Farr Associates Current Work

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GREAT PLACES DO NOT HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT.
Rome may be loved because it is great, but it
first became great because it was loved.
G.K. CHESTERTON
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WHAT MAKES A SUCCESSFUL PLACE?
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Accessible
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Active
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Comfortable
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Sociable
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Accessible Active Comfortable Sociable
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TOD VS. TAD
Bay Area Stations Comparison Berkeley, CA
Downtown BART
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TOD VS. TAD
Bay Area Stations Comparison Hayward, CA BART
station
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TOD VS. TAD
Bay Area Stations Comparison Fremont, CA BART
station
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As global society swings into action to reduce
carbon emissions, the data ever more clearly
points to the need to reduce dependence on
vehicular mobility, and to remake the built
environment as transit- and pedestrian-friendly
places of dense economic and social interaction.
ONLY THE FORM-BASED CODE CAN ENSURE SUCH AN
URBANISM.
ELIZABETH PLATER-ZYBERK
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FBC EUCLIDEAN ZONING

• Regulated with primary emphasis on form,
  secondary on use, tertiary on management.
• Purpose is to create complete communities.
• All zones are mixed-use.
• Most standards vary by degree of urbanity.
• Pedestrians are given equal priority to parking.
  Parking location is strictly regulated.
• Streets are designed for multi-modal use.

• Regulates with primary emphasis on use, secondary
  on management, tertiary on form.
• Purpose is to separate uses.
• Most zones prohibit mixed uses.
• Most standards are applied across all zones.
• Parking is a dominant priority, with location
  largely unregulated.
• Street standards are primarily designed for auto
  volume and speed.

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FBC ECLIDEAN ZONING

• In more urban areas, many use changes do not
  require rezoning.
• Requires a mix of housing types within a
  neighborhood.
• Requires a mix of uses within a walkable
  neighborhood.
• Requires development of connected street network.

• Almost all changes in use require a rezoning.
• Allows development of vast areas of single
  housing type.
• Allows development of vast areas of single land
  use.
• Allows development of dendritic street networks.

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USE-BASED TRANSITIONING TO FORM-BASED ZONING CODES
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TYPES OF FORM-BASED CODES
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BUILDING TYPE-BASED
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THOROUGHFARE TYPE-BASED
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FRONTAGE TYPE-BASED
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TRANSECT-BASED
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MODIFIED TRANSECT-BASED
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LOCAL CALIBRATION
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TREASURE COAST T-ZONES
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TREASURE COAST T-ZONES
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TREASURE COAST T-ZONES
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TREASURE COAST T-ZONES
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TREASURE COAST T-ZONES
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TREASURE COAST T-ZONES
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TREASURE COAST T-ZONES
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ZONE COMPARISON ANALYSIS
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BUILDING FORM STANDARDS
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PRESCRIPTIVE EASY TO USE
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LAND USE TYPES VERY LIMITED
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CIVIC / PUBLIC SPACE STANDARDS
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THOROUGHFARE STANDARDS
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FRONTAGE STANDARDS
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BLOCKS SUBDIVISION
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ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS

• Architecture
• Building Type
• Green Building
• Landscape
• Signage
• Stormwater
• Power Generation
• Affordable Housing
• Food Production
• Incentives

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REGULATING PLAN
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REGULATING PLAN
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FORM-BASED CODES Adopted or In Process
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Susan Henderson, LEED, APA, AIA, CNU Principal,
Director of Design susan_at_placemakers.com