Ready to greenlight reform?
Start a Greenlight Group. It's a one-year cohort. Member municipalities get shared resources for zoning reform and hands-on support for launching pre-approved building plan programs.
If you're a regional council, state agency, or housing advocacy group, you're the one who makes this happen. Pooling municipalities means one pattern book investment serves the whole region, and every member benefits from each other's reform work.
One year. Up to 12 municipalities. Real reforms and programs.
What the convener provides
You bring the network: the regional council, state agency, or advocacy group that can recruit a cohort and sustain momentum. You sponsor the regional pattern book and champion the reform agenda across your region.
What Pattern Zones Co. provides
We bring the infrastructure: facilitation, a shared knowledge base, portfolio development, and code reform guidance. We also provide the implementation tools each municipality needs to launch its program.
What members receive
Every municipality in the cohort gets the tools and support to launch a pre-approved plan program and implement code reforms.
Code audit & reform roadmap
Pattern book of plans
Knowledge base & support
What Every Member Gets
Readiness & Reform Roadmap
A diagnostic for each municipality: zoning and land use regulations, staff capacity, housing needs, and a code audit. Delivered as a written report with findings, action steps, and a reform roadmap.
Regional Pattern Book
The convener sponsors a pattern book of building plans designed for the region. One investment creates a shared portfolio available to every member at launch.
Implementation Tools
The practical artifacts each municipality uses to run its program.
Universal Cover Sheets: jurisdiction-specific documents built around local codes
GIS-Enabled Plan Lookups: builders find and pull pre-approved plans for their parcel
Knowledge Base: launch readiness, review procedures, KPIs, and outreach tools
Convenings and Office Hours
Quarterly sessions for peer learning on plan programs and code reforms. Small-group office hours for direct access to subject matter experts between meetings.
How It Works
Recruit →
Surveys, outreach, and public events.
Roadmap & Pattern Book →
Code audits and readiness assessments.
Reviews & Reforms →
Pre-approvals and draft code reforms.
Launch
Program launch and code reform adoption.
Ready to take the next step?
Next Step: Scoping Call
What to bring to the call
Ideal member profile
Funding source and budget range
Timeline for funding and launch
Shortlist of target municipalities
What you'll get after the call
Scope and budget
Draft timeline for the cohort year
Pattern book content outline
Recruitment playbook