On how a small group of people defied the stupefying zoning laws to create a set of codes that could be adapted by other U.S. towns and states to mirror the development of their shared project, Seaside, Florida, the most successful new town built in the U.S. in living memory. 
It isn't just a town code about the built environment but it also takes into account the surrounding nature and its local—hurricane prone—climate.
They have a few brilliant hacks that could be implemented any time by other towns, if they had any interest in making their towns more attractive to locals and visitors alike.
Here is James Howard Kunstler on Seaside:
