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Better together: zoning (reform) and smart growth

Illustrative master plan for the form-based code in Beaufort, SC (Image: Dover, Kohl & Partners) Smart Growth America (SGA) continually pursues new angles to broaden its ability to create strong...

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Have we zoned great, walkable places out of existence?

Rendering of development under a form-based code in Richmond, CA (Opticos Design) Zoning codes are the unseen, yet decisive guiding force that can either help or hinder the creation of great, walkable,...

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Downtown Las Vegas: “The legend reinvented”

The Downtown Las Vegas Master Plan encompasses 12 districts (Image: VISIONLV) After two years of robust education and community engagement, the City of Las Vegas is ready to implement their downtown...

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Zoning for equity: raising all boats

Sundance Square in downtown Fort Worth, TX, which was developed under form-based standards. Image: Randy Hutcheson. Conventional land use regulations have contributed to a great divide in our country,...

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What makes a good form-based code?

Rendering of development under the University Neighborhood Specific Plan in Palm Desert, CA, winner of the 2017 Driehaus Award. (Image: Sargent Town Planning) It’s time to pick the nation’s top...

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CNU’s Project for Code Reform: when a new form-based code isn’t in the cards

In September 2018, the Congress for New Urbanism published “The Users Guide to Code Reform” – the product of a two-year effort working with Michigan communities to develop tools that municipalities can...

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A decade of lessons on good zoning

Trinity Boulevard in East Fort Worth is currently a highway but will serve as a town center. Rendering courtesy Gateway Planning. The Driehaus Form-Based Codes Award has recognized exemplary form-based...

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Form-based codes: A means to equity in a compassionate city

The Columbia Pike form-based code is helping Arlington County, VA preserve or replace an estimated 1,300 affordable housing units that were built with public funds. Centro is a new mixed-use...

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Announcing winners of 2019 Driehaus Form-Based Codes Award

The Buffalo Green Code is enabling contextual residential development (left) and adaptive reuse (upper right). The code features attractive illustrations depicting plausible buildout for each zone...

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(Re)coding communities for smart growth

A stakeholders workshop brought together city and state department staff, business owners, community organizations, real estate agents, planning consultants, and transportation professionals to discuss...

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Webinar recap: Zoning for the maker economy

COHAB Space brings together artisans to live, grow, create, showcase, and sell their products in High Point, NC. (Image: COHAB Space) This past July, we hosted “Form-Based Codes and Small-Scale...

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New zoning makes New Rochelle’s vision a reality

Rendering of New Rochelle’s Division Street under the downtown’s form-based code. (Image: Ideally New Rochelle, used with permission) New Rochelle, New York struggled for years to stimulate catalytic...

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Don’t miss our next webinar: Using an NCI charrette to create a vision for a...

Wednesday, November 20 at 1 p.m. ET | Register >> Form-based zoning codes are designed to be the regulatory framework that implements a shared vision. As communities across the country rework...

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Webinar recap: Using an NCI charrette to create a vision for a form-based code

This November, we hosted “From vision to implementation: Using an NCI charrette to create a vision for a form-based code,” a joint webinar between the Form-Based Codes Institute and the National...

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Webinar recap: Parking reform for 21st century communities

“Parking reform for 21st century communities: getting more out of public space,” was a joint webinar between the Form-Based Codes Institute and the State Smart Transportation Initiative. Speakers...

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Like the Oscars, but for zoning

The Richard H. Driehaus Form-Based Code Award is back for its 12th year! If your community has adopted a form-based code that is promoting people-scaled development and a mix of uses, send us your...

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Webinar recap: Charrettes go virtual

Last week, we hosted “Charrettes go virtual: Missoula, Montana hosts an online charrette to advance a community vision,” a joint webinar between the Form-Based Codes Institute and the National...

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Virtual engagement: A springboard for inclusive community planning

Designed by studiogstock / Freepik Although “business as usual” is not an option today for most local governments, many continue to move forward with important projects, finding new and innovative...

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Progress & preservation in award winning zoning codes

A rendering of potential development under the Etiwanda Heights Neighborhood Plan and Code. Image: Sargent Town Planning Hartford, CT and Rancho Cucamonga, CA are the winners of the 2020 Richard H....

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Webinar recap: Tools and techniques for virtual community engagement

Engagement platform “Imagine Kalamazoo” (Image: City of Kalamazoo) Last week, we hosted “Tools and techniques for virtual community engagement,” the second of three webinars hosted by the Form-Based...

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