NYC legislation to exclude rooftop greenhouses from height and bulk restrictions
Legislation in the New York City Council (Int. No. 338) scheduled for a vote on Thursday, July 28, 2011, will facilitate the installation of rooftop greenhouses…
Making Vancouver a Global Leader in Urban Food Systems: New Greenest City 2020 Action Plan
The Vancouver City Council is scheduled to vote tomorrow (Thursday, July 14, 2011) on the adoption of a comprehensive sustainability plan called the Greenest City 2020…
Minneapolis Advances Urban Agriculture Planning
Minneapolis is on its way toward adopting a new comprehensive urban agriculture policy plan. Last Tuesday, February 22, the Minneapolis City Planning Commission moved to recommend…
Urban Ag and the General Plan: San Francisco
San Francisco’s charter requires that ordinances affecting land use must be consistent with or conform to the policies of the city’s General Plan. Last week’s Planning…
San Francisco Near Adoption of Urban Agriculture Planning Code
Alemany Farm, San Francisco On February 17, 2011, the San Francisco Planning Commission passed a resolution approving a new…
Chicago’s Urban Agriculture Zoning Proposal
Growing Home, Inc. On December 8, 2010, Chicago Mayor Daley introduced legislation to add community gardens and commercial urban farms to the city’s…
Seattle City Council News Release: Seattle City Council approves urban farm and community garden legislation improving access to locally grown food
Seattle City Council News Release: Seattle City Council approves urban farm and community garden legislation improving access to locally grown food
Municipal Food Planning A-Z
New York, like most other US cities, lacks a comprehensive food system plan. Nevertheless, New York has implemented some of the most ambitious policies and programs…
Making Grocers more Appetizing to Developers
On May 16th, New York City unveiled a new initiative, Food Retail Expansion to Support Health (FRESH), which combines zoning changes and some financial incentives to…
Zoning for Food Access
City planners are increasingly applying the tools of their trade to fixing the failures of the urban food system. In the next few weeks, according to…
