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Search Results for by Mary Madden and Joel Russell

Part 4: How Form-Based Codes Are Written

Part 4: How Form-Based Codes Are Written

by Mary Madden and Joel Russell

In this final part of their series, Mary Madden and Joel Russell discuss the vital relationship between the planning process and the development of a form-based code….

Part 1: What Is a Form-Based Code?

Part 1: What Is a Form-Based Code?

by Mary Madden and Joel Russell

…built in the same community by different developers, both at 20 units per acre, following the same zoning regulations. (Note that both pictures show building fronts.) credit: Mary Madden/Ferrell Madden. This system has yielded several…

Part 2: The Emergence of Form-Based Codes

Part 2: The Emergence of Form-Based Codes

by Mary Madden and Joel Russell

…code. Charrettes are often used as part of this process. More on public participation and charrettes in Part 4 of our article. Photo courtesy of Ferrell Madden. Misconception #2 — Form-Based Codes Require High Density…

Street corner - form-based code

Part 3: Typical Elements of a Form-Based Code

by Mary Madden and Joel Russell

In Parts 1 and 2 we described the fundamentals of form-based codes (FBCs), explained why the development of FBCs is important to communities, and looked at key differences between FBCs and a conventional zoning code….

The Secrets of Successful Communities

Read ULI analyst Ed McMahon's seven part series.

Basics of Putting Together a Comprehensive Plan

Take a look at this excellent series of articles by Jim Segedy & Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy.

Planner & Commissioner

Our 5-part series on the relationship between staff planners and planning board members.

An Introduction to Form-Based Codes

Joel Russell & Mary Madden of the Form-Based Codes Institute cover the basics of this new approach to zoning.

Building Your Local Economy

Planner Gwendolyn Hallsmith offers a progressive take on planning for local economic development in this five-part series starting with Coping With Economic Meltdown.

Also, take a look at our extended reprints from economic development planner Della Rucker's excellent book, The Local Economy Revolution.

Pro-Forma 101 – Getting Familiar With a Basic Tool of Real Estate Analysis

Ever wonder how a pro-forma is put together & what it is used for? This four-part article provides an easy to understand introduction.
Planning ABC's

The late Professor Laurence Gerckens' delightful and informative Planning ABC's can be viewed online.


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