Strong Towns
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.
Bangor, Maine, isn’t holding out for silver bullets. It’s getting to work—clearing the way for more homes in creative, community-minded ways.
Harrisonburg skipped the renderings and went straight to the street—using a live demo to calm traffic and earn back trust.
Charlotte, North Carolina, is in the middle of a housing crisis. Churches are stepping up to help.
Some call it watered down, others call it overreach. But there’s no denying this new Texas bill nudges housing policy in the right direction.
Iowa’s new ADU law puts power in the hands of homeowners, not just developers—and makes it easier for grandma to stay close to home.
City staff in Harrisonburg, Virginia, are embracing a process of co-creation with the public they serve. Here’s what that means.
Portland’s zoning overhaul is producing what every city says it wants: more homes people can actually afford.
Instead of waiting for someone else to fix their community’s transit problems, this group of local advocates took initiative with something simple—and powerful.
Tactical urbanism is changing the way we approach city-building—here are five studies, toolkits, and guides to help you get started where you live.