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.
Unlocking the Mystery of True SustainabilityBy Stephen A. MouzonReview by Robert Steuteville
Mayor Mitch Landrieu should push for significant changes in the design of a successor to Charity Hospital, says consultant David Dixon in an analysis of a controversial New Orleans hospital plan.
A plan for transforming Tysons Corner in northern Virginia into a walkable, mixed-use center won official approval from the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
Between 5,000 and 6,000 people now live in Atlantic Station, a steel plant site from which nearly 12,000 truckloads of contaminated dirt were removed prior to construction of housing, offices, retail, and entertainment, creating an opportunity to...
Stephen A. Goldsmith and Lynne Elizabeth, editors
Three dozen writers, mostly Americans and Canadians, try to further develop the ideas and methods of the woman who studied city life, urban form, and economic behavior so productively.
Potomac Yard, a large, mixed-use extension of Alexandria, Virginia, may soon experience a huge final surge of development.
In Philadelphia, a $48 million transit-oriented development has been announced for land near Temple University currently used as surface parking.
"Car owners may not want to hear this, but we have way too much free parking," George Mason University economics professor Tyler Cowen argues in The New York Times.
The City of Bristol, Connecticut, home to sports broadcaster ESPN, is teaming up with Renaissance Downtowns of Plainview, New York, to redevelop Bristol’s central business district.
Walmart, in its effort to open stores in big cities, is offering to make a few of its future stores as small as 8,000 sq. ft.
A new professional credential, LEED AP for Neighborhood Development, has been introduced by the Green Building Certification Institute.
Downtown Ventura, California, has its first new Class A office building since the 1920s, and it’s a beauty.