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membership homes associations is revealed in a recent study by the 

 Urban Land Institute of Washington, D.G. Comprehensive guide- 

 lines for creating successful PUDs and homes associations are avail- 

 able in ULFs Homes Association Handbook, in FHA's Bulletin 6 on 

 Planned-Unit Development, in the American Conservation Associa- 

 tion's publication on Cluster Development by William H. Whyte, 

 and in ULI's new bulletin on Legal Aspects of Planned-Unit Resi- 

 dential Development With Suggested Legislation. Related informa- 

 tion on land-use intensity and varied building types in planned-unit 

 development are in the statement by Richard J. Canavan, FHA 

 Assistant Commissioner for Technical Standards contained in the 

 proceedings of the panel on the New Suburbia. 



In view of the opportunities in the planned unit development with 

 maintenance by a homes association, it is desirable that those en- 

 trusted with the responsibility for planning land development, devel- 

 oping local regulations for land subdivision, and the development of 

 park land take an active lead in pursuing this course of action. 



BARRY F. MOUNTAIN. Suburbs sprawl, cities decay; automobiles, 

 filled with anxious Americans seeking a measure of serenity in their 

 lives, stream outward from city centers; and the cities gorge them- 

 selves on the ever-receding countryside. Now, while there is still 

 time, we must provide space in which to live and grow. We owe it 

 to ourselves and to generations of unborn Americans. 



It is not enough to simply preserve our existing park space, or to 

 create open spaces in revitalized urban areas. These are solutions 

 for the present but, what will happen in 20 years? 



We feel, based upon our own experience in urban renewal and 

 master planning, that it is time to take stock of all that has been 

 accomplished heretofore and of the challenge we face in years to 

 come. Are we proceeding in the right direction? Do we ourselves 

 have a master plan? 



What we propose is the creation of a total but individual master 

 plan for the development of each of the 50 States. A total, com- 

 prehensive effort based upon principles outlined by the Federal Gov- 

 ernment, to be implemented through local and State initiative; one 

 which will compliment and reinforce the President's program to 

 beautify America. An effort that utilizes all of the sociological, geo- 

 graphical, and anthropological research available; and which pro- 

 vides for research into new methods and materials for recreational 

 use. 



