Public bathrooms are an essential component of people-centered places. In addition to maintaining public health, they encourage foot traffic and community, as people are more likely to frequent an area when they know bathrooms will be available — especially if they have children or medical conditions.
Read MoreWith work patterns shifting as technology advances, retrofitting suburban office buildings has become increasingly important to developers and planners. Here are five ways you can make your office building more appealing and resilient.
Read MoreThe lament, “There’s nothing to do here,” might sound like teenage grumbling, but there may be more wisdom to it than meets the ear. Maybe we should look at our cities through the lens of organic social activities, both because they're enjoyable and because it gives us a chance to reconsider our values and the relationship between our design choices and our community’s social life.
Read MoreMany people become members of country clubs to enjoy the luxurious amenities they offer. But when membership is mandatory for keeping your home, those amenities quickly become a financial prison.
Read MoreHaving your city prioritize high-speed traffic through your neighborhood is like having people traipse through your living room with their boots on.
Read MoreFamous guidebook author, tour operator, and PBS travel host Rick Steves talks about his observations of places that have prioritized people over cars and infrastructure—and what we can learn from them.
Read MoreHow much valuable land is your community wasting on Non-Places? (Hint: It may be a lot more than you think!)
Read MoreAs traditional highway expansions are put on pause around the country, professionals and policymakers have an opportunity to move forward with a better approach. This book shows them how.
Read MoreGalesburg, 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?”
Read MoreResidents of small towns shouldn’t have to travel to a large urban downtown to get a taste of a walkable, people-centered environment.
Read MoreOne vision is for a place where people can walk, bike, and spend time (and dollars at local businesses). The other is for a busy road expansion that will move a lot of traffic. Hear how two Strong Towns advocates are fighting the good fight in Erie, PA.
Read MoreTransit is not a prerequisite for making a decent people-oriented neighborhood.
Read MoreWe should spend our time obsessing why there are no people here rather than what they might to wrong if they showed up.
Read MoreSome of the best from contributor Andrew Price, including our favorite: Places and non-Places.
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