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ZONED IN: Economic Benefits & Shared Prosperity with Form-Based Codes

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The first-of-its-kind report includes evidence that form-based codes produce better economic outcomes and positively impact equitable development.
FBC 101: The ABCs of Form-Based Codes (Virtual Edition!)

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Expert instructors combine lecture & classroom discussion with interactive exercises in observing community built form and shaping public space.
Progress & preservation in award winning zoning codes

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The Richard H. Driehaus Award recognizes communities that have adopted and implemented exemplary form-based zoning codes. This year’s winners demonstrate the versatility and wide applicability of form-based zoning.
Virtual engagement: A springboard for inclusive community planning

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FBCI is partnering with the National Charrette Institute to host a webinar series featuring the tools, techniques, and equity implications of virtual community engagement.
Codes for Communities Program

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Draws on the experience and talents of FBCI leaders to provide local governments with advice and guidance on form-based codes and zoning reform.
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- 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 […]
- The City of Moline, Illinois seeks FBC services for its historic downtown
  The City of Moline is requesting qualifications for consultant services to assist with the development of a form-based code for Moline Centre, its historic downtown. The selected consultant will enter into a contract with the City of Moline. Proposals shall be submitted in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file must be received on/before 5:00 pm July […]
- Webinar recap: Tools and techniques for virtual community engagement
  Last week, we hosted “Tools and techniques for virtual community engagement,” the second of three webinars hosted by the Form-Based Codes Institute and the National Charrette Institute. Speakers explained how to develop a framework for thinking about how people engage online and shared specific approaches to virtual community engagement in Kalamazoo, MI and Cambridge, MA. […]
- Progress & preservation in award winning zoning codes
  Two very different communities are taking home the 2020 Driehaus Award.
- Patricia Wallace
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- EUNICE MARQUEZ
  Great job explaining and clarifying. Everyone did a great job.
- Carlos Gaivoto
  I'm interested to see this code.
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- Henry Pontarelli
  Thank you. Very well thought out and well written.

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The City of Moline, Illinois seeks FBC services for its historic downtown

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Progress & preservation in award winning zoning codes

Two very different communities are taking home the 2020 Driehaus Award.

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