http://neighborhooddesigncenter.org Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:14:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On September 17, Doug Farr gave a lecture on Sustainable Urbanism at Monona Terrace in Madison. Doug is the author of Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature, a Principal with Farr Associates in Chicago, and the Chair of the Core Committee for the LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) Certification program. ... http://neighborhooddesigncenter.org/sustainable-urbanism-for-the-madison-area/ This page is meant as a depository for resources available to those looking to make zoning and municipal codes more sustainable. The City of Madison's zoning code rewrite web pages have links to a number of resources, especially related to "form-based" codes. The University of Denver, Sturm College of Law's Rocky Mountain ... http://neighborhooddesigncenter.org/zoning-code-sustainability-resources/ The Natural Step system conditions have (at least) the following implications for zoning, based on the four system conditions: System Condition 1: Sustainable society will not extract resources from the earth's crust, and systematically concentrate them in the environment. Condition 1 - Built form implications: - design cities and regions to reduce motor ... http://neighborhooddesigncenter.org/zoning-codes-and-sustainability/ The City of Madison is in the process of rewriting its zoning code. The new zoning code will set the rules and procedures for the uses (residential, commercial, etc.) and form (building height, placement on lot, densities, parking standards, etc.) of private property in the City. As such it has ... http://neighborhooddesigncenter.org/city-of-madison-zoning-code-rewrite/ Coming Events No events are listed at this time. http://neighborhooddesigncenter.org/corridor-housing-initiative-presentation/ This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: http://neighborhooddesigncenter.org/board-of-directors/ Stay tuned for the latest news... http://neighborhooddesigncenter.org/welcome-to-our-new-website/