Topic: Redevelopment

Form-Based Codes for Small Towns (Part 1)

CommunitiesDowntownsInfrastructurePreservationRedevelopmentRuralSmall Towns

Stefan Pellegrini shows how form-based codes may be used to preserve and guide development in small towns and rural communities, looking at towns as small as 5,000 people, with applications…more

Instructors:

Stefan Pellegrini, AICP

Coding Corridors: Opportunities and Challenges

Building typesCase StudiesCommunitiesCorridorsRedevelopmentSolar AccessSprawl

Corridors are carriers of life in a region, passageways serving as edges and connectors. Kaizer Rangwala discusses the particular challenges of planning for corridors, man-made and natural. From a theoretical…more

Instructors:

Kaizer Rangwala, AICP, CNU-A

Idealism Meets Pragmatism: Transforming the Suburbs Step by Step

Case StudiesCommunitiesDowntownsRedevelopmentRetail CentersSuburbs

Geoffrey Ferrell and Jason Beske demonstrate how to begin to build a desirable place where the existing urban fabric is less than ideal (“sub-urban”). Case studies taken from a suburban…more

- FBC 101 (Virtual Edition) is back this spring!
  Last fall, the Form-Based Codes Institute successfully hosted its most popular class–FBC 101: The ABCs of Form-Based Codes–in a virtual, synchronous setting for the first time. FBCI staff worked for several months with seasoned instructors and other form-based code experts to develop the content and activities. Because of increased interest and use of form-based codes […]
- Accessory dwelling units promoted as a strategy to increase affordable housing stock at White House event
  The Biden administration hosted a virtual webinar on February 1st highlighting accessory dwelling units (ADUs) as one way to increase affordable housing stock across the country. An esteemed group of fourteen thought leaders, advocates, and government officials from across the country convened to share their expertise and insights, advocate for ADUs, and discuss current barriers […]
- The City of Farmers Branch, Texas seeks consultants to prepare a city-wide comprehensive plan & station area form based code
  Two Proposals Requested The city of Farmers Branch, Texas is seeking proposals from qualified consultants for professional services to prepare a city-wide Comprehensive Plan and expansion of the Station Area Form Based Code (PD-86). The Farmers Branch Department of Planning & Zoning invites you to submit your proposal to either or both of these RFPs. […]
- Announcing 2021 Driehaus Award Winner: The Evolution of Form-Based Codes
  Today, the Form-Based Codes Institute at Smart Growth America is thrilled to announce the winner of the fifteenth annual Richard H. Driehaus Form-Based Code Award for achievement in the writing and implementation of a stellar form-based zoning code–the City of South Bend Zoning Ordinance for the City of South Bend, Indiana. City of South Bend […]
- The Village of Shorewood, Wisconsin seeks consultant for its Commercial & Mixed-Use Districts (Hybrid Form-Based Code Zoning)
  Proposal Requested The Village of Shorewood is seeking a consultant to update the Commercial and Mixed-Use Districts within its Zoning Code to include form-based elements alongside updated use classifications (hybrid). The Village’s Central District Master Plan Design Guidelines shall serve as a starting point, but incorporation of additional “best practice” form-based elements are expected. This […]
- Fatima Ali-Salaam
  We'd be interested to know if these codes have been [...]
- Patricia Wallace
  Great information - thanks
- EUNICE MARQUEZ
  Great job explaining and clarifying. Everyone did a great job.
- Carlos Gaivoto
  I'm interested to see this code.
- Carlos Gaivoto
  Urban and Transportation planning are linked together for a sustainable [...]