The streamlined new code, which goes into effect today, will vastly change the way the city is shaped and reshaped–and it will make it easier for you to make small changes to your own building. Elizabeth Schlingmann breaks it down

The growing district needs livelier retail avenues, says writer Elizabeth Schlingmann. On Castor, a plan to increase density and building height to draw growth away from traditional single family streets solves two problems at once