Sixty letters of opposition from local advocates in Grand Rapids, MI, halted an irreversible decision: the teardown of five downtown buildings for surface parking lots.
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In this episode of Upzoned, host Abby Kinney is joined by Ryan Johnson, the builder and resident of the first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the U.S.: Culdesac Tempe.
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Durham, North Carolina, has become the ninth largest city to eliminate parking mandates for new developments citywide.
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This New York City nonprofit decided to show how much valuable space is wasted by parking…by converting two parking spaces into a studio apartment!
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This Alabama stroad features a sidewalk with ADA-compliant features, but no one could call this a safe place to exist outside of a vehicle.
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Incrementalism and humility are key to avoiding a gap between what we think we’re accomplishing with the designs of our built environment versus what people actually experience when navigating it.
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#BlackFridayParking is approaching, and we want to share some of the latest cities in North America that have challenged decades-old parking requirements that have wasted productive land on automobile storage.
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The next smallest step for your community doesn’t always involve changing a street’s design or making housing policy reforms. Sometimes, it’s as simple as asking questions and probing the thoughts of local leaders.
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Change everything. This is the program that will help revitalize your city.
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Black Friday is the day that reveals one of the worst flaws in the American landscape: We have way too much parking.
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This Texas-sized gas station might be emblematic of the auto-oriented infrastructure plaguing states like Texas and so many others—but even here, there is hope to be found, thanks to Strong Towns members.
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For urban planner Samantha Carr in Toronto, ON, the first step for inspiring change in her community was to inspire a new way of thinking—and that’s why she’s started the Urban Thinkers Book Club.
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On this special Member Week episode of The Bottom-Up Revolution, we talk with Alisha Loch, a Strong Towns member who’s deeply committed to her community in Norwood, OH.
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If you look around at your city and think, “this is nuts,” know that you’re right: the way our cities have developed over the past 80 years doesn’t work.
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When Chattanooga, TN, resident Jon Jon Wesolowski noticed a broken guardrail on an overpass, he thought, “the city should’ve put something up for pedestrians.” But then he realized: he could do something about it, himself.
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Chuck Marohn reflects how, despite being sick, his spirits were bolstered this Member Week by the efforts of advocates he’s observed doing amazing work in their cities and towns.
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You’re surrounded by other Strong Towns advocates. You just haven’t met each other yet.
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Strong Towns is a movement for everyone who is impatient for change, and who understands that the way we accelerate it is by empowering thousands of everyday people to make small bets.
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The stated goal of Strong Towns, to completely change the development pattern of North America, is intentionally ambitious—but we’ve assembled a toolbox for advocates and elected officials to do this ambitious work.
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In a time of increasing political and social turbulence, Strong Towns advocates and members are a reminder that local is where the real power to enact change lies.
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