Change requires believing in our own ability to adapt.
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Can built environments grow even stronger after experiencing some form of destruction?
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White Flint, MD, presents a great case study for how a community can begin shifting the conversation on its transportation infrastructure and development pattern.
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The Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure has expressed interest in abandoning a controversial infrastructure project, but residents are wary of celebrating too soon.
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When buildings throughout the U.S. get demolished, the once useful construction materials often end up in landfills. But there’s a growing movement to try and reuse those materials in other projects.
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In Buncombe, NC, flawed computer formulas are being used to generate thousands of dollars in "tax breaks" for owners of larger, more expensive homes.
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The greatest asset any city can have is citizens who pay attention to their cities and who know how to take action on their observations.
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On today’s episode of the Strong Towns Podcast, Chuck Marohn dives into controversies surrounding the concept of the 15-minute city.
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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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We need to approach traffic safety in a way that encourages safe traveling through design, not through police enforcement.
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Detroit is studying a solution that might curb the raging decline of the city: a split-rate tax.
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Is the hype over 15-minute cities warranted or not?
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TxDOT is pushing a controversial highway expansion that would displace thousands of residents and destroy hundreds of businesses, churches and homes.
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Your city’s long-term resilience requires paying attention to the little things.
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Strong Towns is thrilled to welcome urban revitalization strategist, real estate developer, and MacArthur Fellow Majora Carter as the keynote speaker for the inaugural Strong Towns National Gathering.
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In the 10th anniversary edition of his book Walkable City, Jeff Speck suggests a new pledge that professional planners should take in order to qualify for certification—and to better serve society.
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We’re looking back at a year of great progress in 2022, and ahead to an ambitious agenda for 2023!
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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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Conflicting priorities between city transportation departments and their state counterparts is one of the biggest barriers to pedestrian safety improvements. Chicago is taking a step toward mending that relationship.
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A new bill, currently in committee in Washington’s House and Senate, is intended to spark development in places where parking minimums have hindered housing starts.
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