Strong Towns

Chicago and Denver just joined a growing list of cities including Anchorage, Minneapolis, and Austin in rethinking how city space is used, and what we pay for. 

Los Angeles is desperate to rebuild after the wildfires that destroyed nearly 60,000 acres back in January. So why is it that 6 months later, not much has changed?

In 2010, this community in Memphis, Tennessee, showed how resident-led, city-backed change can transform a place. That pattern is still playing out today.

A new ordinance removes costly parking requirements across most of Chicago, clearing the way for more affordable housing and business development.

You won’t see it on cable news, but some of the boldest zoning reforms in North America are happening in places with just a few thousand residents. Here are 6 towns rewriting the rules on parking.

The demolition of dangerously neglected buildings gives Bloomington, Illinois, an opportunity to revitalize long-vacant parts of its downtown. Strong Towns Blono is making sure the city doesn’t waste it.

From New Mexico to Connecticut, Strong Towns advocates are turning hometown newspapers into platforms for change—using op-eds to push for housing reform that’s local, practical, and powerful.

In a game-changer for housing and small business development, Washington state eliminated or capped parking mandates statewide. Here’s how they did it.

What if fixing your city didn’t require a billion-dollar plan—just a neighbor with a shovel and a bold idea? In Bloomington, a high school teacher is quietly leading a local revolution, one small step at a time.

How do you grow without losing what makes your town special? In Bend, Oregon, Jesse Russell is proving it can start with smaller homes.

If urban planning is playing SimCity in real life, then the Strong Towns movement isn’t made up of distant players — it's made up of the Sims who live and work in the city every day. And they're taking over the game.

Calgary is cutting delays—not corners—to deliver more housing where it’s needed. And your city should be paying attention.