From Arlington, Va., to Ventura, Calif., cities across the nation are replacing conventional zoning regulations with a streamlined, “form-based” approach that, experts say, will help set the stage for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rebecca Boxall envisions part of the city including the intersection of Collins Street and Abram Street in Arlington looking very differently with form-based code. Instead of a chaotic assortment of ...

Jun. 9—A new type of zoning proposed to redesign Frederick's East Street corridor would emphasize moving buildings closer to the street, creating inviting areas for pedestrians and providing ...

Arlington is testing a new zoning program that could change how private development is constructed in the city’s downtown. The form-based zoning code being piloted in the area is designed to create ...

If you’ve been following Santa Fe’s planning discussions, you may have heard that the city is preparing revisions to its Land Development Code. For most people, those words can sound like a dry legal ...

At its next meeting Wednesday, the Ukiah Planning Commission is scheduled to consider changes to the city’s Downtown Zoning Code that staff describe as removing “unnecessary constraints” and improving ...