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...
View ArticleHave 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,...
View ArticleDowntown 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...
View ArticleZoning 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,...
View ArticleWhat 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...
View ArticleCNU’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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleForm-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...
View ArticleAnnouncing 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...
View Article(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...
View ArticleWebinar 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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleDon’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...
View ArticleWebinar 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...
View ArticleWebinar 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...
View ArticleLike 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...
View ArticleWebinar 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...
View ArticleVirtual 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...
View ArticleProgress & 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....
View ArticleWebinar 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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