Topic: Zoning
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Maps
Mapping a City's Surnames
An amazing new tool tracks the names and nationalities that dominate parts of London.
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Urban Wonk
The Secret Conservative War on Zoning
The controversial American Legislative Exchange Council appears to be behind a new effort to unravel local zoning and regulatory authority across the country.
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Urban Wonk
The Birth of Zoning Codes, a History
Or, how Americans learned to legislate our NIMBY impulses.
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Why It's So Hard to Be a Food Truck in New Orleans
Tough permit rules, location regulations, and rigorous inspections make the city so known for its food one of the least hospitable to food trucks in the country.
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Urban Wonk
The Right Way to Zone for Transit-Oriented Development
We need a legal framework that creates many different types and scales of building around public transportation.
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Land Transfer of the Day: 4.1 Million Acres
Turkey will open formerly protected land (much of it already illegally developed) to builders.
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Argument of the Day: Want Affordable Housing? Look to the Zoning Code
Activists should think beyond public subsidies.
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Have Guitar, Will Sing Songs About Urban Planning
Melanie Hammet wants to turn obscure zoning ordinances into the universal language of song.
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Bad Zoning Can Ruin Your Kid's Life
A new report examines the link between standardized test scores and restrictive zoning regulations.
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Urban Wonk
How To Protect America's Countryside from Sprawl
The sustainability community has turned some overdue attention to small towns. But how can we preserve the places in between?
