• How zoning reform has helped to turn Buffalo around

    The New York Times recently reported on Buffalo’s “ other story ,” an unexpected and dramatic increase in population in the last decade, the first time this had happened in 70 years. The “other story” in the Times headline is a reference to the Buffalo shooting, which brought weeks of negative...Read more

  • 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