by Susan Henderson and Matthew Lambert | Jul 15, 2021 | Tools
New planning policies are time-consuming and expensive to write, and they often sit on the shelf without implementation. Policies can be crafted in a more affordable manner that improves measurements, creates walkable, livable environments, prepares for climate...
by Susan Henderson, Matthew Lambert and Brian Falk | Jul 14, 2021 | Tools
The purpose of the Lean Code Tool is to repair zoning codes by removing barriers to small-scale, incremental development. Rather than rewriting entire codes, it focuses on targeted, strategic improvements, instructing experts and non-experts to identify the most...
by Kevin Klinkenberg and Brian Falk | Jul 5, 2021 | Tools
Introduction A primary goal of the Project for Lean Urbanism is to enable more people to participate in building their homes, businesses, and communities. We focus on the following approaches: Community-building that requires fewer resourcesEconomic development that...
by Gianni Longo and Brian Falk | Jul 2, 2021 | Tools
Lean Urbanism unleashes the power of small-scale economic development by identifying barriers to small-scale development and entrepreneurship and by finding low-cost and straightforward solutions to lower those barriers. The solutions are implemented in Pink Zones to...