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July 4-14 2010		Norwich, United Kingdom
June 14-21 2010		Mableton, Cobb County, Georgia
May 30 - June 8 2010		East End Community, Richmond, Virginia
February 28 - March 21 2010		Scottish Sustainable Communities, (Dumfries, Lochgelly, and Aberdeen) Scotland, United Kingdom
January 13-20 2010		Charlotte Streetcar, Charlotte, North Carolina
November 4-13 2009		St. Mary's Medical Campus, Richmond, Virginia
November 20-27 2009		City of Camden, South Carolina
November 20-28 2009		Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
August 9-15 2009		Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
November 20-27 2009		City of Pass Christian, Mississippi
May 5-12 2009		Federal City, New Orleans, Louisiana
February 10-17 2009		Atlanta Regional Commission - Lifelong Communities "Atlanta's Lifelong Communities Charrette Delivers the Goods" Ben Brown, PlaceShakers, February 20, 2009 "Atlanta, AARP, DPZ Attack Challenges of Aging in Place" Ben Brown, PlaceShakers, February 20, 2009 "Aging boomers test community planners" Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 8, 2009
January 11-17 2009		St. Francis Medical Campus, Midloathian, Virginia "Visions of St. Francis" Wesley Hester, Richmond Times-Dispatch, January 25, 2009 "New urbanism plan centers on facility"Nicholas Langhorne, Midloathian Exchange, January 20, 2009
September 27-October 4, 2008		Old Hatfield, Hatfield, Hertfordshire County, England "Breathing New Life Into Old Hatfield" The Welwyn Hatfield Times, September 24, 2008
August 4-August 12, 2008		Goodbee Square, Covington, St. Tammany Parish , Louisiana "Miami planner hired to design village" Charlie Chapple, The Times-Picayune, August 5, 2008 "Covington Planning" Bayou Buzz Staff, Bayou Buzz, July 29, 2008
July 15-July 23, 2008		Eufaula Lake, Oklahoma "Developers put Lake Eufaula 'town' in the works" Richard Mize, The Oklahoman, July 24, 2008 "National news clear with Oklahoma-colored glasses" Richard Mize, The Oklahoman, July 19, 2008 "OKC ex-mayor planning resort at Lake Eufaula" Tulsa World, July 17, 2008 "Humphreys plots 1,600 acre development at Lake Eufaula"Kelley Chambers, The Journal Record, July 16, 2008 "Session to Plan Eufaula Lake community"Richard Mize, The Oklahoman, July 15, 2008
June 22 - July1, 2008		Hertfordshire County, England "We can transform old Hatfield" The Welwyn & Hatfield Times, June 10, 2008
May 14 - 25, 2008		Bolshaya, St. Petersburg, Russia
May 5 - 13, 2008		Southlands, Tsawwassen , British Columbia, Canada "Plans unveiled for Southlands" Sandor Gyarmati, The Delta Optimist, May 17, 2008 "New, greener Southlands future pondered" Doug Ward, The Vancouver Sun, May 15, 2008 "Reception depends On perception" Ted Murphy, Delta Optimist, May 10, 2008 "Plan in works for Southlands" Sandor Gyarmati, Delta Optimist, May 10, 2008 "Grand design's come a long way from 1981" Brian Lewis, The Province, May 6, 2008 "Design Debate" Kristine Thiessen, South Delta Leader, May 2, 2008 For more information, please visit the Southlands project website: , www.southlandsintransition.ca
April 8 - 16, 2008		Camana Bay , Cayman Islands "Camana Bay charrette inspires" Basia Pioro, Cay Compass, May 8, 2008 "Camana Bay hold second charrette" Cayman Net News, April 18, 2008 "Camana Bay planning charrette underway" Cayman Net News, April 14, 2008 "Public input sought on future design of Camana Bay" Cayman Net News, April 9, 2008 "Camana Bay master plan develops" Cayman Net News, April 7, 2008
January 21 - 31, 2008		Gulfport , Mississippi "Gulfport Courting Developers" Steven Phillips, WLOX-TV, February 11, 2008 "Designing the future" Sun Herald, February 2, 2008 "Gulfport Leaders See "Excitement" In Duany Designs" WLOX-TV, January 31, 2008 "Duany Unveils Final Design Plans For Gulfport" WLOX-TV, January 31, 2008 "Duany's Gulfport Plans Fire Up Audience" Ryan LaFontaine, The Sun Herald, January 31, 2008 "City's grand plan to be unveiled" Ryan LaFontaine, The Sun Herald, January 30, 2008 "Duany Says Gulfport's Development Opportunity is Tremendous" WLOX-TV, January 24, 2008 "New Urbanist Praises Gulfport's Patience" Ryan LaFontaine, Sun Herald, January 24, 2008 "SmartCode Designer Comes To Gulfport" WLOX-TV, January 23, 2008 "Brainstorming Gulfport" Ryan LaFontaine, Sun Herald, January 23, 2008 "Gulfport Council Ok's Contract With New Urbanist" Ryan LaFontaine, Sun Herald, January 16, 2008 "Duany Hired as Lead Design Consultant" Ryan LaFontaine, Sun Herald, December 20, 2007
December 4-10		Windcrest , TX - Windcrest Village Charrette "Windcrest: Redesigning a community" Creighton A. Welch, Express News, December 15, 2007 "Community members, designers imagine ‘radical’ makeover of land near Windsor Mall" Edmond Ortiz, Northeast Herald, December 12, 2007 "Walzem area set for changes" Elaine Ayo, Express News, December 11, 2007 "Windcrest plan rolling along" Elaine Ayo and Creighton Welch, Express News, December 6, 2007 "Windcrest Hires Internationally Known Planner To Help Revitalize City" WOAI, December 6, 2007 "Windcrest design effort underway" Edmond Ortiz, Northeast Herald, December 5, 2007 "Cities Seek Residents' Help With New Development" KSAT, December 4, 2007 "Windcrest Council:Resident input on two parcels sought " Express News, November 27, 2007 "Famed architect to guide redevelopment of Windsor Area" Edmond Ortiz, Northeast Herald, November 20, 2007 "Planning sesssions set for Walzem Road area" Elaine Ayo, Express News, November 15, 2007 "'New urbanism' leader to lend his expertise to land surrounding Windsor Park Mall" Tricia Lynn Silva, San Antonio Business journal, November 12, 2007
September 17-22		Sugar Land , Texas - Sugar Land Charrette "Plans for Imperial Sugar Plant Revealed" (Video) CBS 11 KHOU News, September 21, 2007 "'Sweet' Plans Presented for Former Imperial Sugar Buildings" (Video) Ned Hibbard, Fox 26 News, September 20, 2007 "Historic District project kicks off with week long charrette in Sugar Land Texas" Click Press, September 19, 2007
September 4-13		Gallatin, Tennessee - Saunders Branch Charrette "Castalian Springs may be next boom area" Katrina Cornwell, The News Examiner, October 7, 2007 "527-acre project on tap for Sumner" Linda Bryant, Nashville Business Journal, August 31, 2007
August 22-August 29		Sunrise, FL - Alba Charrette "Public offers design ideas" Lisa Bolivar,Miami Herald, September 9, 2007
August 7-August 15		Panama City, FL - Huckelberry Charrette "New 'town' plan unveiled" Daniel Carson,The News Herald, August 15, 2007 "New Bay County Town" Deanna Lambert, WMBB News, August 3, 2007
July 17-July 25		Bryant, AR - Midtown Bryant Charrette "Bryant considers new neighborhood concept" Matt Burks, Benton Courier, July 11, 2007
June 25-July 6		Houston, TX - Fannin Charrette "Planner takes new look at urban living" Mike Snyder, Houston Chronicle, July 9, 2007 "Houston City living, the next frontier" By Nancy Sarnoff, The Houston Chronicle, June 28 2007
April 18-25		Dardenne Prairie, MO - Dardenne Prairie Charrette "Momentum builds for downtown in Dardenne Prairie" Nina Kult, O'Fallon Journal, October 20, 2007 "Dardenne Prairie prepares for next step in downtown plan" Nancy Cambria, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 16, 2007 "Concept would promote connectivity in Dardenne Prairie" By Jeannie Seibert, Mid Rivers News Magazine, May 2007 "Dardenne Prairie plans new town plaza" By Nancy Cambria, The St Louis Post-Dispatch, April 26 "Dardenne Prairie works to make 364 part of project" By Nancy Cambria, The St Louis Post-Dispatch, April 23 "Ideas take shape for downtown" By Nina Kult, O'Fallon Journal, April 23 "Dardenne Prairie looks to its future" By Editorial Staff, O'Fallon Journal, April 23 "Vision of a new town center is offered" By Nancy Cambria, The St Louis Post-Dispatch, April 20 "Planners to sketch ideas for downtown" By Nina Kult, The O'Fallon Journal, April 17 "Dardenne Prairie schedules sessions to design new downtown" By Nancy Cambria, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 12 "What makes a downtown?" By Nina Kult, St. Charles Journal, March 27 "Suburbs import urban features to create a sense of community" By Betsy Taylor, USA Today, February 22, 2007
February 12- 16		New Orleans, Louisiana - Jackson Barracks Charrette
January 30 - Feb 7		Newburgh, New York - Newburgh Charrette Newburgh Waterfront Website "A dazzling plan is unveiled for Newburgh's waterfront" By John Doherty, The Times Herald Record, February 7 "Newburgh waterfront plan will need time to be developed" By John Doherty, The Times Herald Record, February 4 "Walking might be key to Newburgh's revitalization" By John Doherty, The Times Herald Record, February 1 "Newburgh takes center stage to redevelop land" By Tim Logan and John Doherty, The Times Herald-Record, January 28
January 16- 24, 2007		Liberty, Missouri - Liberty New Town Charrette "New Town's 'new urbanism' set to reshape Liberty" By John Noble, The Kansas City Star, June 12 New Town at Liberty Website "New Town takes a firm shape" By Jason Noble, The Kansas City Star, January 27
November 27 - Dec 5		Braine L'Alleud, Belgium - Parc de L'Alliance Charrette (Joint venture between DPZ Europe and Mycielski Architecture and Urbanism)
November 13 - 21		Richmond, Virginia – Tree Hill Charrette “Tree Hill envisioned as town of 3,000” By Olympia Meola and Michael Martz, The Times Dispatch, November 21 2006 “Tree Hill Workshop Begins” By Michael Martz, The Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 14 2006
November 2 - 10		New Orleans, Louisiana – Unified New Orleans Planning Charrette, District 1 - French Quarter and Old Commerce District
October 28 - Nov 4		New Orleans, Louisiana – Unified New Orleans Planning Charrette, District 6 - Gentilly
October 10 - 14		St. Charles, Missouri – New Town St. Charles Architectural Charrette New Town at St. Charles Website
September 1-15		Inverness, Scotland, UK – Tornagrain Charrette ”Talks held over Highland new town plans" Planning Portal UK, September 19 2006 "New town can repeat family triumph, says landowner" By John Ross, September 2006 "Talking has to start" By Courier Staff, The Inverness Courier, September 5 2006 "Hostility to plan for new town" By Donald Wilson, September 5 2006 "Locals get say on plan for Inverness New Town" By Jane Candlish, This is North Scotland, September 5 2006
July 26 - 28		Beaufort, South Carolina – Habersham Architectural Workshop
July 25- Aug 4		Fayetteville, Arkansas – Ruskin Heights Charrette
July 10 - 15		Kingston, Jamaica – Rosetown Charrette, with the Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment
June 24 – July 1		London, England; Edinburgh, Scotland; Inverness Scotland – Tornagrain Lecture Series
June 21-27 May 14-22		Big Canoe, Georgia – Potts Mountain Charrette Pacifica, California – Rockaway Quarry Charrette
May 5-11		Tallahasse, Florida – Sky Charrette "Off the grid" Charlotte Crane, Florida Trend, June 29 2007 "Florida site eyed for new green town" By David Royse, The Associated Press, May 21 2007 "Call it green medieval: Planned hamlet homes have both 12th century and modern inspiration" By James Thorner, The St Petersburg Times, April 25 "Florida Scientists Plan Environmentally Friendly Community" Florida State University, Science Daily, April 23 2007 "Sky awarded $1.8 million" By Kelli Peacock, The County Record, February 28
April 19-26		New Orleans, Louisiana – Gentilly Community Recovery Charrette This week-long series of meetings and design sessions will produce an immediately plan for the rebuilding of the Gentilly community, plus a zoning code that will assure that future development is in line with the community’s vision. This fast-track comprehensive planning method can serve as a model that can be emulated through New Orleans. "The man with the Plan" By Douglas A. Blackmon and Thaddeus Herrick, The Wall Street Journal, May 3, 2006 "New Urbanist-Style Architect Sets His Sights on New Orleans" By Thaddeus Herrick, The Wall Street Journal, April 26 2006 “A New Look at Gentilly: Famed Urban Planner is helping residents to design their future” By Coleman Warner, The New Orleans Times-Picayune, April 21 2006 "A New Look at Gentilly" By Coleman Warner, The New Orleans Times Picayune, April 21, 2006
April 17-20		Richmond, Virginia – Reynolds Mini-Charrette
April 3-7		Santa Catarina, Brazil – Pedra Branca Charrette
April 3-7		Moss Point, Mississippi – Moss Point Charrette
March 7-14		St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana – Louisiana Recovery Authority Charrette For more information please visit the Louisiana Speaks web site. "St. Bernard gets recovery going" By Karen Turni Bazile, The New Orleans Times Picayune, March 22, 2006 "Where would you rather live? In this? or In This?" By Greg Thomas, The New Orleans Times Picayune, March 18 2006 "St. Bernard moves to adopt guidelines"  By Karen Turni Bazile, The New Orleans Times Picayune, March 18, 2006 "A Better Bernard" by Karen Turni Bazile, The New Orleans Times Picayune, March 17th 2006 "Planner proposes modern St. Bernard" by Karen Turni Bazile, The Times Picayune, March 11th 2006 "St. Bernard charrettes focusing on whole parish" by Karen Turni Bazile, The Times Picayune, March 9th 2006
February 21-28		Apalachicola, Florida – Porthaven Charrette
February 20-25		St. George, Utah – Elim Valley Architectural Charrette
February 12-19		Southern Acadiana & Vermilion Parish, Louisiana – Louisiana Recovery Authority Charrette “Planners Urge Move from Ideas to Action” By Jason Brown, The Daily Advertiser, February 20^th 2006 “Planner raps FEMA trailers” By Patrick Courreges, The Advocate, February 16^th 2006 “Disaster Recovery Meeting Packed” By Patrick Courreges, The Advocate, February 14^th 2006 “Vermilion Mayors Urge Participation in ‘Charrettes’ Next Week”  By Patrick Courreges, The Advocate
February 6-11		Downtown Lake Charles, Louisiana – Louisiana Recovery Authority Charrette "Drafting History" by Mary Tutwiler, The Independent Weekly January 18, 2006 "Downtown Lake Charles Could Get a Makeover" By Vince Atkinson, Channel 7 KPLC TV, February 6, 2006 "Benefits outlined for downtown development" by Erci Cormier, American Press
February 6-8		New Town St. Charles, Missouri – Noah’s Ark Architectural Workshop
January 18-26, 2006		Flowood Mississippi – Flowood Town Center Charrette "Flowood prepares for "New Urbanism"" By Sylvain Metz Clarion Ledger, January 29 2006
November 12-22, 2005		Maui, Hawaii – Olowalu Town Charrette Charrette web site "Raucous opening for Olowalu workshops" by Ilima Loomis, Maui News, November 16 2005 "Acclaimed Planner and Architect Andres Duany to Speak on New Urbanism" "Shave Ice" By Tom Stevens, Maui News, November 9, 2005
November 9-17, 2005		Greenville, South Carolina – Griffin Park Charrette "$300 million project in the works" By Nathaniel Cary, Tribune-Times, November 1, 2005 "Brining people downtown takes support from all" Delta Democrat Times Online, November 2, 2005
October 25- November 2, 2005		Lancaster, Pennsylvania – Independence Charrette "Developers showcase new 'town' in East Hempfield" by Alieen Humphreys, Lancaster Online, November 2, 2005
October 11-17, 2005		Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Renewal Forum "Gulf Coast: A Vision to Revive, Not Repeat" by Robin Pogrebin, The New York Times, October 13 2005 Architecture Critic Rejects Denunciation of Mississippi Renewal forum, calls effort "Significant Starting Point" by Smart Growth Online, November 1, 2005 "Governor's commission in the ultimate catalyst" by The Sun Herald, November 13, 2005 "Could Village Wal-Mart be Katrina's legacy?" by Tucker Mitchel, Huntersville Herald, November 18 2005 "Mississippi Charette Report is Complete" by Architectural Record, November 30, 2005 "History, future square off on design" by Geoff Pender, Sun Herald, December 1 2005 "Alys Beach is vision of what Gulf Coast might be" by Mike Keller, Sun Herald, December 4 2005
October 2-11, 2005		St. George, Utah – Elim Valley Charrette
October 2-7, 2005		Roanoke, Virgina – Roanoke City Market District Charrette "Downtown makeover proposal draw raves" by Todd Jackson and Matt Chittum, The Roanoke Times, October 8 2005.
September 13-21 2005		Beaufort, South Carolina – Port Royal Charrette
August 24- September 1, 2005		Montgomery, Alabama – Hampstead Charrette
August 8-17, 2005		Moab, Utah – Cloudrock Charrette
June 20-28, 2005		Trussville, Alabama – Trussville Main Street Charrette “Trussville eyes downtown face-lift: City Council to appoint three to serve on board,” by Anita Debro, Birmingham News, July 6 2005. “Trussville awaits details for proposed community,” by Anita Debro, Birmingham News, July 6 2005. “Developers plan a quaint community along Cahaba River,” by Kaija Wilkinson, Birmingham Business Journal, June 26 2005. “Building a Town from Scratch: Trussville Residents Get an Opportunity to Voice Their Opinion on How to Shape Their Downtown’s Future,” by Max Tate, Black & White [Birmingham, AL], June 16-29 2005, no. 268, p. 11. “New Urban community planned on Highway 11 property,” by Farah A Ferguson, The Cahaba Times, June 2005, pp. 6, 15.
May 16-24, 2005		Columbia, South Carolina – Bull Street Revitalization Charrette “Coble wants to connect dots of downtown projects,” Jeff Wilkinson, The State, June 16 2005. “‘Very old town’ is new vision for Bull Street,” Jeff Wilkinson, The State, May 24 2005. “Input sought on Bull Street visions: Three options unveiled for State Hospital campus,” Jeff Wilkinson, The State, May 20 2005. “Bull Street design is unveiled,” Jeff Wilkinson, The State, May 18 2005. “’An opportunity that will never come again’,” Jeff Wilkinson, The State, May 15 2005. “Firm to mold future of site: Global firm on leading edge of new urbanism to solidify vision for intown property,” by Jeff Wilkinson, The State, March 16 2005.
April 26-May 4, 2005		San Antonio, Texas – City South Charrette Kell Muñoz is the lead, with DPZ as a consultant.
April 13-21, 2005		Vancouver, British Columbia – East Fraserlands Charrette View a video of the charrette.
February 15-23, 2005		Snow Hill, Maryland – Summerfield Charrette
February 15-23, 2005		Walton County, Florida – Lake Powell & Inlet Beach Charrette
February 1-9, 2005		Providence, Bahamas – Albany Charrette
January 20-28, 2005		Conway, Arkansas – Hendrix College 2015 Charrette “Planner reveals Harkrider vision: Hendrix master plan includes tree-lined medians,” by Tammy Keith, The Log Cabin Democrat, January 24 2005. “College ‘town’: Public input sought as Hendrix plans for big future,” by Tammy Keith, The Log Cabin Democrat, January 21 2005, Front Page.
November 3-11, 2004		La Plata, Maryland – Stagecoach Crossing Charrette
November 3-11, 2004		Lakeland, Tennessee – Lakeland Green Charrette
October 17-25, 2004		Esopus Lake, New York – Ewen Point Charrette “Old meets new meets … you!: Esopus Lake Neo-Traditional Development Solicits Neighborly Advice,” by Steve Hopkins, Mid-Huson Post Pioneer, October 20 2004, vol. 1, no. 5, p. 14. “Plan calls for 350 lake town houses,” by Paul Brooks, Times Herald-Record, October 12 2004.
August 9-17, 2004		LaGrange, Georgia – Big Springs Charrette “Leaders get look at final plan for community,” by Jennifer Shrader, LaGrange Daily News, August 18 2004, Front page headline. “Visions lead Maryland woman to discover LaGrange,” by Jennifer Shrader, LaGrange Daily News, August 18 2004, Front page. “Officials applaud traditional community,” by Jennifer Shrader, LaGrange Daily News, August 17 2004, Front page headline.
July 21-29, 2004		Fredericksburg, Virgina – Leland Station Charrette Recognized as an outstanding smart growth project by the Washington Smart Growth Alliance This new neighborhood was designed for Maryland Development Company, LLC (MDC).  DPZ proposed a traditional neighborhood development around an existing Virginia Railway Express (VRE) station in south Stafford County, Virginia.  The resulting plan would support more compact and diverse development within walking distance of the VRE station while preserving more than three times the amount of contiguous open space (33%) than the fragmented open space of the by-right plan (10.8%).  The plan also increases the amount of commercial than the by-right plan, but significantly promotes an active pedestrian oriented streetscape with the presence of mixed-use buildings and traffic-calmed streets.
July 6-14, 2004		Henderson, Nevada – South Edge Charrette “Henderson officials see design plan for 1,940 acres: High-density, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods featured in proposal,” by Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal, July 15 2004. “’New Urbanism’ unveiled for Henderson property,” by Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal, July 9 2004.
June 2-12, 2004		Gulf Shores, Alabama – Bon Secour Charrette Bon Secour Village is a 1,000-acre site designed to include a mile of active waterfront on the intracoastal waterway in Gulf Shores, Alabama.  In keeping with the next evolution in New Urbanism, the Village will be more than simply a vacation destination, but a true sustainable community featuring a mix of residential, offices, retail, boating, and golf.  The town center was inspired by New Orleans and Southern Europe, with retail, offices, and condominiums overlooking the marina and waterfront.  An open air public market, green amphitheater, cafés, shops, and restaurants will serve the single-family homes in the village, some of which will face a pedestrian walkway the provides residents easy access to community pools, the tennis center, neighborhood parks, and quiet courtyards.  The village will offer all types of housing, from cottages to estate lots and compounds.
May 18-26, 2004		Rockville, Maryland – Upper Rock District Charrette Recognized as an outstanding smart growth project by the Washington Smart Growth Alliance The 20-acre Upper Rock District site is on the northwest corner of King Farm at Choke Cherry Road in Rockville, Maryland.  The developer wanted to create a seamless extension of the King Farm Community following the same principles.  The site contains two office buildings, an older three-story building, and a new eight-story building.  While current zoning would allow for more of the same with surface parking, DPZ was commissioned to create a cutting edge mixed-use and transit-oriented project.  Included will be a blend of homes, shops, and offices, comprising a new, complete neighborhood for Rockville.
May 18-26, 2004		Locust, North Carolina – Locust Town Center Charrette The recent widening of NC Highway 24/27 has displaced the former Main Street of Locust, North Carolina.  Several long time residents of Locust obtained approximately 100 acres near the town’s former center with the hope of creating a new Main Street for this growing community south of Charlotte.  DPZ was asked to create a master plan that includes retail, office, residential, and civic spaces for the new town center.
May 4-12, 2004		Kings Park, New York – Kings Park Redevelopment Charrette The redevelopment of the former Kings Park Psychiatric Center was the focus of this charrette.  The approximately 370-acre site on Long Island’s North Shore lies just north of the center of downtown Kings Park and its rail station.  The area contains a mature growth forest, its own power plant, and a large number of abandoned buildings contaminated by asbestos and lead paint.  While the primary goal of the charrette was to reconnect the site to the town, the brownfield nature of the site made it necessary to create a plan that would be economically viable to help the developers with the enormous clean-up costs.  Citizens came out in force to voice their opinions on the future of this site.  DPZ was assisted during the charrette by a local Smart Growth organization, Vision Long Island.
April 14-22, 2004		Tampa, Florida – Apollo Beach Charrette The Apollo Beach Community Plan is a component of a broader planning effort being undertaken by Hillsborough County, Florida, called the South Shore Areawide Systems Plan.  This citizen-based effort incorporates various strategies designed to achieve the community’s vision for the South County area. DPZ was invited to conduct a charrette for the Apollo Beach community that would help them identify and address future needs over the next 15-20 years.  Apollo Beach is slated to grow from approximately 3,000 homes to more than 30,000, with extensive commercial, retail, and office components.  The study area is west of I-75 and includes areas north and south of the heart of Apollo Beach.
March 4-11, 2004		Providence, Rhode Island – Washington Street Charrette More than a decade after designing a downtown revitalization plan for Providence, DPZ was asked by the City and downtown community and business partners to revisit the master plan for the redevelopment of the Washington Street Corridor.  Approximately one mile in length, the project area runs from the bottom of College Hill at the Providence River, through downtown, across I-95, up to Knight Street. The corridor width encompasses the Convention Center, Dunkin’ Donuts Center, La Salle Square, the former police and fire stations, Cathedral Square, and parts of Westminster Crossing.  Special attention was given to redevelopment opportunities that would connect and complete existing gaps in the urban fabric. The design team identified and designed numerous sites in and along the Washington Street Corridor, including a plan to reconnect the Eastside neighborhood, which suffers from reduced access due to I-95.
January 19-26, 2004		Freeport, Florida – Owl’s Head Charrette The Owl’s Head property comprises 7,000 acres of agricultural land recently annexed into the City of Freeport, Florida, at its northeastern limits.  The DPZ team designed a master plan for 839 acres, the only portion of the site currently approved and intended for development.  This new community will be made up of six neighborhoods and one town center, each of which will have its own distinctive amenities, character, and urban intensity.  At completion, the first phase will include up to 2,296 housing units and a wide variety of commercial and civic uses.  In addition to offering a healthy mix of uses, the plan takes great care to preserve and enhance the natural beauty of the site, which is blessed with a number of unique and striking features—spectacular steepheads, dramatic crevices and streams, and stunningly blue lakes.