Incrementalism is an important element of the Strong Towns approach—both in theory and in practice.
Read More
Kansas City is known for its beautiful fountains, but Parks and Rec says the city doesn’t have the funds to maintain this source of civic pride.
Read More
These small towns in Kansas are offering land and housing at a steal in an attempt to fortify their shrinking tax bases. What does this mean for the future of rural America?
Read More
One family’s history tells volumes about the development of Kansas City since the 1950s.
Read More
Cities must be discerning in how they incentivize development. Let’s look at two examples to see what to do, and what not to do.
Read More
What the debate over a historic building—Wichita’s Century II—can teach us about local democracy and government.
Read More
This college town took steps to increase outside space for retail and dining. But the work didn’t stop there: Lawrence continued to learn and adapt.
Read More
This spring, hundreds of cities and towns moved swiftly to allow restaurants, bars and shops to open temporary outdoor seating areas. What have we learned?
Read More
Towns and cities across the country are wrestling with how to increase outside space for retail and dining, to give businesses a fighting chance during the pandemic. Here are four key takeaways from one city’s experience.
Read More
Making a street safer, more bikeable, and more accessible should be a no-brainer…right? But skeptics in Topeka—and probably in your city too—are hung up on two chicken-and-egg problems.
Read More
Our preference for the incremental, iterative, and bottom-up is well-known. But does that mean there is no room for big dreams and master plans?
Read More
In this podcast episode, Chuck interviews Corie Brown, Zester Media co-founder and a writer on the food system, about the depopulation of rural Kansas, as mechanized agriculture reduces the need for farm labor, and the social toll that it is taking in isolated, shrinking towns.
Read More
Toby is a Strong Towns pioneer, making the city of Hays, KS better through his role as City Manager. He's been on the podcast before and we invited him back for an update on the progress of Strong Towns ideas in his community.
Read More
Hays, KS carries on the Strong Towns message with this concise, impressive document that communicates the trouble with the current growth pattern and its impact in Hays. We think you'll find it useful.
Read More
Two midwestern towns face off in the first round of our Strongest Town contest.
Read More
Toby Dougherty, city manager for Hays, Kansas, talks about his city's efforts to implement a Strong Towns approach.
Read More
Hays, Kansas, shows us what a mature, Strong Towns conversation looks like when local leaders start asking the right set of questions.
Read More