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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.
Historical Concepts a design firm in Peachtree City Georgia has won the 2010 Arthur Ross Award for E
Historical Concepts, a design firm in Peachtree City, Georgia, has won the 2010 Arthur Ross Award for Excellence in the Classical Tradition in the category of architecture.
Residents of Montgomery County, Maryland, are debating whether a world-class “science city” proposed by Johns Hopkins University would solidify the county’s economic future or inundate a large area near Rockville and Gaithersburg in traffic and...
The first phase of the 50-acre Westport Waterfront began in January in Baltimore The 12 billion mixe
The first phase of the 50-acre Westport Waterfront began in January in Baltimore. The $1.2 billion mixed use urban center by Turner Development Company and the Carlyle Group is planned to include 2,000 houses, 2 million square feet of offices, 300,...
For decades, pedestrians in New York City have had to tolerate temporary sidewalk construction sheds. Typically assembled from unadorned metal and painted plywood, the flat-roofed sheds make sidewalks dim and grim, sometimes for months on end.
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The City of Pasadena, California, approved design guidelines for housing and mixed use buildings throughout much of the city in October. Created by Moule & Polyzoides of Pasadena, Design Guidelines for Neighborhood Commercial & Multi-Family...
The Charity Commission in the United Kingdom has rejected a complaint that the Princes Foundation fo
The Charity Commission in the United Kingdom has rejected a complaint that the Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment improperly intervenes in planning processes and that Prince Charles exerts too much influence over the foundation.
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McCormack Baron Salazar a St Louis-based developer with a national reputation for urban infill is pa
McCormack Baron Salazar, a St. Louis-based developer with a national reputation for urban infill, is partnering with Metro, which operates transit service in the St. Louis area, on a transit oriented development (TOD). The developer wants to build...
By Andres Duany and Jeff Speck with Mike LydonThe Smart Growth Manual condenses principles of good design — from the building to the street, neighborhood, and regional scale — into a manual containing just enough information to get its ideas...
A December 2009 report on Pier Village, a successful redevelopment in Long Branch, New Jersey, omitted mention of Dean Marchetto Architects of Hoboken, New Jersey. In 2000, Marchetto designed the project’s first phase, an intensely urban,...
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To help members track the work of the board and realize new ways to connect with the organization as it evolves, CNU is posting the minutes of the board’s thrice-yearly meetings, along with related...
The City of Temple Terrace Florida approved a 14000 sq ft performing arts center with space for stud
The City of Temple Terrace, Florida, approved a 14,000 sq. ft. performing arts center with space for studios and classrooms as part of the city’s downtown development, reports the Tampa Bay Business Journal. The suburban municipality near Tampa has...
The Washington, DC, Zoning Commission in December gave Abdo Development permission to build a mix of stores, housing, and restaurants on nine acres in a neighborhood adjoining Catholic University. The plan, prepared for Abdo by Torti Gallas and...