Howard Blackson

Howard M. Blackson III, is an Urban Designer, author, lecturer, and aficionado of neighborhoods. He dabbled in the City of San Diego's Civic Innovation Lab for Bill Fulton; Directed Planning for PlaceMakers; Partnered with Chong | Partners and Stantec Architecture under Rick Drake, and has thoroughly valued every minute he has spent with Michael J. Stepner FAIA, FAICP, Geoff Dyer, Andres Duany, and the late Leon Krier.

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Objective design standards are form-based codes

The state of California is responding to the nation’s second highest housing costs (behind only Hawaii) with regulatory reforms that promote form-based codes along transit lines and commercial corridors.
HOWARD BLACKSONJAN. 26, 2023
Article image for Objective design standards are form-based codes Policy

Objective design standards are form-based codes

The state of California is responding to the nation’s second highest housing costs (behind only Hawaii) with regulatory reforms that promote form-based codes along transit lines and commercial corridors.
HOWARD BLACKSONJAN. 26, 2023
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Conducting a climate adaptation audit

Here’s a list of 10 steps that communities can use to evaluate risks and adapt to climate calamities, using resilient planning principles.
HOWARD BLACKSONSEP. 4, 2025