A
product of the Ten Planning Principles for the Next Ten Million
is the LeCorbusier-40. The title of this development concept is
in recognition of Le Corbusier, one of the founding fathers of
the Modernist movement and the author of The City of To-morrow
and Its Planning (1929).
Le Corbusier believed that a city should be compact, rapid, lively,
concentrated, and that it should have a well organized centre.
In Le Corbusier's "Contemporary City", blocks measuring 400 yards
by 400 yards (40 acres) were his design units and when merged,
created his larger city plan. Further, LeCorbusier also felt that
geometry should be a fundamental design component of city planning.
The LeCorbusier-40 is a merging of past and current planning principles.
Its design is primarily driven by the ten planning principles
on this website. A brief discussion of how these principles are
implemented in the LeCorbusier 40 is detailed below.
The LeCorbusier-40 can be constructed over a three-year period.
The dwelling unit density for this project will approximate six
dwelling units per acre. Residential dwelling types will be composed
of studio apartments (in the mixed-use node), condominiums, apartments,
detached single family units and zero lot line, and single family
units with garages at the rear. Remaining components of the project
include a 1.8-acre park, a 2.5-acre mixed-use node, and 1.75 acres
of office use, which faces the mixed-use node and backs up to
the zero lot line single family units.
Maintenance of the park and streetscape will be paid for through
a Landscaping/Lighting district. Park construction will be financed
through a combination of park and storm drainage impact fees.
All other infrastructure improvements will be paid for by the
developer.
The implementation of the "Ten Planning Principles for the Next
Ten Million" in the context of the LeCorbusier 40, is detailed
here.