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 ...

Renderings of what Lee County, Fla. might look like after adopting a Miami 21-inspired form-based code. Image via Transit Miami This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or ...

Six years ago, when a developer proposed building a gas station and fuel delivery operation on Route 25 in Standish’s village district, citizens fought the project. It was hugely controversial, says ...

Washington, D.C.-based WDG Architecture has completed the design of Columbia Center, a new mixed-use project located in Arlington, Va. The 480,000-sf development is the first to follow the Columbia ...

LIMA —The Lima Housing Task Force continues its work to examine Lima’s housing stock and how to better regulate it. During the meeting, held virtually, members heard from Marta Goldsmith, director of ...

I llinois State University, Illinois Wesleyan University, BroMenn Regional Medical Center, the town of Normal and the city of Bloomington hired "new urbanist" and consultant Doug Farr, with the ...

Mar. 3—Frederick's aldermen on Wednesday will get their first public look at the city's plans for a new planning approach in the East Street corridor. The discussion will update the mayor and aldermen ...

While reviewing the August 30, 2023 article in our local surviving major newspaper on the titanic battle over views of the beautiful Tennessee River between two apartment complex developers on the ...

The City of Sarasota recently published a working draft of its long-anticipated form-based code, whose purpose is to create predictable building patterns in neighborhoods throughout the city.

LANSING — After nearly a decade of planning, Lansing's zoning rules are poised for an overhaul. Lansing will adopt a type of zoning known as form-based code May 1 after City Council approved nearly ...

MOUNT PLEASANT — The last time this town set a path for the long-term future of downtown development in Hawthorne, Thornwood and Valhalla, Richard Nixon was in the White House and the Beatles were ...