In 2016, Portland enacted an Inclusionary Housing policy affecting buildings of 20+ units. The result? The city now has a bunch of new 19-unit buildings. Let’s talk about intervening in a system as complex and adaptive as the housing market.
Read MoreWhen it comes to reparations, mayors are turning their good intentions into action, using tools they already have.
Read MoreOur walk together continues on Fairfax Boulevard, where we encounter a much different (i.e., less friendly) pedestrian experience.
Read MoreLet’s take a walk together down two different streets, and observe what car-oriented places are like from the viewpoint of a pedestrian.
Read MoreMany of the economic strategies pursued by towns and cities compromise not only their competitiveness, but even their long-term solvency.
Read MoreWe should not be cheering on simulacrums of reform when the majority of spending is going to programs that are making us weaker as a country, as cities, and as neighborhoods.
Read MoreAncient irrigation systems, #NoNewRoads in Wales, and the history of #1 singles. These are just some of the stories from around the web that Strong Towns staffers were reading and talking about this week.
Read MoreWhy do some cities make it so hard to find shade…or create your own?
Read MoreA new coalition of 11 U.S. mayors has announced an initiative to establish pilot reparations programs aimed at reducing the racial wealth gap.
Read MoreNick Meyer’s magazine is breathing new life into the community of Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Read MoreThe recent failure of a Memphis bridge is costing millions every day. And there are 45,000 others like it in the U.S. that could suffer the same fate.
Read MoreLocal decision-making must become more accessible to everyday people. Here's how to make that happen in your place.
Read MoreFive decades ago, Delft made some urban planning decisions that granted children the freedom to freely and safely wander the streets of their city.
Read MoreAt every level of decision-making and across the political spectrum, everyone agrees: our transportation system is broken. There is a better way.
Read MoreTo increase faith in our democracy we must make local decision-making more accessible and meaningful to everyday people.
Read MoreThere’s a lot of conversation about how cities can become “15-minute cities.” What role does the Strong Towns approach play?
Read MoreStrong Towns member Haile McCollum is helping make her community of Thomasville, Georgia, more resilient and more beloved.
Read MoreGiven our current pattern of development, is it overly romantic to want to transition through the stages of life while remaining in the same neighborhood, with the same people around us?
Read MoreA lot of supposedly "innovative" proposals are for things that have long existed in neighborhoods, but you wouldn't know it based on the language that planners use.
Read MoreIf you're going to build a bridge, then of course you want engineers. But how far should we go in trusting experts?
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