A Transect Mapping System

Transect-based codes like the SmartCode provide new opportunities for municipalities to promote New Urbanism and smart growth.

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June 2, 2005, 8:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


"Transect-based codes like the SmartCode provide new opportunities for municipalities to promote New Urbanism and smart growth. But the difficulty of applying these codes to local conditions remains a hurdle to widespread implementation. One method for overcoming that barrier is a system called TransectMap, which will soon be introduced...The answer devised by Criterion Planners of Portland, Oregon, is TransectMap, which can be used to map T-zones for general plans and for implementing Transect-based codes. Criterion will unveil the system — a step-by-step procedure for calibrating and delineating a Transect on local geography — at CNU XIII in Pasadena, California, in June. The method is meant to help planners tailor T-zones (core, center, general, suburban, rural, and natural areas) to local standards and map them so that they support growth visioning, comprehensive planning, and neighborhood design objectives."

Thanks to Karenn Gobrecht

Monday, May 23, 2005 in New Urban News

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