I counted at least five broken-down cars on the shoulder. At one exit, I gasped at the sight of a young man pushing his truck along a slip-lane-style exit by a notoriously busy Buccee’s gas station.
The Multitasking Marvel: How Street Trees Can Solve Many Municipal Problems
There was a lot to learn, and I took from it a tendency to see almost any urban challenge as something that could be helped by the presence of street trees.
There was a lot to learn, and I took from it a tendency to see almost any urban challenge as something that could be helped by the presence of street trees.
How to Build a Biking Culture That Makes Your City Stronger
Tiffany goes on to suggest a few things that would demonstrate real leadership and be more effective, such as installing temporary bike lanes and taking the time to talk to people and really understand their thoughts about biking.
Tiffany goes on to suggest a few things that would demonstrate real leadership and be more effective, such as installing temporary bike lanes and taking the time to talk to people and really understand their thoughts about biking.
You Can’t Arrest a Housing Shortage: Why Anti-Homelessness Laws Don’t Work
Did this “meanness” work as a strategy? Emphatically, no.
Did this “meanness” work as a strategy? Emphatically, no.
The Blame Game: Why Elmer the Safety Elephant Can’t Protect Kids
Every time there’s a pedestrian or cyclist accident in my city, there is one thing I can count on, and it's that people will be talking about Elmer the Safety Elephant. “Bring back Elmer!” they cry. “Elmer’s rules are common sense!”
Every time there’s a pedestrian or cyclist accident in my city, there is one thing I can count on, and it’s that people will be talking about Elmer the Safety Elephant. “Bring back Elmer!” they cry. “Elmer’s rules are common sense!”
It’s Obvious: Gutting Your Downtown for Parking Won’t Help Local Businesses
The service mindset recognizes that what is good for businesses must also be good for the community and that the two can’t exist in a rivalrous relationship.
The service mindset recognizes that what is good for businesses must also be good for the community and that the two can’t exist in a rivalrous relationship.
Secrecy, Death and Deceit: This Is What We’re up Against
After failing to pry names out of the agency spokespeople, she filed an open records request. A month later, she got her answer — and realized that the difficulty of getting to this point was only the tip of the iceberg.
After failing to pry names out of the agency spokespeople, she filed an open records request. A month later, she got her answer — and realized that the difficulty of getting to this point was only the tip of the iceberg.
How Flower Power Can Grow Strong, Walkable Cities
Certain cities have taken bold steps to make at least parts of downtowns a riot of color by way of plants and flowers.
Certain cities have taken bold steps to make at least parts of downtowns a riot of color by way of plants and flowers.
3 Ways To Handle Church Parking That’s Only Needed Some of the Time
In many cities throughout the South, churches require a lot of parking. A lot.
In many cities throughout the South, churches require a lot of parking. A lot.
The Key to a Strong Downtown Is Smart Policy Changes, Not Big Projects
Rather than growing the city’s wealth, the "Big Project Approach" often requires significant public investment and incentives, which put cities in the risky financial position of making large, expensive bets in the present and hoping to recoup that money down the line.
Rather than growing the city’s wealth, the “Big Project Approach” often requires significant public investment and incentives, which put cities in the risky financial position of making large, expensive bets in the present and hoping to recoup that money down the line.
City Finance That Depends on Magic Is a Recipe for Disaster
The truth is, there’s actually nothing preventing city councils from raising property taxes when the economy grows. And if we can’t afford a property tax increase, how will we magically afford a new sales or income tax?
The truth is, there’s actually nothing preventing city councils from raising property taxes when the economy grows. And if we can’t afford a property tax increase, how will we magically afford a new sales or income tax?
Can Co-Housing Solve the Housing Crisis and Loneliness Epidemic?
Co-Housing builds connections in part through regular communal meals, activities, meetings and shared management of the building.
Cohousing builds connections in part through regular communal meals, activities, meetings and shared management of the building.
How to Build Strong Towns That Are Irresistible to Tourists
Healthy neighborhoods are just as important as a downtown core.
Healthy neighborhoods are just as important as a downtown core.
How Affordable Housing Distracts People From Housing Affordability
The story here in Brainerd is a familiar one for North American cities.
The story here in Brainerd is a familiar one for North American cities.
How Modern America Is Optimized for Loneliness, Misery and Poor Health
The APA findings align with the Surgeon General’s 2023 declaration of a loneliness epidemic and 2021 Harvard research that found “36% of all Americans — including 61% of young adults and 51% of mothers with young children — feel ‘serious loneliness.’”
The APA findings align with the Surgeon General’s 2023 declaration of a loneliness epidemic and 2021 Harvard research that found “36% of all Americans — including 61% of young adults and 51% of mothers with young children — feel ‘serious loneliness.’”
Colorado Banned Most Occupancy Limits. Here Is Why It Matters
There are rooms within homes that are empty, not because somebody doesn't want another person to live there, but simply because it's against the rules in that city to have someone who doesn't share your last name or isn’t related to you by blood.
There are rooms within homes that are empty, not because somebody doesn’t want another person to live there, but simply because it’s against the rules in that city to have someone who doesn’t share your last name or isn’t related to you by blood.