With the prevalence of online shopping, creating a compelling storefront has never been more necessary for small businesses. Here are six ways you can draw customers in with the design of your storefront.
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This Netflix documentary about regions of the world with higher-than-average life expectancies holds some key insights for anyone who wants to see North American cities become thriving, healthy places for people.
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We should think of city blocks like tapestries.
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The best time to influence a development proposal so that it fits well into its urban context is early, not late, in the process.
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Designing urban spaces for people starts by taking seriously our need for delight and comfort.
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As much as we might like to think that speed limits alone will keep people safe from car crashes, they simply aren’t enough.
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My family lost a loved one to a fatal car crash. Here’s what I wish I could go back and say to the person (and the thousands of others out there in his position) who walked away from that crash, believing he was to blame for it.
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MassDOT has proposed an expensive plan to reduce congestion in Fairhaven, MA…by causing congestion?
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Change requires believing in our own ability to adapt.
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So, your community has decided it needs more parking. That doesn’t mean you’ll have to destroy buildings and dump a sizeable amount of money into (and take on the long-term liabilities of) a block-sized parking lot.
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It’s important to build safe and productive streets, but how do we ensure those streets are a place people want to be and live in?
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Being human means being connected to place. So why have we stopped seeing our places as extensions of ourselves, of our homes, and of our values?
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Heated discussion about a new condo in Sarasota, FL, has got locals calling the building an eyesore. But is this a case of misdirected ire?
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What if we told you that by cutting a few corners, you can actually make your community a better and safer place?
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Two prominent communities in Berkshire County, MA, are in the midst of deciding what to prioritize on their main streets: cars or people?
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Over the course of a Sunday afternoon, this Strong Towns member created a simple and achievable plan to transform a local street—all on a small budget!
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Take a trip with our Community Builder, John Pattison, as he discovers why the design of Scottish roads makes them safe—and downright pleasant—to drive on, even for a foreigner!
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This latest Not Just Bikes video demystifies deadly street design by contrasting what it’s like to navigate streets on foot in the U.S. and Canada with what it’s like in the Netherlands.
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Galesburg, IL, is talking about Strong Towns ideas, centered around a question that many Strong Towns readers are familiar with: “Is our downtown built for cars instead of people?”
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Design affects us in a multitude of ways, and when we look to nature as inspiration for designing the built environment, the core takeaways are: adaptation and incrementalism.
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