MENU ENG ESP DONATE Breaking the Code Toolkit A Guidebook and Tool for "Do It Yourself" Code Changes Wyoming | 2020 Project Details The Challenge Key Activities Outcomes Get the Toolkit At the 2018 Community Builders Leadership Institute in Lander, Wyoming, teams from across the state came together to problem–solve issues in their community. While the communities at the training were tasked with a variety of challenges, every team shared a common struggle– providing their community with a range of housing options that locals could afford. Digging deeper, many communities also had code and regulations in place that prevented them from achieving their housing goals. In response to these issues, Community Builders partnered with the Wyoming Business Council’s Housing Network to develop a set of tools and resources to help Wyoming communities fix their code in a DIY fashion. The goal was to create a toolkit where communities state-wide could identify their code issues and develop high-level solutions all on their own. TOP PO Box 3128 | Glenwood Springs, CO 81602 | E: info@communitybuilders.org SUBSCRIBE DONATE Copyright © 2019 CommunityBuilders.com. All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Site By 970

MENU ENG ESP DONATE Land Use Building Better Places Charting a Better Path Forward Most local leaders know that the ways we’ve grown in the past aren’t working. They deal with the real costs of sprawl. It’s inefficient and expensive to serve, creates weak economies, and diminishes the authenticity of our communities. Yet the growth we’ve been getting is not just a reflection of market demand. Rather, its the result of antiquated land use policies, state and federal transportation investments, lending requirements, and more. To enable better growth, we need better policies, more strategic investments, and new ways of thinking about land use and development. There is a better path forward. Indeed, one of the most basic things we can do to grow smarter is to simply look back to the types and patterns of development that shaped our traditional towns and neighborhoods. These places, built before modern zoning and car-oriented infrastructure, offer a template for shaping great neighborhoods and healthy downtowns that create lasting value. Further, a growing number of developers and investors—recognizing the demand for places that are better connected, more walkable, and truly authentic—are delivering innovative projects that optimize a community’s place-based assets and respond to local needs. And, communities are crafting plans and policies to make it easier to build quality development in strategic areas. This includes infill and redevelopment within existing parts of the community, as well as more efficient development at the community’s edge. TOP PO Box 3128 | Glenwood Springs, CO 81602 | E: info@communitybuilders.org SUBSCRIBE DONATE Copyright © 2019 CommunityBuilders.com. All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Site By 970