Matching Pairs Roots of New UrbanismOnline version Garden City by Karim Youssef 1 A privatized suburban landscape of malls and gated subdivisions lacks 2 The plan for Seaside, Florida, was 3 New Urbanism invigorated 4 In Nolen's plan for St. Petersburg, 5 The ethical connection remains vague between 6 New Urbanists depict current development practices as 7 'Sellscapes' create 8 Suburban sprawl degrades the land and numbs the soul because it relegates 9 John Nolen integrated 10 In Nolen's Venice regional plan, 11 "Environmentalism" is 12 Central to the movement of New Urbanism is spurring 13 Civic virtue is 14 The main focus of the article is to study a modified neoclassical grid straight out of the tradition of John Nolen. greenbelts protected natural features while parkways extended from the hinterlands into downtown. the past plans of Nolen and the present work of New Urbanists. the ethic of limiting personal interests for a common good. the evolution of John Nolen's planning vision and the garden city ethic he introduced in the U.S. European and American design traditions to create a balanced and ethical planning system. the human environment to the dimensions of machines and to the lure of consumerism. city planning history by invoking the tradition of American civic design to solve suburban sprawl. a civic presence and a sense of civic virtue. a "cultural shift" to rediscover civic life and to restore the vitality of the public realm. a landscape of isolated land uses and isolated people. the belief that skilled professionals could design environments to improve the human situation. parkways linked white and black neighborhoods to parks and local centers planned for stores, churches, and public buildings. "sellscapes", meaning areas segregated by market segments.