For some, the pandemic is stripping away distractions and connecting them with the simple joys of our ancestors. For others, it’s stripping away their lives and livelihood. We need to convert the lessons of the pandemic into action.
Read MoreLocal leaders must challenge the status quo around how we build our cities. Here’s how to bring colleagues and civic officials around to your position.
Read MoreWant to understand why some neighborhoods don’t sidewalks? #DoTheMath…and look at the history.
Read MoreThis observation of human behavior has long been a source of frustration for safety advocates, but that doesn’t make it wrong.
Read MoreThe fate of an iconic bookstore, the huge cost of some tiny apartments, the problem with relying on a distant government to solve our problems, and more. These are a few stories from around the web that Strong Towns staff were reading and talking about this week.
Read MoreThe work of building a Strong Town can’t be done alone. Here’s how to find (and create) collaborators where you live.
Read MoreThe pandemic can make it feel like the work of building strong, thriving communities has been put on hold. But that doesn’t have to be the case. Use these two solutions to get unstuck.
Read MoreFire departments have a lot of influence over a city’s planning decisions. Too often, that influence is focused on one metric—emergency vehicle response times—rather than a more holistic approach to public safety.
Read MoreHow have cities throughout history successfully grown and met their need for new homes? Two metaphors from nature provide the key.
Read MoreTowns and cities are converting parking spaces into “parklets” as a temporary social distancing resource. But the benefits of parklets will outlast the pandemic.
Read MoreA skyline full of skyscrapers makes for a nice postcard…but do skyscrapers actually make our cities stronger?
Read MoreWe’ve been critical of single-family zoning — but does that mean that single-family homes have no place in a city’s financial ecosystem?
Read MoreIt’s an article of faith among many that big and tall buildings don’t belong around small and short buildings. But does this idea actually stand up to scrutiny?
Read MoreA small-scale developer in Atlanta is showing that it’s possible to improve a neighborhood without displacing the people who already live there.
Read MoreThe trajectories of two local shopping districts—a mall built in the mid-80s, and a historic downtown—provide an object lesson on the power of the “chaotic but smart” approach to growing a city.
Read MoreIn some ways, Caltrain was in a better financial position than other public transit agencies. But the pandemic—and a political turf war—have thrown its future into jeopardy.
Read MoreThe problem isn’t a lack of political consensus. The problem is consensus around a failed vision of how to achieve American prosperity.
Read MoreA conservative case for car-free cities, a Minnesota town getting their COVID response right, and big dreams of future travel… Here are a few of the stories our team was reading and thinking about this week.
Read MoreHere are 8 tips for local leaders to keep optimism high as you move your community forward.
Read MoreThis pandemic will have long-term economic impacts on cities far beyond the coastal metropolises.
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