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In the 1990s, a new wave of urban design was sweeping through America, known as new urbanism. This concept took elements that made European cities successful, like mixed-use, walkable communities and pleasing architecture, and adapted them for North American communities. Schubiner wanted to expand his development to fit this concept, and he commissioned the leading new urbanism design firm, DPZ, to draft up the plan for Bloomfield Park.