Planning is Easy, Zoning is Hard

July 2017

By: Jeffrey Wood, Lee Einsweiler, Streetsblog

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2017/07/21/talking-headways-podcast-planning-is-easy-zoning-is-hard/
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Introducing Planning Concepts to Nonplanners

This audio explores land use codes, the future of zoning, and housing movements across the United States. It features a discussion with a planner who works in citywide zoning replacement and small area planning. The speaker explains that many municipalities across the country have outdated zoning codes, and updating them is crucial since much has changed in the technology of creating zoning codes and the way planners think about development patterns. This audio is helpful in illustrating the experience of creating a zoning code, as well as the challenges planners face when working on one.