THE CALIFORNIA CODES CHALLENGE, September 18-19, Pasadena, CA (registration deadline August 26, 20

MOULE & POLYZOIDES, Architects and Urbanists

In the majority of the U.S., it is still illegal to build neighborhoods and towns using the proven urban patterns that were commonplace early in the 20th century. Zoning codes mandate segregation of uses, vast setbacks and overblown parking requirements-to name a few restrictions-resulting in a brutal, placeless landscape that alienates residents and degrades our built environment.

Join Paul Crawford, Stefanos Polyzoides, Elizabeth Moule and a distinguished team of new urbanists as they explore the differences between conventional zoning and new urbanist codes, explain what it takes to develop codes that help to create a better place to live, and show examples of developments where conventional codes have been cracked-with much success.

Tuition is $495.00 for general tuition and $395.00 for public employees.

RSVP August 26, 2003

Presented by:

Dena Belzer, Principal of Strategic Economics, Berkeley, CA

Rick Cole, City Manager of Azusa, CA

Paul Crawford, Principal of Crawford Multari & Clark, San Luis Obispo, CA

Geoffrey Ferrel, Geoffrey Ferrell Associates, Washington, D.C.

Elizabeth Moule, Principal of Moule & Polyzoides, Architects and Urbanists, Pasadena, CA

Stefanos Polyzoides, Principal of Moule & Polyzoides, Architects and Urbanists, Pasadena, CA

Robert Sitkowski, Robinson & Cole LLP, Hartford, CT

Peter Swift, Principal of Swift and Associates, Longmont, CO