mt laurel is alabama's premier
traditional neighborhood development

The Town of Mt Laurel has been planned and designed using Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND), a system of new residential-community planning that follows the principles and ideals of New Urbanism. 

New Urbanism is one of the most influential movements in modern civic planning and has become the flag-bearer for the fight against suburban sprawl and the loss of neighborly, people-centered living environments.

A planned residential community designed according to TND principles contains:

• A village center that includes a public space and commercial enterprise
• Prominently located civic buildings and open space that includes parks, plazas and squares
• An identifiable edge, ideally a five minute walk from the town center
• A mix of amenities and community activity resources
• A variety of home sizes and housing types
• An interconnected network of streets usually in a grid pattern

The Town of Mt Laurel was the first TND to be built in Alabama and is the finest example in the state of a new planned residential-community developed according to Traditional Neighborhood Development principles.

Built to be pedestrian-friendly and to reduce the negative impacts of traffic congestion and suburban sprawl, Mt Laurel also takes the best from historically famous American towns such as Charleston and Savannah – from the discrete alleys behind homes and the invitingly wide sidewalks in front, to the proximity of the storefronts to the street in the town center. 

Mt Laurel is designed by Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, world-renown town planners and creators of Seaside, Florida, the community that initiated the New Urbanism/TND movement back in 1981.

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If you are interested in learning more about the ideas that helped shape Mt Laurel, we recommend the following resources. If your interest is still not satisfied after you exhaust these references please contact our sales team for additional suggestions.

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