Professional city planner and longtime Strong Towns contributor Nolan Gray comes to The Strong Towns Podcast today to talk about his new book, Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It.
As you may have already gathered from the title, this is a book all about the flawed nature of zoning, and why reforming our zoning codes is such a key part of building stronger, more financially resilient cities and towns.
As Strong Towns Podcast host Chuck Marohn notes, if you don’t know anything about zoning, you’re going to get a lot out of this book. And if you’re an expert on zoning, you’re still going to get a lot out of this book. So if you’re looking for an accessible, yet informative exploration of what’s gone wrong with the way we plan cities, look no further.
Additional Show NotesOrder Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It here.
Nolan Gray (Twitter).
Charles Marohn (Twitter).
Exploring the Role of Religious Institutions in Community Development
From Crime to Common Practice: How Fraud Dominates the Housing Market
From Boring to Brilliant: Making Municipal Finance Fun With Michel Durand-Wood
Build the Damn Train: How To Bring High-Speed Rail to the United States
The Traffic Enforcement Futility Loop
Why Local Leaders Can Address the Housing Crisis but Federal Programs Fail
Oh Crap! Dealing With Sewer Upgrades Is a Complicated Mess
The Truth About the Suburban Experiment: A Response to “Contra Strong Towns”
How To Escape the Housing Trap: A Special Q&A Session
Member Drive Week Special: Most Public Engagement Is Worthless
Member Drive Week Special: If We Made Shoes Like We Make Housing, People Would Go Barefoot
Member Drive Week Special: How Fannie Mae Puts a Chokehold on Local Home Financing Solutions
Member Drive Week Special: One Billion Bollards
Member Drive Week Special: The Cost of an Extra Foot
Megan Kimble: The Toll Urban Highways Take and the People Fighting Back
How to Escape Housing (and Baseball Stadium) Traps, Plus a Little Disney Urbanism.
The Strong Towns Tension With YIMBYism
Alex Alsup: How Much of the U.S.'s Housing Stock Is Locally Owned?
Where Strong Towns Stands As We Enter Another Election Year
Why We Need To Show Empathy Toward Drivers in Conversations About Street Safety
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
City Manager Unfiltered
Potencial Americano
The ASIC Podcast
The Chris Plante Show
Red Eye Radio