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Smarter Land Use Project (908) 625-0638 karl@landuse.org http://landuse.org |
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Some Collaboration Successes
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| Conflict: | Lawsuit over density |
| Solution: | Radburn visited and replicated in the new project. Lawsuit settled. |
| Abstract: | In Mansfield a developer sued the town because he thought he was entitled to 400 homes in his proposed project. The town thought he was entitled to 100 homes because they had changed the regulations. The judge suggested this collaborative planning process and the developer agreed to try it for 90 days. The parties were not on good terms. |
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The developer, neighbors and town officials each toured Radburn, a 500 home neighborhood in Fairlawn, New Jersey -- at separate times. All parties appreciated Radburn. They achieved some reconciliation and together reconfigured a plan similar to Radburn with 166 homes on cul-de-sacs around a central park. The lawsuit settled within six months. |
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| Testimonials: | By collaborating, we settled a long standing and difficult lawsuit instituted by a developer. We visited an extraordinary development called Radburn, got to know each other better, and then created our new project together following the Radburn concept. Instead of a medocre compromise, the resulting concept was a model of the kind of development that we would like to have to implement our master plan. This collaborative planning process resolved differences we thought were irreconcilable. It is the most effective and innovative approach we have seen. |
| Fred Wainright, Mayor; Ernest Beres, Chairman, Planning Board; Mary Ellen Lister, Planning Board member | |