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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.
The Maine chapter of CNU, GrowSmart Maine, the Maine Municipal Association, and the Maine Real Estate & Development Association will host a Build Maine conference November 5-6 in Lewiston. 
Talented young adults are continuing to choose urban cores, fueling economic growth and urban revitalization, according to a report. 
The second annual New Urbanism Film Festival will take place on November 6-9 at the ACME Theater in Los Angeles. 
Co-sponsored by the Remaking Cities Institute of the School of Architecture of Carnegie Mellon Univ. and the Heinz Architectual Ctr. of the Carnegie Museum of Art. The lecture series is underwritten by UDA in honor of Mr. Lewis, founder of the firm...
Placemaking is the process of creating quality places that people want to live, work, play, and learn in.
The Hartford, a Fortune 500 insurance and investment firm based in Hartford, Connecticut, is using form-based coding to spur redevelopment of its 173-acre former business campus.
The study published in the Journal of Transport & Health shows lower levels of high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.
New Yorkers already spend less money on transportation by driving less and using transit more—now more of them will get a tax break for commuting via transit. 
The first statewide Chief Placemaking Officer coordinates government policies and works with the private sector to maximize investment in place.
Please join CNU Illinois for our seventh annual state conference, “Ready, Set, Plan!” The program will investigate the urban planning process with a series of case studies drawn from the southern and eastern communities of Chicago’s metropolitan...
Several common assumptions about new urban codes fail to stand up to scrutiny.
Join engineers, planners, designers, and public officials from across the U.S. at the 2014 CNU Project for Transportation Reform Summit October 1-3, 2014 at the Ford Foundation Building in New York City.