Church Members Propose Urban Village for Congregation

Parishioners of a historic church in Detroit want to develop eight vacant blocks with missing-middle housing to build a church-centered community.

Urban3 Decoder: Let's Peek Under the Hood of A Shiny Oklahoma City

Join the Urban3 team as they wade past Oklahoma City’s glittering amenities to take an up-close view of the real economic engine under the shiny enamel hood.

Economic Development, CNU, Urban3, Video, Top StoryJay StangeApril 15, 2022oklahoma, CNU, Urban3, tax base, Tax Base, resource, resource trap, Economy, economics

House Hacking: Urbanism at Its Smallest and Most Personal

This catalog is a primer on house hacking, with plenty of real-life examples of how it is done.

Let Main Streets Be Main Streets

A community should determine what kind of community it wants to be, not unelected DOT engineers.

A Highway Cap in El Paso: False Road to Equity?

El Paso and TxDOT are using concepts aimed at making things better for people impacted by urban highway projects...to justify something that makes them worse.

CNU, Infrastructure, Local Government, Transportation, Top StorySito NegronSeptember 3, 2021local government, El Paso, Texas, transportation, race, highways, CNU

We Are All Detroit

We want to dismiss Detroit as an anomaly. But in fact Detroit is a glimpse into the future for nearly every American city and town. Increasingly fragile from auto-centric development, for Detroit—and for the rest of us—it was only a matter of time.

CNU, Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnNovember 4, 2019Detroit, suburban experiment, race, auto-oriented

Where To Next For CNU? A Conversation With Lynn Richards

In the latest episode of the Strong Towns podcast, Chuck talks with Lynn Richards, President and CEO of the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU). The two discuss how CNU has evolved, and what its future might look like as an organization, event, and movement.

Podcast, Top Story, CNUStrong TownsSeptember 10, 2018CNU, advocacy, leadership

A Conversation With the Urban3 Team

In the latest episode of the Strong Towns podcast, we share a conversation Chuck had at CNU 2018 with three of the geoanalytics wizards from Urban3. Hear the latest on their efforts to spread the message about where your city’s wealth is really coming from.

Podcast, Top Story, CNUStrong TownsSeptember 6, 2018local government, urban design, Urban3, financial solvency, infrastructure cost

Young People and New Urbanism

In this podcast episode, Chuck interviews four under-30 attendees of the Congress for the New Urbanism about their aspirations, goals, and the challenges of making a difference and being taken seriously as ambitious younger people in their respective fields.

Podcast, Top Story, CNUStrong TownsAugust 23, 2018community engagement, local government, localism, Millennials

How Relevant is Localism in an Age of Urgency?

We’re constantly told that the world has become a flaming dumpster fire, and that only large-scale actions are adequate to address today’s urgent problems. But is that true? Chuck and three panelists explore this question in a podcast episode recorded at CNU in May.

Autonomous Vehicles: Separating the Hype from Reality

How will autonomous vehicles impact our cities and the way we get around?

Podcast, CNU, Urban Design, TransportationStrong TownsJune 28, 2018autonomous vehicles

Absolution and the Changing American City

How can we be fair judges of city builders in the past while still maintaining a critical eye toward their failings?

Podcast, CNU, Urban DesignStrong TownsJune 21, 2018architecture, race, history

Even Historic Cities Face Auto-Oriented Design Problems

Architects and CNU leaders, Andres Duany and Kevin Klinkenberg pull back the curtain on Savannah, GA.

Podcast, CNUStrong TownsJune 14, 2018traditional development pattern, suburbanization

The Week Ahead: The 26th Congress for the New Urbanism

Chuck and Rachel discuss Strong Towns' role in CNU26, including live podcast recordings, an interactive debate, a Strong Towns 101 presentation and a meet-up.

CNU, PodcastStrong TownsMay 14, 2018cnu26, the week ahead

Join in on Strong Towns' Conversations at CNU

4 ways to join the Strong Towns conversation at the annual Congress for the New Urbanism — whether you’re attending the event or not.

CNU, Top StoryStrong TownsMay 8, 2018

Sign up to be a Debater at our Annual CNU Debates

On May 18, Strong Towns will host the Congress for the New Urbanism debates, discussing some of the most pressing issues in the world of urbanism today.

CNU, Top StoryStrong TownsApril 24, 2018cnu26