The Codes Study is updated! These are the cities that are rewriting their land use laws to promote wellness, economic strength, and environmental resilience.
"About twelve years ago, I started the Codes Study to analyze cities, towns, and counties taking proactive steps toward zoning to encourage livable places. And by livable, I mean mixed-use, economically vibrant, convivial, walkable, bikeable, and transit-friendly. Many places are using form-based codes to encourage livability, in jurisdictions covering over 45 million people worldwide."
"Such code responds to today’s market pressures of families and corporations alike wanting to dwell in walkable urban places. It saves critical infrastructure dollars because of building in more compact forms. It can let us preserve more wilderness and productive farm and range lands with less sprawling development. It encourages wellness by making it easier to connect with others, instead of isolating us in single-use pods. It reinjects nature into cities in keeping with the character of its surroundings."
Hazel Borys gives us an update on the latest Codes Study, and points out recent zoning and subdivision trends including lean codes, unified codes, codes with no parking requirements, and codes that are cash cows.
FULL STORY: Codes Study: Trends in zoning reform
The Codes Study Is Updated
618 form-based codes made it on the latest Codes Study. The authors are requesting your additions to the update.
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Code Score: A New Aid for Aligning Policy and Vision With Outcomes
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Analysis: Cybertruck Fatality Rate Far Exceeds That of Ford Pinto
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