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.
Breathtakingly broad in scope, the Obama administration’s redevelopment plan tackles nearly every problem known to afflict city-dwellers.
A suburban employment center aims to evolve into a pedestrian-oriented place.
As Walk Score’s calculations gain sophistication, planners are using the system to determine where to put light-rail stations.
The “Incremental Sprawl Repair” project identifies methods for remaking road corridors when financing and transit are limited.
What happened in Marietta reveals how exposed millions of Americans are to mortal danger in their daily lives.
Financing for smart growth and TOD faces possible cutbacks as redevelopment agencies are caught in California budget battle.
The funds are intended “to strengthen the arts while shaping the social, physical, and economic characters of their neighborhoods, towns, cities, and regions.”
“Walmart Express” units of just 15,000 square feet are on the way — responding to Americans’ growing reluctance to drive long distances.