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 ...

The second draft of Frederick’s proposed form-based code is now available for review by residents. The proposed zoning change for the city’s East Street corridor ...

Cleveland first considered exploring form-based zoning in 2015 under then-mayor Frank Jackson. Progress on a developing the pilot project for the three neighborhoods started about six years ago but ...

Rebecca Boxall envisions part of the city including the intersection of Collins Street and Abram Street in Arlington looking very differently with form-based code. Instead of a chaotic assortment of ...

Jason Milligan, founder of Milligan Realty, discusses Norwalk's Wall Street Corridor Improvement Project on Tuesday at a panel discussion on commercial real estate at the SoNo Collection shopping mall ...

Arlington city leaders are considering a large area for its first attempt at form-based code, an alternative to traditional use-based zoning. Council members expressed mixed feelings, with some saying ...

KINGSTON — The city’s Common Council unanimously approved a new citywide zoning code on Tuesday night, concluding a yearslong effort to comprehensively change how homeowners, developers and ...

Zoning has also been criticized for contributing to the nation’s housing crisis by freezing neighborhoods and limiting new construction, in regions such as California’s Bay Area. Traditional zoning ...

Transit-oriented design is closely related to form-based zoning in many municipalities. Gensler developed a multifamily concept for the San Diego Association of Governments, a regional planning agency ...

The city is looking to expand its experiment with form-based planning code, new laws that will greatly change Cleveland's look in years to come. Credit: Mark Oprea Cleveland’s push to update its ...

If you’ve been following Santa Fe’s planning discussions, you may have heard that the city is preparing revisions to its Land Development Code. For most people, those words can sound like a dry legal ...