FBC 101 on Planetizen

Talking form-based codes (from top left): Geoff Ferrell, Lisa Wise, Dan Slone, Kaizer Rangwala, Victor Dover, Mary Madden, Tony Perez, Dan Parolek

FBCI and Planetizen teamed to produce an on-line version of the popular course, FBC 101: The ABCs of Form-Based Codes. The new ‘101’ was produced in Planetizen’s studios, featuring FBCI’s experts in the field of form-based coding. Watch this short intro.

The 8-course “track” in Planetizen Courses is now ready!

Introduction provides an overview to kick off the new series,
Learning How to Look conveys skills to understand and evaluate good urbanism,
Neighborhoods covers the essential elements of a neighborhood – physical and functional,
Corridors looks at the challenges of planning and designing corridors and shows how their codes can be improved,
Downtowns gives understanding of key considerations of a for a downtown context, following a series of case studies that illustrate the common features of downtown codes across a range of scales and contexts,
Preparing a Form-Based Code gives guidance for selecting an organizing principle for a code, steps to follow, and basic decisions that must be made.
Legal Aspects covers the legal authority for form-based coding, relevant case law, and the development review processes under form-based codes.
Citywide Code Updates considers “hybrid” codes and citywide assessments to determine where form-based codes might be most effectively applied.

Completing the whole track fulfills the introductory requirement of FBCI’s three-course series. It is a prerequisite for FBCI’s two-day onsite advanced courses, FBC 201 (Urban Design and Placemaking with Form-Based Codes) and FBC 301 (Formulating, Adopting, and Administering Form-Based Codes). Those who finish all three receive a certificate of completion from FBCI.

Note – In order to take this FBC 101 track on Planetizen, it is necessary to subscribe to Planetizen’s course service and the price is very reasonable. Click here for information.