City & Community Design

Discipline:
– Ecology

Type of service:
Essay

Spacing:
Double spacing

Paper format:
Not applicable

Number of pages:
1 page

Number of sources:
0 source

Paper details:

We discussed in class what a new or revised city would look like that was sustainable. We discussed housing, transportation, etc. Please read the following:

https://smartgrowthamerica.org/our-vision/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. – go to each of the links on the right side (Our Work / Advocacy / Partners / What is Smart Growth) and review

Does Utah have any partners involved with Smart Growth?
What do you agree and disagree with that they promote and do?

https://formbasedcodes.org/definition/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.- read through the page and watch the video linked to the right side of the definition

https://www.envisionutah.org/wasatch-choice-toolbox/tool-form-based-code (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

What are form based codes and how do they compare to conventional zoning codes?
What are the 5 Main Elements of Form Based Codes?
Do you feel form based codes would add to a city and it’s beauty?
Does your city use standard conventional zoning or form based?
Call your city Planning Department and talk to a City Planner and ask them
Write down the name of who you talked to and their response

http://wfrc.org/vision-plans/wasatch-choice-2050/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

What is your opinion of their goals / plans
Is 2050 too far out in terms of time? Should the schedule be accelerated?

https://www.daybreakcommunities.com/#team_members (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

They are the developing arm that did Daybreak and are doing more developments
If you look at the team and Stephen James, you’ll see he is an Architect
In looking at Daybreak as a model (https://www.daybreakutah.com/daybreak-story (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. – also click link on Design Learn More), how do you feel they did in sustainable development and what we discussed in the perfect city?
Give specific examples