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.
City Council in Rohnert Park, California, approved the $1 billion Sonoma Mountain Village project, hailed as a model of environmentally responsible development.
Thirteen new urban and smart growth developments were named as Catalyst Projects on August 24 by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley pledged the state to working on transit-oriented development (TOD) adjacent to rail stations in New Carrollton and elsewhere.
Developer B.F. Saul of Bethesda, Maryland, has been chosen to create a mixed-use walkable downtown area on nearly 12 acres around the Metro rail station in Wheaton, Maryland.
With Walmart once again wanting to build in the nation's capital, some wonder whether the company could be enticed into developing in an appropriate urban way.
How can communities get more people onto bicycles, and yet make sure that the space for biking doesn’t undercut good urban design?
As bicycling becomes a larger part of America’s mobility mix, thieves are taking a growing interest.
Twenty-three entries are finalists in the Build a Better Burb competition, aimed at generating ideas for retrofitting downtowns on Long Island, New York.
A free online service known as NuRide is promoting “green” mobility by giving rewards to people who car-pool, van-pool, bicycle, walk, telecommute, or take public transportation instead of driving alone.
Georgetown Land Development Company’s plan to sell its 55-acre transit-oriented development in Redding, Connecticut, to a new owner, Georgetown Green LLC, has fallen through.