Welcome - my name is Kevin Klinkenberg, and this site "The Messy City" is my blog and company website. I started blogging on urban planning and design issues in 2007, and began working in the field in 1993. Please feel free to connect with me on any of the social media sites listed here. Thanks for reading.
All in Form Based Codes
Watch Kevin Klinkenberg discuss and compare commonly used techniques, and progressive ideas such as Form-Based Codes (FBCs).
Kevin Klinkenberg and our panelists will provide their insights on FBCs and context-sensitive street design, as both are key elements for walkable neighborhoods. Come learn the basics of FBCs, how they differ from typical use-based zoning, and potential applications for your community. Both local and national case studies will be discussed. Also learn how new context-sensitive street design standards offer opportunities for communities to rethink how street systems support local development objectives.
New Urbanism Blog: From working with various cities throughout the country, 180º Urban Design has found that when it comes to form-based code efforts, the goals from city to city can be very different.
New Urbanism Blog: 180° Urban Design is leading a charrette this week in Overland Park, KS, as part of a project to create citywide mixed-use design standards and update the city's overall design guidelines documents
New Urbanism Blog: Colorado Springs is embarking on two ambitious planning efforts designed to guide and shape growth in the heart of the city for years to come using using form-based codes.
A new urban design blog recently launched, offering insight to the online architecture and design community to promote walkable communities. The site is operated by 180° Urban Design and Architecture.
New Urbanism: 180° Design Studio working with city officials and property owners to discuss using form-based building regulations to build walkable communities.
As cities are becoming more proactive to build walkable communities, they are turning to a new zoning tool known as form-based codes, a method of regulating development to achieve a specific urban form.