Small Town Maui
Historically, Maui's small towns have been defined by distinct boundaries that helped maintain the size, scale, and unique character of each community. Each town and community had its own sense of place. People knew their neighbors and could walk to stores, parks, and schools. These towns helped bring us together and families looked out for each other.
However, over the past several decades, our towns have grown outward into the surrounding agricultural lands and open space. The distinct sense of place which characterized many of our small towns has become blurred by this development trend, also known as suburban sprawl. If allowed to continue, suburban sprawl will have adverse effects on our cultural and social settings, traffic congestion, housing for local residents, economic conditions, and natural resources.
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Stopping Sprawl
There is a solution to suburban sprawl. There is a better way to plan for the future of Maui. Our lead architect, Andrés Duany, has successfully utilized the design principles of Traditional Neighborhood Design (TND) to prevent or halt suburban sprawl in locations across the country. In doing so, he has preserved and created a number of unique communities. These design principles promote the development of communities that are pedestrian friendly, offer a wide range of housing opportunities, and allow residents to live within walking distance to corner stores, schools, parks, and community centers. Our hope is to adapt these successful design principles to guide the re-establishment of a community at Olowalu that will reflect our island environment, native architectural traditions, and local building techniques. |
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