As Norwalk navigates a housing crisis, one thing is clear: the path forward isn’t scale for scale’s sake—it’s building smarter, more affordably, and with the community in mind.
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Jesse Russell is a small-scale developer from Bend, Oregon. He joins Norm to discuss the ways he’s helping create more attainable homes in his hometown. (Transcript included.)
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Chuck sits down with Ryan Johnson, the founder of Culdesac Tempe, the first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the U.S. They discuss the realities of living in and developing a community like Culdesac.
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A couple of weeks ago, Chuck did a Q&A about how the book “Abundance” differs from the Strong Towns approach. There were some good questions, so we’ve consolidated his answers here.
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While urban planning can sound boring, how we choose to live is as fundamental a question as exists.
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Eric Higbee is a landscape architect who teaches university courses on community engagement and works on community design and planning projects through his award-winning landscape architecture practice.
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Student journalist William Donofrio is part of a growing group of changemakers who are noticing, documenting, and sharing the struggles their places face.
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There is nothing radical or reckless about letting your child cross the street. So why are parents across the country facing criminal charges for doing just that?
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How did one of the most dangerous streets in Rhode Island turn into a safe and comfortable place for people to walk, bike, and shop? It’s all about community and local context.
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Harrisonburg skipped the renderings and went straight to the street—using a live demo to calm traffic and earn back trust.
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Mayor Kevin McDonnell and Dave Alden, co-leader of Petaluma Urban Chat, join us from Petaluma, California. They discuss the Know Before You Grow initiative, a community-driven effort that's helped encourage housing development in the city's downtown.
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The house is beautiful. The neighborhood is charming. The street? Designed like a drag strip—and it's launched multiple cars into one family's living room.
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Chuck sits down with Steve Nygren, the founder of a unique community just outside of Atlanta called Serenbe. They discuss the process of creating Serenbe, which features walkable, mixed-use “hamlets” surrounded by nature.
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It’s easy to get angry or check out when faced with your place’s continued decline. That doesn’t mean you should stop fighting for it.
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Leon Krier leaves behind a generation of designers, planners, and urbanists who see the world differently because of him. I owe him more than I can put into words.
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How do you make streets safer when your tools made them unsafe in the first place? If you’re the Maryland Department of Transportation, you start building a new toolbox.
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Dr. Patricia Tice is a transportation engineer, planner, researcher and self-proclaimed geek. She talks about her research into human behavior, as well as the role of human interaction and LEGO in urban design. (Transcript included.)
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When we recognize the housing crisis as a systems and strategy problem, we realize that there is no shortage of things cities can do right now to address it.
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Instead of relegating walkability to college campuses and tourist towns, let’s embrace it as a key to community strength.
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Charlotte, North Carolina, is in the middle of a housing crisis. Churches are stepping up to help.
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