Tools & Education
We offer zoning ordinances that incent developers to deliver sustainable neighborhoods. And we can help you interpret nationally recognized codes such as DPZ’ SmartCode.
“Keep your tax incentives and highway interchanges, we will go where the highly-skilled people are. They will go where they want to live.”
—Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina
in a 2002 presentation to the National Governors Association
Case studies and other educational resources help teach how traditionally planned neighborhoods:
- Beautify their surroundings
- Increase the city’s tax-base
- Preserve a small town’s unique identity & architectural heritage
- Mix attractive affordable housing in all price ranges, for old and young (no slums)
- Save up to 50% more water per residence
- Use far less land for home-sites (more available for public parks and trails)
- Increase residents’ safety
- Reduce car accidents by ~400%
- Calmer streets afford safer sidewalks and bike paths for our children
- Reduce traffic; most needs are close-by and a connected street network affords multiple routes
- Add to the city amenities for all citizens
- Decrease city street & park maintenance costs
- Attract good jobs