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Nolan Gray: Exposing the Arbitrariness of Zoning Codes
· 54 min · Episode 553
Episode Nolan Gray: Exposing the Arbitrariness of Zoning Codes
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 Notes
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Order Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It here.
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Nolan Gray (Twitter).
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Charles Marohn (Twitter).
Links in the notes 5
- https://www.strongtowns.org/contributors-journal/2017/12/8/nolan-gray?gclid=CjwKCAjw14uVBhBEEiwAaufYxy-vrbVIEa_ulEoivS2soleDtyVVJh4NmHQXdXb4ZU6hUdvwEQ-D-RoCXC8QAvD_BwE
- https://www.amazon.com/Arbitrary-Lines-Zoning-Broke-American/dp/1642832545/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3FFEUQ1IP
- https://actionlab.strongtowns.org/hc/en-us/articles/4402033743892-Zoning-Core-Insights
- https://twitter.com/mnolangray?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
- https://twitter.com/clmarohn
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