2001-2004: New Urbanism: Over a three year period my helpers and I renovated 20 buildings (including 29 dwelling units) and revitalized the mixed-use core of what I now call the Garden District. We planted palm trees next to the road and got a four-way stop and cross walk, but only after an exhausting year long battle with a county traffic engineer that finally resulted in the county council granting a variance from the DOT guidelines.