Durham’s New UDO: Mixed-Use and the 15 Minute City
How neighborhood commercial can boost local businesses and help communities thrive
Durham is rewriting its entire Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), a critical moment to determine how zoning can help promote thriving neighborhoods. This post is part of a series examining specific aspects of the proposed code and how we can make small changes that have meaningful positive impacts in the real world.
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In its current form, the UDO excludes many important community and commercial uses. We have a mandate from our Comprehensive Plan adopted by City Council to work towards a 15-minute city, where amenities and daily needs are no more than a 15-minute walk or bike ride away. It isn’t sustainable to continue creating sprawling development patterns by not integrating a wide variety of uses.
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