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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Arlington's new zoning plan, known as form-based code, is intended to transform and bring new life to the downtown area while connecting it to the entertainment district. Arlington City Council ...

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 ...

City Council okayed legislation on Monday that will allow City Hall to hire a consultant to better steer its implementation of form-based planning code. Credit: Mark Oprea Cleveland will later this ...

Planning commissioners voiced support for the city's new form-based zoning code on Wednesday but were less enthusiastic about expanding the code to cover the entire Pearl District.