Renderings of what Lee County, Fla. might look like after adopting a Miami 21-inspired form-based code. Image via Transit Miami This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or ...

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Transit-oriented design is closely related to form-based zoning in many municipalities. Gensler developed a multifamily concept for the San Diego Association of Governments, a regional planning agency ...

Zoning has also been criticized for contributing to the nation’s housing crisis by freezing neighborhoods and limiting new construction, in regions such as California’s Bay Area. Traditional zoning ...

Among the innovations championed by the New Urbanist or neo-traditional movement, and by many other architects and planners, are "form-based" zoning codes. The primary goal of form-based codes is to ...

Why does America have zoning laws? Mainly to stop externalities. Since it emerged in the Progressive Era, zoning was meant to prevent land development from negatively affecting people who live outside ...

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LANSING — After nearly a decade of planning, Lansing's zoning rules are poised for an overhaul. Lansing will adopt a type of zoning known as form-based code May 1 after City Council approved nearly ...