Nolan Gray: Exposing the Arbitrariness of Zoning Codes

Published: June 13, 2022, 10 a.m.

Professional city planner and longtime Strong Towns contributor Nolan Gray comes to The Strong Towns Podcast today to talk about his new book, Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It.\nAs you may have already gathered from the title, this is a book all about the flawed nature of zoning, and why reforming our zoning codes is such a key part of building stronger, more financially resilient cities and towns.\nAs Strong Towns Podcast host Chuck Marohn notes, if you don\u2019t know anything about zoning, you\u2019re going to get a lot out of this book. And if you\u2019re an expert on zoning, you\u2019re still going to get a lot out of this book. So if you\u2019re looking for an accessible, yet informative exploration of what\u2019s gone wrong with the way we plan cities, look no further.\nAdditional Show Notes\n\nOrder Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It here.\n\n\nNolan Gray (Twitter).\n\n\nCharles Marohn (Twitter).