40 Housing Strategy | ENVISION FRANKLIN FOSTER PREDICTABILITY AND SEEK EXCEPTIONAL DESIGN When it comes to housing, predictability is important for both local governments and developers. For a proposed project, local governments want to know: How many homes will this add? Will the design be compatible with our neighborhoods? What are the infrastructure needs? Developers want to know: What is the community vision for this area? What are local development review and approval procedures? What is the timetable for approval? While a Planned District can ultimately provide this predictability, the tailored zoning is also based on extensive negotiation and is time consuming to administer, which increases project costs. Aiming for more design-centered, by-right development offers valuable predictability, is more efficient to administer, and lowers the cost of housing production. The 20-Minute Suburb The 20-minute suburb offers a framework for reconnecting communities and expanding economic and social mobility. It envisions retrofitting suburban communities to become places where residents can meet all of their daily needs within a 20minute walk. Developed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, this study re-envisions American suburbs as more affordable, interconnected, sustainable, and inclusive. This is a worthy vision for Franklin, particularly as part of the greater Nashville metro region. Recommended resource: Case Studies in Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Strategies for Urgent Challenges, by June Williamson and Ellen Dunham-Jones, director of the urban design program at Georgia Tech. For more information: https://www.som.com/research/the-20minute-suburb/
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