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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.
Using Baltimore as a case study, a UMass researcher finds that bicycle and pedestrian upgrades generate substantially more jobs than road repairs and improvements.
A study by six researchers at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that two-thirds of Americans are willing to write letters or pay higher taxes if those actions will result in a more activity-friendly neighborhood...
The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands hired consultants to draft a form-based code for the capital, Charlotte Amalie, as a pilot project for code reform.
A Center for Clean Air Policy report makes a strong case that smart growth is beneficial to the economy as well as the environment and public health.
Now that the full-fledged LEED for Neighborhood Development program has been operating for several months, its rating system is being studied with an eye to making improvements.
A review of The Language of Towns & Cities: A Visual Dictionary
The Congress for the New Urbanism was hoping for better news in December when the Los Angeles City Council voted to approve an exemption to a pedestrian-friendly district plan.
The intention is to form a coalition to relax Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s current restrictions on mixed-use development.
A study reveals the environmental damage from storing all of those cars
A plan to redevelop sprawling Tysons Corner, Virginia, and a form-based development code for Miami head the list.
An urbane urban boulevard with sidewalks, bike lanes, transit options, and maximum connections to the existing grid is the best solution for downtown Seattle, CNU maintains.
The town and University of Connecticut officials have sought a downtown at this location for at least a decade.