Towns and cities all along the United States’ coasts are struggling to maintain spread-out infrastructure—at the same time, rising sea levels and increasingly intense storms are shortening that infrastructure’s lifecycle.
The Pillaging of Detroit
In Detroit, Michigan, one in four properties throughout the city experienced foreclosure for not paying property taxes from 2011 to 2015.
In Detroit, Michigan, one in four properties throughout the city experienced foreclosure for not paying property taxes from 2011 to 2015.
Not Just Bikes: Crossing the Street Shouldn’t Be Deadly (But It Is)
It's important to know just how differently we could do things if we had the political will to make the safety of people who walk a priority.
It’s important to know just how differently we could do things if we had the political will to make the safety of people who walk a priority.
“The City Should Put a Trader Joe’s There” (And Other Muddled Thinking About Development)
There’s a certain type of uninformed public comment—seen on social media, heard in neighborhood conversation, submitted to city planning departments, and voiced at public meetings—that is the subject of frequent derision among those who closely follow city planning and development decisions.
There’s a certain type of uninformed public comment—seen on social media, heard in neighborhood conversation, submitted to city planning departments, and voiced at public meetings—that is the subject of frequent derision among those who closely follow city planning and development decisions.
$4.7 Billion New Jersey Turnpike Expansion Ignores Local Leaders and Invites More Gridlock
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority plans to spend $4.7 billion updating and widening an eight-mile section of the turnpike.
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority plans to spend $4.7 billion updating and widening an eight-mile section of the turnpike.
This Ice Machine Is a Case Study in Neighborhood Decline
A street is a platform for building community wealth. A road is a transportation investment for moving vehicles at speed.
A street is a platform for building community wealth. A road is a transportation investment for moving vehicles at speed.
Talking to Strangers
There is an old Peanuts comic strip where Charlie Brown’s younger sister, Sally, is writing a school report on “Forest Strangers.”
There is an old Peanuts comic strip where Charlie Brown’s younger sister, Sally, is writing a school report on “Forest Strangers.”
The Jackson Water Crisis Is Not a Fluke. Your City Could Be Next.
What’s happened with Jackson’s water crisis is an absolute tragedy. In late August, a state of emergency was issued after there was no clean running water in the city.
What’s happened with Jackson’s water crisis is an absolute tragedy. In late August, a state of emergency was issued after there was no clean running water in the city.
‘I Want To Make a Change in My Community…but Where Do I Start?’
Strong Towns advocates cut through the noise, the distractions, the indecision, and the overwhelm using a simple process we call the 4-Step Process for Public Investment.
Strong Towns advocates cut through the noise, the distractions, the indecision, and the overwhelm using a simple process we call the 4-Step Process for Public Investment.
We Need More Charming, People-Centered Places
We shouldn’t have to travel to a large urban downtown to get a taste of a people-centered environment. I adore the small town I live in, I love the people and the businesses we do have.
We shouldn’t have to travel to a large urban downtown to get a taste of a people-centered environment. I adore the small town I live in, I love the people and the businesses we do have.
Streets Are for Building Community Wealth. Here’s Why That’s So Important.
To build wealth in a community, we need patterns that produce more community revenue than expense, and that gap of profit needs to be retained locally.
To build wealth in a community, we need patterns that produce more community revenue than expense, and that gap of profit needs to be retained locally.
Road Diet Seven Years in the Making—Was It Worth Every Minute?
Road diets are promoted as cost-effective solutions to addressing speeding and crashes on arterials and stroads.
Road diets are promoted as cost-effective solutions to addressing speeding and crashes on arterials and stroads.
Looking for an Affordable Starter Home? HUD Suggests Trying a Manufactured Home. [Podcast]
A new White House proposal aims to fill a need for affordable starter homes with a new generation of manufactured homes.
A new White House proposal aims to fill a need for affordable starter homes with a new generation of manufactured homes.
Less Parking Lots, More People Space
My intention for this project became to demonstrate just how much city space is allocated to parking and hopefully spark some thought about what they could potentially become.
My intention for this project became to demonstrate just how much city space is allocated to parking and hopefully spark some thought about what they could potentially become.
Pedal Power Needs People Power
Two bicycle-related stories of members taking powerful local action crossed our desks recently. This is just a small sampling of the range of inspiring and effective things our members do all the time.
Two bicycle-related stories of members taking powerful local action crossed our desks recently. This is just a small sampling of the range of inspiring and effective things our members do all the time.
‘We Won’t Raise Our Kids in Suburbia’
Suburbia is car dependent, which means it’s almost impossible to get anywhere safely and easily without a car.
Suburbia is car dependent, which means it’s almost impossible to get anywhere safely and easily without a car.