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 …
FBCI Welcomes New Board and Resource Council Members
FBCI announces the election of three new Board members and six new Resource Council members at its Annual Meeting in [...]
Misconceptions About Form-Based Codes
If zoning reform is increasingly gaining acceptance, why are there still so many misconceptions? [...]
FBCI Instructor Goes to School for Form-Based Codes
Tony Perez, Opticos Design’s Director of Form-Based Coding, is teaching a graduate-level studio Cal Poly Pomona [...]
Joel Russell quoted in Hartford Business
Hartford Business.com quotes Joel Russell and Alan Mammoser. [...]
Bridgeport, CT Becomes First FBCI City Sponsor
City Sponsorship gives city planning staff free access to FBCI webinars as well as expert guidance and education on how [...]
Finding The Right Path Through Design Review
Municipalities—searching for ways to better shape development — must tailor their approach to the community’s size and professional resources. [...]
After careful evaluation of the entries, the jury determined that none of them fully satisfied all four criteria. [...]
Ped-Bike Advocates and Urbanists: Get Together
It's about placement of buildings and parking lots and street trees. [...]
Cincinnati Form Based Code takes CNU’s Grand Prize
FBCI congratulates the City of Cincinnati for its CNU Charter Award. [...]
Dialing-In Your Zoning To Fit Your Community
Unlike conventional zoning, FBCs may be finely tuned for each community, according to its unique physical structure. [...]
Form-based codes can transform the development of public spaces. Watch this video to see transformations taking place one step at [...]
Reflections from FBCI Director Carol Wyant
It’s been a wonderful 10 years at the head of this organization [...]
Strategies For Project Review Under A Form-Based Code
Form-based codes (FBCs) allow communities to implement a plan [...]
A Step-by-Step Guide to Form-Based Codes
FBCI was very pleased to discover Form-Based Codes: A Step-by-Step Guide for Communities, recently published by the Chicago regional planning agency, CMAP. In fact, we [...]