'New urbanism' worth sharing.

• Author: Coplans, Joseph
• Position: Readers respond - Letter to the editor

Your article ("Lifestyles in transit," Pete Lewis, February) contains such wisdom concerning the sociological strain Americans are facing. We are beginning to recognize a cultural identity based on having so many available resources. Many of us come from big cities and are thrilled to have a chance to live in a form of customized, constructed urbanism. I really enjoyed your article and I am passing it to everyone I know who cares about the cultural changes this country is facing. In my opinion, there are so many of us who are searching for that sense of place--one that is safe yet not disinfected, one that invites the amazing arbitrary urban...