We can build all the crosswalk signs we want, but if the cars are driving too fast, those signs will still go unnoticed. Narrower streets are a natural, affordable and lasting solution to pedestrian crossing issues.
Read MoreAndrew Price challenges the definition of what makes a Complete Street 'Complete.'
Read MoreThe idea of asking developers to contribute to public space is excellent (perhaps essential). By the looks of it, this has resulted in millions upon millions of dollars invested in places to sit or frolic. Too bad it keeps ending up in places where no one would actually want to linger... Imagine if we took all that wasted investment and directed it toward building more spaces that make people happy.
Read MoreThe structural problem in our road building system is that we’ve based these large financial decisions on faulty premises and inaccurate estimations. We’ve justified and enabled the subsidizing of less efficient forms of development through the aid of cost-benefit analysis. The 494 /169 interchange looks great on paper at first glance. It’s going to create jobs, handle more traffic, help the economy, and save time.
Read MoreA Strong Town is a resilient or antifragile town: one that can weather unforeseen disruptions to its economy, society, and environment. Building Strong Towns means creating the conditions for experimentation and being comfortable with the lack of a road map for what the future will look like.
Read MoreIn this week's podcast, Chuck Marohn talks about the organization behind the Strong Towns movement, an update to their strategic plan based on what has been learned and a powerful theory of change.
Read MoreThis video was created by Transit Academy for NICE Bus in Nassau County, NY to help transit drivers understand the impact of pedestrian safety. NICE Bus is operated by Transdev and they wanted us to create an impact with a pedestrian safety video.
Read MoreA review of MOVE: Putting America's Infrastructure Back in the Lead by Rosabeth Moss Kanter.
Photo credit: "Atlanta 75.85" by Atlantacitizen at the English language Wikipedia. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Read MoreI've been holding out on you all summer, but that's not to say that nothing was happening. The catch-up begins now.
Read MoreLanguage bias, are we better off with transportation bill gridlock?, and an Iowa transportation planner gets tactical.
Read MoreThis fall is going to be packed with Strong Towns events around the country. Here's a list of what we can confirm at this point.
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People move away all the time and I've never felt compelled to write about it, but this was different. This time I was saying goodbye to people who changed a place. We shared a studio that now feels empty. We collaborated on projects that now feel strangely grown up and disconnected. We lived in a neighbourhood that feels a couple degrees cooler without knowing they are there.
Read MoreEngagement photos are either urban or rural. They are either a former factory or a leafy meadow, the brick wall of a forgotten factory or an empty beach. Never the subdivision. Never the cul-de-sac.
Read MoreHow can Strong Towns grow into a movement which brings about transformative change, not tinkering around the edges?
Read MoreWay back in May, I shared two videos with our program participants to set the tone for the summer ahead. I've found myself drawn back to them as I hit roadblocks this week. I hope they'll mean something to you as well.
Read MoreYou can break any law you want if you wear an orange vest.
Read MoreAaron Brown -- author, college instructor and radio producer from Minnesota's iron range -- joins the podcast to talk about the history of the Iron Range, economic development issues and cultural obstacles to change. You can get Aaron's book, Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range, and read his regular blog at his site, MinnesotaBrown.com.
Read MoreFour simple steps to combat those who claim that there isn't enough parking in your downtown or neighborhood.
Read MoreI've been lucky to witness the emergence of the Fredericton Makerspace. I say lucky, because if we did not have some relentlessly dedicated volunteers pouring themselves into the project, it would still be one of those great ideas that never happened. But this week, I stood in the Makerspace woodshop and watched people build together.
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