A Comprehensive Evaluation of Regional Zoning Digitization and the UrbanForm Implementation The landscape of municipal governance and land-use planning within the State of Oregon has historically been characterized by a high degree of regulatory complexity, rooted in a robust system of statewide planning goals and localized development codes. For decades, the friction inherent in navigating these regulations has served as a silent "information tax" on development, disproportionately affecting...

California’s SB 79 is one of many recent bills that shows how quickly the land-use landscape can shift. The legislation expands what is possible near qualifying transit stops by allowing more height and density in areas that have historically been limited by local zoning. Regardless of whether one supports every detail of the bill, its movement through the Legislature highlights something planners and local governments are experiencing across the country: the rules now change faster than the...

Every building project starts with zoning. Yet in most communities, zoning information is complex and difficult to access. For...