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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.
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,...
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 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...
Gulf region takes context-sensitive roadway design to a new level.
Photo 1 caption: Hurley
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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 Alley Flat Initiative which encourages the development of small affordable dwellings along under
The Alley Flat Initiative, which encourages the development of small, affordable dwellings along under-used alleys in Austin, Texas, has celebrated the construction of its second house — a 600 sq. ft. unit featuring a “rain screen” clad in terra...
By Andrew M. ShankenAs Shanken’s book warns, a return to business as usual can occur very quickly once a crisis has passed.
Financing from land owner partly offsets the continuing lack of bank lending for real estate development.
Within sight of Interstate 8, which carries nearly 9 million vehicles a year, the Tanimura & Antle Inc. lettuce-farming enterprise has...
Jason Miller, former editor of New Towns, succeeded in raising $10,000 to resurrect the Concrete Herald, a community newspaper with a 91-year heritage in the town of Concrete and eastern Skagit County, Washington. In addition to editing and...
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