Radburn, a planned community, was started in 1929 by the City Housing Corporation from the plans developed by Clarence Stein and Henry Wright. The concept of the "new town" grew out …

Radburn’s creators named the streets of their planned suburb for people they admired: Howard Avenue (for Sir Ebenezer Howard, founder of the Garden City movement), Owen Avenue (for …

We meet at 10 AM outside the Radburn Plaza (Clocktower) Building. We walk about a mile through A and B parks, and finish after about two hours, including several sit-down breaks.

But how did the many other avenues, streets and places in Radburn get their names? Our best evidence comes from Charles Ascher, staff lawyer for the City Housing Corp., which …

His Radburn was “safe for children,’’ stimulating for adults, affordable for middle class families. But diversity was sacrificed for sociability, compatibility and conformity.

In our video, Historic Radburn, we repeated the conventional wisdom that the name “Radburn” is Old English for “Saddle River.’’ The name seemed apt, because when plans for the community …

And in addition to showing fairgoers what the future might look like, it shows us today what Radburn looked like. The City contrasted the problems of the contemporary metropolis – …

Radburn to the rescue? Radburn itself might have been able to step in to save the span. But the association, which originally was supposed to have included a population of 25,000, had been …

Training opportunities are available, and we provide certification or recertification through the Radburn Association. Qualifications: Must be at least 15 years old by May 1st. Reimbursement …

The Exners – Frank, his wife Faith, and their two young daughters — were among Radburn’s founding families. In 1933 they became the first to live at 5 Bristol Place, one of the last …