An anthology of regulations that have shaped urban form
Transit-Oriented Development Guidelines PDF Author: Calthorpe Associates Date: 1992 Publisher: City of San Diego Selections: Section 3: New Growth Areas (pp. 32-35). Description: This is a complete TOD ordinance. Each page has a code element, discussion, and justification. The core area is compatible with neighborhood provisions. Assessment: This ordinance is effective in its format, diagrams, … Continue reading Transit-Oriented Development Guidelines
The Neighborhood Unit PDF Author: Clarence Perry Date: 1929 Publisher: Regional Plan of New York and Its Environs Source: Neighborhood and Community Planning. (1974). Regional Survey of New York and its Environs, Volume VII, Monograph One, 21-140. New York: Arno Press. Selections: Neighborhood-Unit principles, and plan drawings Description: These sections present principles and schemes for residential districts … Continue reading The Neighborhood Unit
Rural Village Ordinance PDF Author: Loudoun County Planning Department, Milton J. Herd, Director Date: 1991 Publisher: Loudoun County, Virginia Selections: Sample pages from Sections IV & VI Description: This is an ordinance for the creation of rural villages along with preservation of outlying rural lands. Assessment: This is an early extension of the TND ordinance, with … Continue reading Rural Village Ordinance
Plan for Washington, D.C. PDF Author: Pierre Charles L’Enfant Date: 1791 Source: Breadth of Streets section/The Historical Society of Washington, D.C. Retrieved from http://www.exploredc.org/index.php?id=3 Description: This is the city plan designed by architect and engineer L’Enfant regulating the streets and avenues with emphasis on public buildings and areas. Continue reading Plan for Washington, D.C.
Orlando, Florida City Plan PDF Author: Harlan, Bartholomew & Associates Date: 1926 Selections: “Evolution of the Major Street Plan;” “Proposed Development of Major and Minor Streets;” & pp. 12-14, 17-18, 65-66. Description: This is an early plan for Orlando, FL, fairly typical of Bartholomew’s work. It includes some ordinances for development. Assessment: This is a clear, … Continue reading Orlando, Florida City Plan
Onondaga County Settlement Plan PDF Author: Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company Date: 1999 Publisher: Duanny Plater-Zyberk & Company Selections: Appendix A: The TND Checklisy & Appendix B: The E-tiquettes (pp. 36-39) Description: A charrette report describing twelve guidelines for a county plan. Assessment: This document provides a useful TND checklist as an appendix. Continue reading Onondaga County Settlement Plan
Metropolitan Commons Act 1878 PDF Author: Parliament Date: 1878 Source: The United Kingdom Statute Law Database: http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?LegType=All+Legislation&Year=1… Description: Extends the Commons act to Metropolitan (the London boroughs) Commons. Continue reading Metropolitan Commons Act 1878 (London)
Jindee Design Code PDF Author: Studio LFA and RobertsDay Date: October 2009 Publisher: Studio LFA Source: Courtesy of Roberts Day Description: The design for Jindee was inspired to reflect the 112 hectare site’s climatic, topographical and coastal place-making. The design has developed a coding system based on the SmartCode Transect Based Code which will be the … Continue reading Jindee Design Code (Western Australia)
Jacobean Proclamations (above) Author: James I Date: 17th century Source: The post-Fire Act of Parliament is: An Act for Rebuilding the City of London (19 Charles II C.3 [1667]. This stipulated, inter alia, the types of buildings to be built, their materials, etc. Description: A proclamation concerning buildings in, and about London. Continue reading Jacobean Proclamations
Link to: Housing of the Working Classes Act Author: Parliament Date: 1890 Publisher: Hansard Source: http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/acts/housing-of-the-working-classes-a… Description: This act consolidated a series of housing acts during a period of social reform in the late 1800s that aimed to decrease density in overcrowded areas. Overcrowding was officially defined as having more than two persons per room and … Continue reading Housing of the Working Classes Act