To build more affordable 'missing middle' housing, changing zoning laws is not enough. We need small multifamily buildings to be regulated under the residential code.
Allowing more single-stair buildings in the US will positively affect quality of life, public health, infill flexibility, family-friendly units, costs, and even climate adaptation.
The mass-timber Home Office in Bentonville, Arkansas, is built into the street grid with a regional bike-ped trail through the middle.
An innovative plan in Northwest Arkansas would convert a commuter campus to a 24-hour college community.
The plan for a city of 400,000 leads to the same outcomes as The Original Green, concludes urbanist Steve Mouzon.
The first CNU 2026 Legacy Project creates a plan for a mixed-use village in growing Northwest Arkansas.
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Better Cities & Towns Archive
Since 1995, the City of Aspen, Colorado, has
Since 1995, the City of Aspen, Colorado, has had a set of residential design standards for new construction intended to preserve the scale and...
Dialing-in your zoning to fit your community
Form-based codes work because each community and the places that comprise it have an identifiable structure: a physical structure.
The City of Temple Terrace Florida approved a 14000 sq ft performing arts center with space for stud
The City of Temple Terrace, Florida, approved a 14,000 sq. ft. performing arts center with space for studios and classrooms as part of the city’s...
Sandy Sorlien, coauthor of the SmartCode v9.0 and
Sandy Sorlien, coauthor of the SmartCode v9.0 and Manual, is no longer working with the SmartCode Pro Sessions. Instead, to supplement both SCP and...
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