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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.
Voters in El Paso, Texas, overwhelmingly supported $473 million in “quality of life” bonds that will fund city parks and cultural venues. “Everything that was taken to the voters was designed to implement Plan El Paso and create a dynamic urban...
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The lake-belt city, having lost more than half its population since the middle of the last century, seeks to make development easier and better.
The lake-belt city of Buffalo, which has magnificent architectural heritage but has lost more than half of its population, is in the process of clearing away six decades of zoning bureacracy to move to a more sustainable and streamlined Green Code,...
Many traditional neighborhood developments struggle with the depressed new housing market — but there are exceptions, including NorthWest Crossing.
The key to combat this trend is adopting policies and taking actions that provide affordable housing, and more housing, in location-efficient areas, the report says.
Voters in El Paso, Texas, overwhelmingly supported $473 million in “quality of life” bonds that will implement “among the best, most articulate comprehensive plans.”
The Charter-award-winning project is designed to transform a mall and realize the dream of late James Rouse.
City sees significant economic effect in the wake of zoning reform.
Low-density suburbs lost more value than walkable neighborhoods in the housing downturn — and low-income city neighborhoods also suffered, according to a study of the Philadelphia region funded by the Congress for the New Urbanism.
The City of Lancaster, CA, converted a drab, automobile-oriented arterial at the heart of downtown into a lively pedestrian-friendly boulevard that has become a big regional draw and attracted significant economic development in just two years. In a...
The photo above is phase 2 — mixed-use buildings and a church tower — nearing completion in Cayalá, a new town in the suburbs of Guatemala City, Guatemala. I have to assure readers that the photo is real. The town looks like it is built for the ages...