Jeff McVay, Manager for Downtown Transformation wants the Mesa City Council to approve a deviation in the city's form-based zoning code - forced by a developer.
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At Smart Growth America, we acknowledge that many people—especially black Americans—are hurting right now.
Please read this statement from our president & CEO about the most recent senseless deaths and the decades of systemic racism that preceded them. The most urgent task for all of us is immediate justice for the families and communities of the recently slain and protection of the right to peaceful protest. Our other important work does continue, however, and this recognition of exemplary local efforts to build better, more equitable communities is rooted in our fundamental commitment to ensuring that everyone can safely live in a neighborhood that is healthy, prosperous, and resilient.
WHAT AWARD WINNING ZONING LOOKS LIKEThe 2020 Richard H. Driehaus Form-Based Codes Award winners
Two very different communities are taking home the 2020 Driehaus Award this year for their form-based zoning codes.
Hartford, CT, a post-industrial legacy city trying to bring new life to the community, did the challenging work of writing a new, citywide code from scratch.
Rancho Cucamonga, CA, in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains (about 30 miles east of Los Angeles), worked with Sargent Town Planning to write the Etiwanda Heights Neighborhood Plan and Code to create a new neighborhood while conserving much of the natural environment.
Join us for a webinar at 2pm ET on Tuesday, June 23 to hear leaders from the winning communities discuss how their code was developed and the lessons they learned along the way.
The differences in these two communities demonstrate the versatility and wide applicability of form-based zoning.
Unlike conventional zoning which focuses on what happens inside of buildings, form-based codes focus on the look and feel of buildings and public spaces to create coherent, people-scaled places. In addition to the aesthetic benefits, modern form-based codes can promote equity and inclusion, support the fiscal health of a community, and provide a roadmap for future growth that benefits everyone.
“We are thrilled that the jury selected codes from two very different communities, demonstrating that good form-based codes can create great places in many different settings,” said Marta Goldsmith, director of the Form-Based Codes Institute of Smart Growth America.
Read the full post and register for the webinar to learn more about each of this year's award winning zoning codes.
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