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5 kinds of posts for the New Year
From the start, we knew one of the biggest hurdles for UrbanForm would be building trust. How could software make the process of...
Quang Truong
Jan 17, 20232 min read


Determining Scenic Resource Setbacks in Portland
We'd like to share with you the process used for determining one specific setback in the zoning rules for the City of Portland. This...
Quang Truong
Jan 12, 20234 min read


How do I find my zoning?
Sometimes you finish writing something and you say to yourself, "Wow, I'm really glad this exists." Sadly, this is not one of those...
Quang Truong
Jan 9, 20232 min read


Happy 2023!
Happy New Year to everyone! We hope everyone has had a peaceful, restful, and reinvigorating holiday season. We're very excited for the...
Quang Truong
Jan 3, 20231 min read


We are a PBJ Startup to Watch!
UrbanForm was recently featured in Portland Business Journal's year end roundup of notable startups! Portland Inno - 13 Portland startups...
Quang Truong
Dec 21, 20221 min read


Dear ChatGPT,
What is the best way to change the zoning to improve buildings and cities? Per OpenAI's ChatGPT: "It is difficult to say what the best...
Quang Truong
Dec 7, 20222 min read


A Brief Intro to Zoning, Part 3
What is zoning, exactly? Why did it become what it is? Why is it important? Why is it so complex? How do we deal with it today? And how...
Quang Truong
Nov 22, 20225 min read


A Brief Intro to Zoning, Part 2
What is zoning, exactly? Why did it become what it is? Why is it important? Why is it so complex? How do we deal with it today? And how...
Quang Truong
Nov 20, 20224 min read


What is zoning? A Brief Intro, Part 1
UrbanForm’s Brief Introduction to Zoning What is zoning, exactly? Why did it become what it is? Why is it important? Why is it so...
Quang Truong
Nov 18, 20224 min read


Yes or no?
For those of you who don't know much about zoning, it's basically the building and construction equivalent of this parking sign. The...
Quang Truong
Nov 8, 20221 min read


API? NBD!
Some of you have asked for an UrbanForm API to directly access the advanced zoning data that UrbanForm has analyzed and gathered in our...
Quang Truong
Nov 1, 20221 min read


UrbanForm press: Portland Business Journal
UrbanForm was recently featured in the Portland Business Journal, detailing our recent launch of San Diego, acceptance into Esri's...
Quang Truong
Oct 20, 20221 min read


Announcing UrbanForm San Diego
UrbanForm is proud to announce the launch and immediate availability of UrbanForm San Diego, the third city for which UrbanForm operates,...
Quang Truong
Oct 18, 20221 min read


Why UrbanForm? Part 2
As we wrote about here, this past summer, UrbanForm was part of a local startup accelerator program called PIE (Portland Incubator...
Quang Truong
Oct 11, 20221 min read


Why UrbanForm? Part 1
This past summer, UrbanForm was a member of the 2022 PIE (Portland Incubator Experiment) cohort, along with other great startups such as:...
Quang Truong
Oct 11, 20222 min read


Featured customer: Rallymade
Many of you know Rallymade principal Jennifer Wright through her tireless activity on the AIA's Small Firms Exchange; or, through her...
Quang Truong
Oct 3, 20227 min read


The Fundamental Challenge
Part of the fundamental challenge UrbanForm faces is that, in the US, each city has its own zoning code and system. The solution...
Quang Truong
Sep 27, 20222 min read


Reports about the death of single-family zoning have been greatly exaggerated
While headlines about recent zoning changes have touted the "end of single-family housing", the reality is much more nuanced. Just...
Quang Truong
Sep 15, 20221 min read


Featured customer: UrbanLens Planning, LLC
We couldn't be happier to introduce UrbanLens Planning, LLC as one of UrbanForm's newest users. UrbanLens Planning is one of the most...
Quang Truong
Sep 12, 20227 min read


Be it ordained by the City of Seattle
Recently, Seattle's zoning code changed. Ordinance 126509 (https://lnkd.in/gc7wNjvC) changes the zoning name for all "Single Family"...
Quang Truong
Sep 7, 20222 min read
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