Charrette of unprecedented scope in Mississippi

100 professionals affiliated with the Congress for New Urbanism are headed to Biloxi this week to offer turbo-charged neighborhood and regional planning.  Read more from CNU.org here. 

The express permitting that accompanies form-based coding (rather than zoning) is especially well-suited to rebuilding the hurricane ravaged areas.  Also, it is a golden opportunity to replace dead (and now destroyed) commercial strips with walkable neighborhood centers.