What Zoning Reform Means to New ZCC Chair and PCPC Director Alan Greenberger
ZCC Regular Session
Alan Greenberger’s new role as city planning director and chair of the ZCC officially starts November 3, but he addressed commission members Wednesday morning to introduce himself and share his views on zoning reform in Philadelphia. “Simplification, clarification, and illustration are the base minimum of where we need to go,” Greenberger said. But beyond making the new code more accessible, Mr. Greenberger suggested that zoning must address two key elements of urban life to be successful: the interface between different uses and how open, unbuilt spaces are shared in a community or carved into public, private, and semi-private areas. Greenberger also made clear what he thinks zoning cannot do. “It does not manufacture good design,” he said. “It is not a substitute for talent.” Zoning should establish a level of harm that must be prevented, set a framework for garnering a good result, strive to reduce a “culture of variances,” and allow flexibility to adapt to changing opinions and trends over time. “It’s a tall order,” Greenberger said.
Zoning Watch 2008 Archives
ZCC
- 12/10/2008 Eva Gladstein Approved as ZCC Director (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 12/06/2008 Zoning Code Evaluation Underway (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 11/25/2008 Tell the ZCC What You Think About Zoning (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 11/12/2008 Community Input on Zoning Reform Begins (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 11/12/2008 Mayor Recommends Eva Gladstein for ZCC Director (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 11/11/2008 Greenberger on Zoning Code Commission (CurrentCurrentCurrent)
- 10/09/2008 ZCC Focuses on Public Involvement (CurrentCurrentCurrent)
- 09/14/2008 ZCC Consultant Team Presents Full Workplan (CurrentCurrentCurrent)
- 09/10/2008 ZCC Director and Consultant Update (CurrentCurrentCurrent)
- 09/10/2008 What Zoning Reform Means to New ZCC Chair and PCPC Director Alan Greenberger (CurrentCurrentCurrent)
- 09/10/2008 Sustainability Director Meets ZCC (CurrentCurrentCurrent)
- 08/13/2008 Judith Eden Remembered (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 08/13/2008 ZCC Consultants Present Workplan (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 08/06/2008 ZCC Recommends 4 Director Candidates, Awaits Nutter Selection (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 06/11/2008 ZCC Imagines Philadelphia (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 06/11/2008 ZCC Selects Technical Services Consultant (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 05/14/2008 Mayor Affirms Work of ZCC (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 05/13/2008 ZCC receives update on GreenPlan Philadelphia (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
- 05/09/2008 ZCC has established a timeline for hiring an executive director and consultant team. (ArchivedArchivedArchived)
ZBA
- 11/11/2008 Greenberger on Zoning Board of Adjustments (CurrentCurrentCurrent)