• Minneapolis zoning reform put on ice

    At a time when the need for zoning reform is gaining intellectual currency and credibility , one of the most important city land-use regulatory changes of recent years has suffered a legal setback. The Minneapolis 2040 plan, which effectively got rid of exclusive single-family zoning in the city...Read more

  • A tool for better zoning in Wisconsin

    CNU’s Project for Code Reform completed a report for Wisconsin municipalities, Enabling Better Places, building on similar reports for Michigan and Vermont, and one upcoming in New Hampshire.
    The League of Wisconsin Municipalities worked with CNU and a range of statewide organizations to produce Enabling Better Places: A User’s Guide to Wisconsin Neighborhood Affordability . The goal is to help the state’s more than 1,800 cities, towns, and villages revise their zoning codes to promote...Read more

  • Making lemonade out of lemons: A case for zoning reform

    CNU’s Project for Code Reform is filling a need for incremental code reform and furthering statewide programs to remove barriers to inclusive communities.
    Have you ever looked closely at a city or town and wondered why it looks the way it does? Why do different neighborhoods within a city or town have distinct character? Why do buildings not exceed a certain height? If you’re a New Urbanist, chances are you’ve asked yourself these types of questions...Read more

  • Form coding planned to change pattern of growth in Iowa City

    Update: The South District plan and code were adopted by City Council October 5. Iowa City, Iowa, is moving to adopt a form-based code on a 900-acre district on the southern edge of town (see regulating plan above). The area is adjacent to a suburban ring of development that has surrounded the core...Read more