New Urbanism & Mississippi to make history

In what promises to be a huge step towards New Urbanism's tipping point, Andres Duany and the CNU are leading a multi-disciplinary design charrette in Mississippi next week. Here's an excerpt from the charrette website:

"Working with Gov. Haley Barbour, a national team of 100 architects, planners, development experts, and other professionals organized by the Chicago-based Congress for the New Urbanism, will gather in Biloxi, Mississippi Oct. 11 for a post-Katrina planning effort unprecedented in its scope and intensity."

Stay tuned...