How many zones does Seattle have? The answer might shock you! (And it reveals some uncomfortable truths about the city’s absurd land use regulation.)
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Famous 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.
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Most of your city’s zoning likely prohibits multifamily housing—even of a modest form, like triple-deckers. If so, you have the arrogance of early zoning reformers to thank for it.
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Strong Towns member Will Gardner shares how the 60-person bike bus he helps lead in his hometown is helping kids get to school, and reducing the number of cars in the drop-off lane.
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Detroit’s local leaders have long favored eliminating I-375, a sunken highway separating the eastern parts of the city from downtown…but MDOT’s plan to convert it into a six-lane road is not the future they envisioned.
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Is your city leaping before it hops?
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Tax revenues are up and traffic incidents are down—is Government Street a model for future development across Baton Rouge, LA?
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Armed with paint and traffic cones, this Local Conversation group in Portland, OR, made a dangerous intersection safer to cross…in only 80 minutes!
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A quirk of Houstonian zoning has enabled some residents to start thickening up their neighborhoods, albeit through technically illegal means.
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A national challenge to go one week without driving has parents reflecting on the challenges of transporting children in most American cities and towns.
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According to the United States Census, prior to the pandemic, half of all businesses in the U.S. were home based and nearly eight million people worked primarily from home…but according to urban planners, this is illegal!?
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Shelby Wild is a mom, a lifelong gardener, and executive director of Route One Farmers Market in her hometown of Lompoc, California.
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Who has the power to transform our streets, and where should cities be directing their focus when it comes to traffic safety? This and more from Suzanne Woo, an Ottawa traffic and transportation engineer specializing in road safety.
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Too often, local businesses are forced to move or close their doors. What lessons can we take away after the loss of a beloved third place?
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CGI rendering shows what the future of a street could look like if we put people first.
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As part of our 2023 Local-Motive Tour, Strong Towns will be hosting the session “How to Define, Refine and Distribute Your Story” on October 19 at noon CT.
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It’s time to abolish mandatory parking minimums! The Parking Reform Network is partnering with Climate Changemakers for an “Hour of Action.”
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Freeway fighters in California may have found a friend in Caltrans—if not for the fact that she was allegedly terminated for opposing two of the state’s forthcoming highway construction projects.
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This neighborhood organization creates safe street design and stops speeding, but they might have to wait five years for a permanent fix.
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What is it about kindness from strangers that is so powerful?
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