Seairra Jones

Seairra Jones serves as the Lead Story Producer for Strong Towns. In the past, she's worked as a freelance journalist and videographer for a number of different organizations. Her experiences and travels have taught her a lot about cities, and remain as an inspiration as she works behind the scenes guiding our videos and podcasts.

Articles by Seairra Jones

Maumee, OH, Is Taking Back Its Streets—By Removing Them

Like many U.S. towns, Maumee, OH, has a state highway that cuts through their Uptown. For decades, it’s been known as a dangerous road…but no longer: the city is taking back its streets and making them places for people, not cars.

Streets
Maumee, OH, Is Taking Back Its Streets—By Removing Them
Wisconsin Foxconn Deal Cost Taxpayers Millions—And It Will Continue To Cost More Millions

Wisconsin offered a $3 billion dollar subsidy to Foxconn and were promised a $10 billion factory and 13,000 jobs in exchange. Instead, the locals got three empty buildings, a few hundred jobs, and a mountain of debt. Sorry, Wisconsin. As Ronny Chieng from the Daily Show put it, “You got catfished.”

Wisconsin Foxconn Deal Cost Taxpayers Millions—And It Will Continue To Cost More Millions
Don’t Give Up on Your Small Town

The story of a soda fountain in Chugwater, Wyoming.

Housing
Don’t Give Up on Your Small Town