Archives
Welcome to the archives of Better Cities & Towns, a publication founded by Robert Steuteville as New Urban News in 1996. This archive holds two decades of the best news and analysis on compact, mixed-use growth and development, from 1996 to 2015.
Tesco, a big British supermarket chain, is planning to open at least 21 Fresh & Easy stores — most of them about 10,000 sq. ft. — in the Phoenix area, and to establish additional stores in Las Vegas, San Diego, and Los Angeles, according to The...
Sarasota County, Florida, commissioners unanimously endorsed a zoning ordinance amendment in August, establishing form-based code as an option for mixed-use, commercial development, according to the Sun newspapers. “If someone is considering whether...
As of early this summer, Buffalo looked like a promising site for CNU’s Highways to Boulevards initiative. Elected leaders such as Congressman Brian Higgins, a speaker at CNU’s 2006 Congress in Providence, were calling for the removal of the...
The University of Michigan Graduate Real Estate Development Program chaired by Chris Leinberger has become so popular that it’s seeking a codirector who will supplement Leinberger’s involvement. The program, spearheaded by the university’s Taubman...
Product diversity, closeness to transit, and the appeal of urban living help offset the biggest housing decline in years. Sales of new housing slowed in August to the most laggard pace in seven years, and some conventional homebuilders reported...
A major suburban center near Baltimore will likely become much more congenial for pedestrians, thanks to a six-day charrette sponsored by Baltimore County. The charrette, led by Stuart Sirota of TND Planning Group, produced a plan that calls for...
Most of the action and rhetoric on the US-Mexico border has to do with building fences, tightening security, and preventing Mexicans from entering the US illegally. In the midst of all this, Moule & Polyzoides Architects and Urbanists has been...
The developers of Prairie Crossing in Grayslake, Illinois, 40 miles northwest of the Chicago Loop, are creating a mixed-use town center adjacent to two Metra rail stations served by a total of 57 commuter trains each weekday. Ben Ranney, whose firm...
In the September issue, we reported that Marianne Cusato modified some architectural elements of her Katrina Cottages so that they would suit the South Main development in Buena Vista, Colorado. We have since learned that although the original...
The Long Beach, Mississippi, Board of Aldermen voted in September to institute a framework for rules under which the SmartCode would apply to the approximately 17,000-population municipality, damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
Publication Title: New Urban News; Publication Number: 1096-1844; Filing Date: October 1, 2007; Issue Frequency: eight issues/year (every 6.5 weeks); Number of Issues Published Annually: eight; Annual Subscription Price: $89; Complete Mailing...