Our featured member post this week is a deeply personal piece from Jenn Smith, of Citysmiths. She reflects upon her community work in Rockville and desire to give something back to the place she calls home.
Read MoreGood restaurants are essential to neighborhood success, and here are four reasons why.
Read MoreMaybe the best way to fight the state highway administration is to split it up.
Read MoreWhat would a contemporary neighborhood in which people work and proudly display their names and livelihoods on the door be like? It's not what I'd call revolutionary, but in 2016, it's a completely novel and magnetic idea to me.
Read MoreAndres Duany is a perpetual motion machine of thoughts and ideas, the intellectual leader of a movement that -- without exaggeration -- has changed the way the world is built.
Read MoreThe cost of commuting places a disproportionally heavy burden on the working poor--some of whom pay as much as 75% of their income on transportation. The gap between “making it” and “falling behind” is literally being exacerbated by the mistakes of transportation and land use planning past.
Read MoreWe need to build cities where mixed-income neighborhoods are the norm, not the exception.
Read MoreThe corner store has a mythic place in our view of American cities. Mythic because, in most cities, they exist only in our minds.
Read MoreChuck and Rachel discuss the smart growth movement, neighborhood corner stores, and the winner of the Strongest Town contest.
Read MoreWe started with 16 towns from across the United States. Now we're ready to announce the Strongest.
Read MoreThis week's SlackChat will be hosted by Jason Schaefer, who serves as Member Support Specialist at Strong Towns. The chat will be held at 2pm Central, on Wednesday (April 6).
Read MoreI wish news reporters would stop calling me a Smart Growth advocate.
Read MoreThe Strongest Town Contest, autonomous vehicles and Jared Diamond were popular topics this week.
Read MoreIf we don’t stand for it in the virtual world, why do we in the real world?
Read MoreWe’re excited to kick off a new regular series featuring profiles of our members. We're starting off with Mike Gingerich from Kankakee, IL.
Read MoreStrong Towns welcomes our newest member, Mayor James Shafferton, from the International Space Station.
Read MoreWatch our Strongest Town championship broadcast with representatives from Hoboken, NJ and Carlisle, PA. Then cast your votes!
Read MoreThis week's Featured Member Post comes from Justin Golbabai's blog, The New Localization. He explores the differences between generative economies and extractive ones.
Read MoreWhich towns made it to the championship round of the Strongest Town Contest? Find out today at 12pm.
Read MoreWhat’s one way to make it clear that your town is committed to Strong Towns principles? Put them right into your comprehensive plan.
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