THE GOOD, BAD AND HOPEFUL ASPECTS
OF THE CENTURY-OLD TOOL THAT DETERMINES
EVERYTHING ABOUT THE PLACES WE LIVE, WORK AND PLAY
Though David Morley, AICP, American Planning
Association’s research program and QA manager, notes that even form-based codes
are hybrids, because while they encourage compact development and a mix of
uses, they still regulate what uses can go where.
“The big whoopsie in zoning evolution is the way missing middle density has been erased from the landscape. In most places, it’s not allowed to happen,” he said.
Missing middle refers to the range of housing that fits between single-family detached homes and mid-to-high-rise apartment buildings.
It includes townhouses, duplexes,
triplexes and quadplexes.
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