip Generation Study
  Study comparing traffic generation between TND and Subdivisions.
  Prepared by Asad J. Khattak, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Transportation & Director of Carolina Transportation Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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• Traditional Neighborhood Design
  Traditional Neighborhood Design Web Site
  Numerous Articles on TND issues from professionals who may have already addressed issues you have about Rouzan based on similar developments.

• Creating Great Neighborhoods: Density in Your Community
  Local Government Commission in Cooperation with the EPA
  How density effects the livability of our neighborhoods.

• NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
  New Urbanism - A PBS NewsHour Special Report Online
  A return to traditional neighborhood design.

• Top 100 Sprawl Cities
  Urban Sprawl - Baton Rouge approaching the Top of the List
  Comparison of top 100 urban sprawl cities. (Note: pre-Katrina data).

• National Geographic - The New Suburb?
  National Geographic's Interactive New Suburb Web Site
  Interactive Web Site developed by the National Geographic Society.

• Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND)
  Massachusetts Government Smart Growth Toolkit Website
  Articles on how Massachusetts is dealing with issues similar to the one Rouzan will address in the Baton Rogue Area. If you have Microsoft PowerPoint be sure to look at the TND slideshows. Free PowerPoint Viewer.

Videos Related to TNDs (broadband connection recommended)

• A Tour of the Kentlands TND with Urban Planner Elizabeth Plater-Zybek
  From the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.  Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, author of "Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream", discusses efforts to bring back traditional neighborhood design while touring the Kentlands TND.

• Modern Challenges to Urban Planning
  Charlie Rose conversation about modern urban planning with Andres Duany & Elisabeth Plater-Zybek. From the Charlie Rose Website.

• Griffin Park TND Living Video
  Video from the Griffin Park TND in South Carolina.  Discusses many aspects of living in a TND.

• The Village of Providence TND Infomercial
  TND Infomercial from The Village of Providence located in Huntsville, Alabama.  Gives a general feel for a TND layout and design.

• The End of Suburbia
  Documentary Film Concerning the American Dream
  Documentary Film Trailer (YouTube) is somewhat theatrical, as most documentary films are, but makes some good points about our future and the direction community development needs to take to address these issues.

TNDs in Louisiana bm

The following is a listing of the Traditional Neighborhood Developments currently open or in development in Louisiana.

• Acadia Plantation, Thibodaux acadiaplantation.com

• Americana (design), Zackary americanatnd.com

• La Vie (design), Baton Rouge

• Olde Towne at Millcreek, Lafayette oldetowneatmillcreek.com

• Provenance, Shreveport yourprovenance.com

• River Garden, New Orleans rivergardenneworleans.com

• River Ranch, Lafayette riverranchdevelopment.com

• Riverview, West Baton Rouge Parish riverviewbr.com

• Rouzan (design), Baton Rouge Rouzan website

• Settlement at Willow Grove, Baton Rouge willowgrovehomes.com

• Sugar Mill Pond, Youngsville sugarmillpond.com

• Village at Magnolia Square, Central magnoliasquarecentral.com

Local Baton Rouge Government Officials

Mayor-President

Melvin 'Kip' Holden
mayor@brgov.com

Metro Councilman District 12
Mickey Skyring
council-dist12@brgov.com

All Metro Councilman Members

metrocouncil@brgov.com

Planning and Zoning Commission Members

Callaghan, Kathleen  343-3483 (O)
P.O. Box 4504
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70896-4504

Ellender, Ervie 926-3681 (H)
9999 Goodwood Blvd.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70815

Gomez, Herb Vice-Chairman 761-2000 (O)
P.O. Box 15652
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70895

Marien, Laurie
9032 Glenfield Dr.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809

Muscarello, Frank
6224 Durande Drive
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70820

Jackson, Audrey Nabors
23990 Reames Road
Zachary, Louisiana 70791-9422

Tassin, Martha Jane (Council Representative) Chairman
389-5165 (O)
10432 E. Grandeur Drive
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70815

Welch, Roxson
774-1649 (H)
485-7118 (Cell)
412 Douceur Drive
Baker, Louisiana 70714

Winfield, W.T. 383-0822 (O)
2622 North Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802