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Traffic Congestion is often the number one complaint of residents in your city, but many governments struggle showing both where it occurs and the magnitude of the problem. But with more companies making traffic data available, there are now multiple data sources available to allow you to begin visualizing your city's traffic congestion problem. Listen to today's episode to learn how you can begin collecting this data, all at no cost.
A how-to on getting started on making data-driven decisions for you and your city.
This week's episode dives into the political aspects of the field as we look at Planning and Politics and how planners can navigate this difficult landscape.
In this episode, we look at nonconforming situations as it relates to cities' zoning ordinances. We highlight common issues cities run into when it comes to enforcing existing nonconforming policies and provide simple steps you can undertake to have a better, more common sense policy in place.
In today's episode, we look at how zoning regulations and mortgage lending practices have priced out an entire generation of Americans from owning homes. This episode discusses the Opportunity Atlas to provide local context of what has happened in local housing markets. Check out the resource by going to OpportunityAtlas.org
In today’s episode, we examine the role mortgage lending had in shaping our neighborhoods as well as the historical arguments against the city grid.
Building on the last week's episode, we examine how urban form and zoning join forces to have a powerful shaping effect on cities. The smallest unit of development in cities is the block and its shape, configuration and dimension determine the ability of buildings to change adapt over time. Listed below are the resources referenced in the episode with links to learn more about the topics discussed.
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In this first episode of Planning Matters, we examine the evolution of zoning regulations in the United States from basic simple housing keeping to those of growth management. Reading William Fischel’s Zoning Rules! here: https://www.lincolninst.edu/publications/books/zoning-rules
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