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In the College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Colorado Denver, students and faculty engage directly with our vibrant city, dynamic community, and magnificent landscape by working on real projects that make a real difference.
The Colorado Code Project: Improving Food Access Using Land Use Code
Date: 1/1/2022 - 5/31/2022
The Colorado Code Project: Improving Food Access Using Land Use Code
Student Researcher: Ayanna Reed
Client: Healthy Communities Committee, American Planning Association
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The purpose of this project is to provide a guidebook for planners to learn what type of land use code language can be adapted for equitable access to healthy food. Often there is a challenge in translating goals expressed in comprehensive and long-range plans into applicable, practical land use code and planning regulations. However, there is no singular template, guide, or resource available to Colorado planners to aid in implementing food access goals through local land use code. Through the efforts of this project, comprehensive planning for health can be accomplished through land use codes.