Heading to CNU

Programming next week is going to be focused on the 23rd Congress for the New Urbanism. We're podcasting throughout and will be sharing updates as we go. Chuck is headed to Wisconsin this weekend for an event, the on to Dallas.

April 24-25 - Stevens Point, WI  - Half day training session, AICP Credits will be offered - Register Here
April 28 - Dallas, TX - Curbside Chat
April 30 - Dallas, TX - Member Appreciation Event
May 13 - Fargo, ND - Curbside Chat
May 14 - Grand Forks, ND - Curbside Chat
May 19 - Hays, KS - Curbside Chat
May 21 - Lewiston, ME - Conference Keynote
June 17 - Boston, MA - Conference Keynote
June 18 - Denver, CO - Strong Towns on Tap
June 23 - Detroit, MI - Conference Panel
June 30 - Des Moines, IA - Conference Keynote

In case you missed it....

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The Bottom-Up Revolution Is…Reclaiming Forgotten Spaces for the Community
The Bottom-Up Revolution Is…Reclaiming Forgotten Spaces for the Community

Katy Clagett is a commercial real estate appraiser and activist. She joins the podcast today to talk about the ways that bottom-up projects can build community, as well as her experiences with spearheading this kind of project.

Right Place, Right Time: How Advocates in Omaha are Making Streets Safer
Right Place, Right Time: How Advocates in Omaha are Making Streets Safer

Here’s how advocates in Omaha, Nebraska, got their Department of Public Works to complete a quick-build street safety project so fast that “it felt like waving a magic wand.” (Hint: Find out if your community has a business improvement district, stat.)

The Goldilocks Option: Why Townhouses Might Be Just Right for Housing Development
The Goldilocks Option: Why Townhouses Might Be Just Right for Housing Development

In this episode, host Abby Newsham is joined by Andrew Ganahl, managing partner of a real estate development company that specializes in urban infill housing, to discuss townhouses.

Families for Safe Streets: Giving a Face to the Traffic Violence Crisis
Families for Safe Streets: Giving a Face to the Traffic Violence Crisis

On this episode of the Strong Towns Podcast, Chuck discusses safe streets advocacy with Amy Cohen, the co-founder and president of Families for Safe Streets.

After the Crash Analysis Studio: 6 Next Steps for Creating Safe Streets
After the Crash Analysis Studio: 6 Next Steps for Creating Safe Streets

You’ve just completed a Crash Analysis Studio and you have a report in hand. Or you found the "Beyond Blame" report compelling and you want to share it with your community. Now what?

Bottom-Up Shorts: How $6 Can Make a Community More Bikeable
Bottom-Up Shorts: How $6 Can Make a Community More Bikeable

In this episode of Bottom-Up Shorts, host Norm Van Eeden Petersman is joined by Sarah, a Local Conversation leader, to talk about the bike racks she and her friends have been building and installing around their city.

Spokane’s Step-by-Step Approach to Repealing Parking Mandates
Spokane’s Step-by-Step Approach to Repealing Parking Mandates

Build a bipartisan coalition. Launch a pilot project. Speak to the core issues facing your community. That’s how Spokane, Washington, was able to eliminate costly parking mandates. Here's the full story.

How One Professor is Inspiring the Next Generation of Transportation Engineers
How One Professor is Inspiring the Next Generation of Transportation Engineers

"Be the change you want to see in the world." It’s a slogan many aspire to live by, including Professor Gingrich of Dordt University in Iowa. He’s doing just that this year, bringing his students to the forefront of the evolving traffic engineering field by training them in crash analysis and safe street design.

I’m Done With Twitter, but Not for the Reasons You Might Think
I’m Done With Twitter, but Not for the Reasons You Might Think

I’ve mostly left Twitter/X over the past few months. Strong Towns, the organization, has pulled back substantially, as well. I want to explain why because it’s for different reasons than the increasing partisan divide (although that doesn’t help).

Why Strong Towns Won’t Cave to Election Year Pressures
Why Strong Towns Won’t Cave to Election Year Pressures

In this episode of the Strong Towns Podcast, Chuck explains how election years affect a nonpartisan nonprofit like Strong Towns. It’s kind of ugly, but it doesn’t change our mission.

Why the Strong Towns Movement Needs Ordinary People
Why the Strong Towns Movement Needs Ordinary People

Like many Strong Towns advocates, you may struggle with imposter syndrome, feeling like you’re not qualified enough to talk to city officials and staff about changing the way cities are designed or operated. But it’s essential that you keep speaking up. Here’s why.

Places and Non-Places
Places and Non-Places

All of the land used in cities can be divided into two categories: Places and Non-Places. Places are productive destinations, while Non-Places are unproductive padding between destinations. Once these Places and Non-Places are marked on a map, it becomes obvious how much land cities waste on Non-Places.

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