6 principles for building stronger and more prosperous places.
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Read MoreHow one Colorado town is breaking away from its former dependence on mining.
Read MoreYou're surrounded by more Strong Towns advocates than you might realize. Here's a simple, 3-step plan for how to connect with them.
Read MoreThese photos of Staunton, Virginia, serve as a reminder that the benefits of “urbanism” aren’t limited to big cities.
Read MoreA brilliant cargo bikeshare program in Germany could serve as a model for North American cities.
Read MoreMotivations for relocation, pothole mosaics, and bitcoin. These are just some of the stories from around the web that Strong Towns staffers were reading and talking about this week.
Read MoreSignificant effort should be dedicated to creating more accessible built environments—because doing so benefits people of all abilities.
Read MoreThe benefits to a bottom-up approach to affordable housing don’t just build wealth and resilience; they can be deeply personal, too.
Read MoreEngineers are great at building roads, but we should never ask them to build our streets.
Read MoreThese Strong Towns members are helping build homes for those that need them and advocating for more flexible housing policy in Texas.
Read MoreWhen communities support small businesses, it helps give them agency over their own economic development.
Read MoreThe shift to remote work is prompting people to move away from cities. What are the long-term implications of this “urban shuffle”?
Read MoreIn the postwar era, North American cities bulldozed whole blocks and neighborhoods for freeways, parking, and urban renewal. Old fire insurance maps can help us piece together what happened.
Read MoreWe’re adding new resources to the Action Lab. Here’s the latest.
Read MoreThe “Takings Clause” prohibits the government from taking private property without just compensation. But what if it’s interpreted in unexpected ways?
Read MoreEver notice that a lot of houses look like faces? There’s a reason for that, and it’s more important to your brain than you might realize.
Read MoreCollective engagement repeated thousands of times starts to ripple outward and upward. With the AJP, we see it can even reach the ears of a President.
Read MoreForest gardens, hummingbird encounters, and Tolstoyan snowstorms. These are just some of the stories from around the web that Strong Towns staffers were reading and talking about this week.
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