Tradition, what thoughts does that word bring to mind? Something old. Something handed down from generation to generation from a time long a go. It may also bring to mind a time when things were much simpler and carefree.
Those were the thoughts and images that came to mind when developers of the Traditions at Lovers Ln. decided to develop a new community. They set out looking at old neighborhoods like the ones that Norman Rockwell panted in his Evening Post covers. The neighbor hoods where everything that you needed was no farther than a short walk from your home. A time when the children walked to the community park to play.
They started thinking that wouldn't it be great if you could bring that back. Bring back the since of community and a slower pace to this fast pace time that we live in today, so that is what they have set out to do.
The acronym TND stands for Traditional Neighborhood Development, a comprehensive planned community that includes a variety of housing types and land uses in a defined area. A TND is served by a network of paths, streets and lanes suitable for pedestrians as well as vehicles. This provides residents the option of walking, biking or driving to places within their neighborhood. Public and private spaces have equal importance, creating a balanced community that serves a wide range of home and business owners - in the form of plazas, greens, parks and squares - enhancing community identity and value.
The difference is unmistakable. Traditions, a thoughtfully planned community, is already a picturesque centerpiece for the heart of Bowling Green. Traditions appears to be in a distinctly separate world.
Traditions is a true form of TND (also known as New Urbanism) that is based on the principals of traditional neighborhood design. Traditions accommodates the automobile yet is designed on a pedestrian scale where walking and speaking distances prevail.
One can enjoy the simple act of leisurely walking down the street - not for the arduous task of exercise but for the sheer pleasure of the experiences that you will encounter along the way. With careful attention to the design of the public realm, the streets become more enjoyable and a safer place for people to walk or bike.
Houses and buildings sitting closer to the streets allows for a sense of scale and enclosure that make the pedestrian feel more comfortable and make the streets feel more like "outdoor rooms." On street parking also contributes to the feel of streets being "enclosed" and add greatly to the security of children playing. Streetlights are built to "human scale" and designed to preserve the view of the night sky instead of towering above the roads with blinding light. Streets often end in a "Visual Terminus", a place where the eye stops and registers a memorable vision such as a monument, a pleasant curve or a significant landscape. Building height, setbacks and spacing define the streets, squares and open areas that comprise the community's public realm. The uses of buildings and their relationships to each other affect the activity and vitality of Traditions.
Garages are moved to the rear of yards, once again giving front porches a place of prominence. Front porches not only provide a great space to savor the outdoors, they increase the opportunities for daily interaction among neighbors and contribute to the overall sense of community. Getting to know your neighbors as a natural part of daily living lessens the sense of isolation so often found in today's large, modern subdivisions and gives residents a greater sense of community and security.
Traditions achieves true character by developing a distinct and unique identity while remaining authentic to the history, traditions and customs of the region. There are special places that simply feel good to be in and around even though you may not be certain why it feels that way. These places with character appear to have grown naturally and gradually out of the landscape. They offer an unmistakable sensory richness.
However, there are specific, definable traits that interact to make these special places feel good. Many traditions are taken into consideration to create a new place that feels good. The focus is on the quality and durability of building materials and the proper configuration of such external elements as the depth of porches, the pitch of roofs, height of buildings and size of streets.
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