Town Center

Walmart Supercenter

Walmart Planning a 'Town Center' Concept, with its Stores as the Anchor

A Walmart store in Rogers, Arkansas will be a testing ground for a new planning concept in the works at the massive retailer.

November 5, 2018 - Talk Business & Politics

Maryland

Montgomery County Community Wants Walkability for its Town Center

A series of new investments in the civic realm aren’t enough—some in Wheaton, Maryland want the community to catch up with its neighbors in providing a walkable town center.

August 8, 2018 - Bethesda Magazine

Residential: The Obvious Undervalued Ingredient in Town Centers

Geoff Dyer describes the essential role that a residential component plays in any mixed-use town center. For Dyer, residences are "the substrate on which a healthy mixed-use environment is based."

July 14, 2012 - PlaceShakers

Innovation when Good Planning Policy Has Become the Norm

Scott Doyon argues for a stripped-down, back-to-basics 'punk rock' approach to urban growth and development to replace the 'rock and roll' excesses of planning during the housing boom; and he profiles the new innovators who are doing just that.

February 5, 2012 - PlaceShakers

The End is Near for the Commercial Strip

Several factors are leading to the end of commercial strip development while simultaneously leading to more and more town centers and mixed-use facilities.

March 10, 2011 - UrbanLand

Supermarkets in Britain Remain Controversial Even After Move to Town Centers

After the backlash of suburban development in the 80s and 90s, “supermarket-led development” in town centers remain a contentious issue in Britain.

February 9, 2011 - New Urban Network

A Mall Opens in Tough Times

A $276 million mixed-use remake of a 1973-era mall is opening on Interstate 64 in southeastern Virginia. While the retail is trickling in, the housing element is filling up quickly.

July 27, 2009 - New Urban News

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Appalachian Highlands Housing Partners

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Gallatin County Department of Planning & Community Development

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