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.
It will support new development, including a huge new urban project called Ho'opili.
Investments in bicycle boulevards and other infrastructure will help residents of Portland, Oregon, lower their health care and fuel costs, according to the Journal of Physical Activity and Health.
Eliminating the Partnership for Sustainable Communities represents misplaced conservative priorities, says Congress for the New Urbanism CEO and president John Norquist.
A showdown looms on $3.1 billion tunnel would have increased traffic and harmed downtown, according to CNU.
As the Obama Administration releases a budget that pleases some transit advocates, the Congress for the New Urbanism warns that the promising HUD, DOT, and EPA sustainable communities programs are facing the Congressional axe.
An EPA study reveals that smart growth communities achieve higher sales prices and value per square foot.
Joyride — Pedaling Towards a Healthier Planet