You asked, we're delivering.

When our members ask for something, we take it seriously. One request we've gotten frequently is to create some concrete resources--some how-to guides and step-by-step instructions--for building Strong Towns. While we know that a strong town is a complex system with thousands of moving pieces, we do have a store of knowledge—much of it collected from our members across the country to help get you started on making your community a better, more financially resilient place.

So we created a new Resource page to help you easily find all the resources you need. Here's a sampling of what you'll find there:

Resources
Lessons on Scarcity and Abundance
Lessons on Scarcity and Abundance

For policymakers in Arizona, managing limited water supplies seems like it should be an obsession. So…why isn’t it?

Water Wars in the Modern Wild West
Water Wars in the Modern Wild West

Residents of Maricopa County in Arizona find themselves engaged in a war over water, as the county builds itself out beyond its means.

Urban3 Decoder: Let's Peek Under the Hood of A Shiny Oklahoma City
Urban3 Decoder: Let's Peek Under the Hood of A Shiny Oklahoma City

Join the Urban3 team as they wade past Oklahoma City’s glittering amenities to take an up-close view of the real economic engine under the shiny enamel hood.

A New Way to Look at Minimum Parking Requirements
A New Way to Look at Minimum Parking Requirements

Strong Towns and the Parking Reform Network have joined forces to bring you a whole new way of viewing reforms to parking minimums across North America.

Announcing a New and Improved Map of Cities That Have Removed Parking Minimums
Announcing a New and Improved Map of Cities That Have Removed Parking Minimums

We’re relaunching our crowd-sourced map of cities in the U.S. and Canada that have ended or sharply curtailed their parking requirements. And it's more useful than ever.

A Plan for Parking That You Can Use in Your Place
A Plan for Parking That You Can Use in Your Place

Today I’m sharing a plan I offered to my colleagues on our local parking committee. My hope is that it'll benefit those who are thinking through similar issues in their places.

Why Communities Must Break Out of the Resource Trap
Why Communities Must Break Out of the Resource Trap

Resource-based communities rarely experience the prosperity their labor makes possible for others. It doesn’t have to be this way.

5 New Podcasts for the Strong Towns Advocate
5 New Podcasts for the Strong Towns Advocate

Do you have some travel ahead of you this holiday weekend? If so, this might be a good time to check out several great podcasts that friends of the Strong Towns movement have recently launched.

A Game-Changing Resource for Local Leaders
A Game-Changing Resource for Local Leaders

Follow these steps and you’ll stabilize your community and lay the groundwork for the strongest possible recovery.

We provide these resources for you--free of charge--because we know you're out there working to build strong towns. If you care about our mission and value these resources, please support us by becoming a member of Strong Towns so we can keep creating more resources for you.

CHECK OUT OUR NEW RESOURCE PAGE

And if you have a specific question that's not answered on that page. You can always head over to our slack discussion forum and get a crowdsourced answer immediately. Our goal is to give you the tools and guidance that you need to build Strong Towns.

 

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