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Braving the New World of Performance-Based Zoning
Conventional zoning is an outdated barrier against good urbanism, but there's disagreement on the best way forward.
Today's topic is zoning. But before you reach for that double espresso, consider that there is really some exciting stuff going on in the field, fueled by Silicon Valley-level innovative thinking.
Most people might think of zoning as the province of white-haired volunteer boards, but in an increasingly developed world, it has a larger importance. Codes that guide development are the DNA of human settlement.