Residents of Winter Garden, FL, realized they needed to take action to revive their declining town. They did this by focusing on one straightforward goal: bring people back downtown.
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All too often, the job of development is handed to large developers with large swaths of cash to implement an all-at-once, large-scale development. This small-scale developer is showing how there is another (and better) way.
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Through a series of walk audits, local leaders in Peoria, IL, are not only observing the urban environment, but starting to understand how small, simple actions can profoundly shape it.
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It’s not difficult to have good urban design, the kind that respects neighbors and the neighborhoods they live in. It’s actually a lot less work than the processes we use to administer the suburban zoning codes we have today.
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Oftentimes, people in rural settings drive long distances to bigger towns to find community engagement. This renovated soda fountain shop shows why it’s worth looking for that sense of community a little closer to home.
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For nearly half a year, this small business owner has been ready to open his coffee shop…but the city is refusing to let him do so, all because of antiquated parking mandates.
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Strong Towns advocates in Shreveport, New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette are coming together to work for safer streets.
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This nonprofit is transforming pockets of St. Louis, MO, into delightful and welcoming parks—and at a low cost!
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Good urbanism doesn’t have to mean large apartment buildings or an immaculate row of brownstones; the ad-hoc version on display in this Florida neighborhood is more relevant as a model of adaptation for the rest of us.
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Local Conversation leader Noah Tang appeared on the radio to talk about how his group, the Bloomington Revivalists, are making positive changes for housing in their community.
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The group Vermonters for People-Oriented Places just launched this year, but they’re already off to a fast start in Burlington, VT, where they’re supporting important changes for the community.
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If it takes a village to raise a child, then it takes a whole community to build a building. The small-scale developers of South Bend, IN, are showing how to do just that—and do it successfully in the long term.
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Coté Soeren’s “Resistencia” coffee shop in Seattle is a space for community connection and support, not gentrification.
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This video about a recent street redesign project in Selkirk, Manitoba, shows just how cities should be communicating with their residents.
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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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Highlights from #BlackFridayParking 2022: Americans say land wasted on unused parking could be used for something greater.
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Jason Slaughter (of the Not Just Bikes channel) and Nathan Allebach (on TikTok) have made millions stop what they’re doing and listen to Strong Towns ideas. Here are their stories.
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Strong Towns member Victoria Via talks about how advocates of many different personal and professional backgrounds are coming together in Portland, OR.
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When Strong Towns member John Holmes was fired for speaking against harmful development practices, he didn’t let that stop him. Working with other advocates, he’s paving the way to success for Charlotte, NC!
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If you’ve ever thought, “I’m not a great advocate; I can’t make the big changes my community needs,” then you need to hear what this Strong Towns member has to say about the power of taking small steps.
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