Kevin Klinkenberg on the six transects:
T1. Natural
T2. Rural
T3. Suburban
T4. General Urban
T5. Urban Center
T6. Urban Core

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Here are some articles featuring 180° Design Studio working with city officials and property owners to discuss using form-based building regulations to build walkable communities.

In Panama City Beach, FL officials met with urban planners in a public workshop to assess suggestions on development regulations to make the city’s landscape more attractive and pedestrian-friendly. Beach officials retained a consultant team in 2008 to assess the potential use of form-based codes. The team included the firms of Planning Works, 180° Design Studio and White & Smith.

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Listen to Kevin Klinkenberg, Principal of 180° Urban Design, talk about one of the most common desires for neighborhoods which is to create or revitalize 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. He goes on to discuss 180°’s projects throughout the country to show cities how to use form-based codes. Two cities in particular include downtown Colorado Springs, CO and Cheyenne, WY.
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