emember when a town was actually a town. A place to visit with your neighbor while sitting on the front porch or in the town square. A simpler time when the convenience of a local market was just around the corner and a playfield just a block away. This feeling of neighborhood has virtually disappeared in the United States.

A TND ( Traditional Neighborhood Development ) is a new form of town expansion. It focuses on the ideals of a small town environment. Instead of segregated land uses with retail in one area, apartments and townhomes in another and single-family residential in yet another, a TND integrates these uses into one functional neighborhood. One that brings back the sense of place, the tradition of our past.

Traditional Neighborhood Developments are essentially the design framework of New Urbanism. According to the New Urban News, New Urbanism can be defined as the following: " ...developments that generally include a interconnected network of streets and blocks, a clear neighborhood center, a mix of uses and housing types, a compact form of pedestrian-oriented design with an emphasis on quality civic spaces."

In cooperation with the City of Howell and teaming with Gibbs Planning Group Inc. and Mcnamee Porter and Seely Inc., Town Commons LLC. is bringing traditional neighborhoods back to Michigan.

Learn more about TNDs and New Urbanism
PreserveNet: Traditional Neighborhood Design
Center for Livable Communities
Congress for the New Urbanism