Placemaking: BICYCLING

ByRoy September 19, 2017September 19, 2017

A lot of great examples for building a protected bicycle network here in Oxnard. Take the under 4-minute tour and enjoy.

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Why We Code
ByRoy January 15, 2018January 18, 2018

Oxnard needs Form Based Zoning Codes for the Successor Agency (Redevelopment) properties. Form based codes will give developers proper guidance – they will know precisely what is wanted by Oxnard Planning before they submit a project. Without Form Based codes developers will not have proper direction and may build anything that meets current 50-year-old development standards and design…

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The Walls We Won’t Tear Down
ByRoy January 31, 2018February 7, 2018

By RICHARD D. KAHLENBERGAUG. 3, 2017 CreditGolden Cosmos ONE hundred years ago, in a major advance for human dignity, the Supreme Court struck down a racial zoning law in Louisville, Ky., that prohibited nonwhites from moving into homes in majority-white areas. Laws like these, which existed in numerous cities at the time, are part of…

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YES, YOU CAN BUILD YOUR WAY TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ByRoy September 29, 2017September 29, 2017

Lessons from unexpected places. Author: Alan Durning September 21, 2017 “You can’t build your way out of a housing affordability problem.” That’s conventional wisdom. I hear it all the time: Prosperous, growing, tech-rich cities from Seattle to the Bay Area and from Austin to Boston are all gripped by soaring rents and home prices. But what…

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PANDEMIC TOOLKIT
ByRoy Prince November 14, 2020November 14, 2020

Manual for rebuilding community health & opportunity post-COVID This Pandemic Toolkit is a distillation of an ongoing, crowd-sourced compilation of reality-tested strategies to help local and regional governments respond to challenges imposed by COVID-19, but also to help become more resilient in the face of future pandemics. The Toolkit is organized by action steps related…

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Ten rules for cities about automated vehicles
ByRoy October 17, 2017October 17, 2017

Traditional urbanism evolved over millennia to meet human needs. The adoption of AVs should not be allowed to replace time-tested places with something that would probably make our lives worse. JEFF SPECK OCT. 16, 2017 Note: This article is based on a talk the author gave to the US Conference of Mayors and CNU. 1) Be afraid One…

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25 Solutions From A Builder’s Perspective To Fix The California Housing Crisis
ByRoy January 23, 2018January 23, 2018

It is more difficult today than it has ever been to bring new housing units to this state, but it shouldn’t be. Editorial by @HOUSINGFORLA on January 10, 2018, 12:00PM photos by HUNTER KERHART The California housing crisis is damaging our very existence. Homelessness is higher than any point during my lifetime. High housing costs are a drag…

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