Top of the Bottom-Up: Creating a Coffee Shop for the Whole Neighborhood

Coté Soeren’s “Resistencia” coffee shop in Seattle is a space for community connection and support, not gentrification.

Podcast, Taking Action, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Neighborhoods, Top Story, Community StoriesStrong TownsJanuary 26, 2023The Bottom-Up Revolution, neighborhood, neighborhood revitalization, Seattle, coffee shops, gentrification, taking action

Top of the Bottom-Up: Taking Matters Into Our Own Hands to #SlowTheCars

After the local government did nothing, this Strong Towns advocate bought a dangerous road in her community and made it safer.

Podcast, Taking Action, The Bottom-Up Revolution, #SlowtheCars, Parking, Walkability, Success Story, Safe & Productive Streets, Top StoryStrong TownsJanuary 5, 2023The Bottom-Up Revolution, Hawaii, children, #SlowTheCars, walkability, Safe and Productive Streets, taking action

Top of the Bottom-Up: Building Family and Community Resilience

On a homestead in rural Wisconsin, Lauren Fisher is dedicated to growing her own food and connecting with her neighbors.

Podcast, Taking Action, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Local Food, Community, Fisher, Top StoryStrong TownsDecember 15, 2022The Bottom-Up Revolution, local food, taking action

Top of the Bottom-Up: Building Gentle Density and a Grassroots Campaign for City Council

Ashley Salvador is a housing advocate and city councilor in Edmonton, Alberta.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Planning Profession, Housing, Success Story, Top Story, Incremental HousingStrong TownsDecember 1, 2022The Bottom-Up Revolution, local conversations, taking action, city council, accessory dwelling units, ADUs, Incremental Housing, success, success stories

Top of the Bottom-Up: Growing Food, Growing Resilience

Alfred Melbourne sees farming as a chance to bring back land into productive use, feed neighbors, and help guide young people down a supportive path.

Podcast, Taking Action, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Top StoryStrong TownsOctober 27, 2022The Bottom-Up Revolution, local food, Farming, taking action

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is…Building an Accessory Dwelling Unit and Helping Others Do the Same

Sarah Cipkar created a tool to help people navigate the ADU process in Canada.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Zoning, Top Story, Incremental Housing, Community StoriesStrong TownsSeptember 29, 2022Podcast, accessory dwelling units, ADUs, canada, incremental development

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is…a Mayor Working for Safe Streets and a Thriving Downtown

Mayor Erin Stewart is helping create a brighter future for New Britain, CT.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Top Story, Success Story, Local GovernmentStrong TownsSeptember 22, 2022Podcast, Connecticut, downtown, elected officials

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is…Speaking Up to Build Strong Towns

Norm Van Eeden Petersman is the new member advocate at Strong Towns, as well as the leader of a Local Conversation group in Delta, BC.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Top Story, Success Story, Membership, Member Profiles, Van Eeden PetersmanStrong TownsSeptember 15, 2022Podcast, local conversations, Canada

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is…Planting Street Trees and Neighborhood Connections

Emma Durand-Wood is a Strong Towns member who is a leader in her neighborhood association and a big advocate for street trees in Winnipeg.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Top Story, Success Story, Membership, Member ProfilesStrong TownsSeptember 8, 2022Podcast, street trees, neighborhood association, success, success stories, canada, Canada

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is…Moving from Planning to Action

Strong Towns member Spencer Gardner is the new planning director for the city of Spokane, WA, and he’s been helping his city take action on important housing issues.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Top Story, Success Story, Membership, Member Profiles, Gardner, Housing, ZoningStrong TownsSeptember 1, 2022Podcast, Spokane, planning profession, urban planning, Incremental Housing, accessory dwelling units

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is…an Engineer Who “Saw the Light”

This engineer has been a Strong Towns advocate and member for a decade.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Top Story, Success Story, #NoNewRoads, Engineering Profession, Membership, Member ProfilesStrong TownsAugust 25, 2022Podcast, engineering profession

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Campaigning to Get Rid of an Urban Highway

Amy Stelly is advocating to remove a harmful highway in her New Orleans neighborhood.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Top Story, Success Story, #NoNewRoadsStrong TownsAugust 18, 2022Podcast, highways, End Highway Expansion, New Orleans

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Starting an Electric Bike Business

These Strong Towns advocates started an electric bike company in Calgary, AB, and are passionate about how biking changes the way you see your city.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Top Story, Success Story, BikeabilityStrong TownsAugust 11, 2022Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, e-bikes, biking, family, small business

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Creating a Street Design Team

Strong Towns member and City Councilperson Danny Schaible is leading the way toward safer streets in his Maryland town.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Top Story, Membership, Member Profiles, Success Story, Local Government, #SlowtheCarsStrong TownsJuly 28, 2022Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, streets, Maryland

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Helping More People Get Out and Bike!

Strong Towns member Ari Feinsmith is making streets safer in his California town, hosting free bike repair events and more.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Top Story, Membership, Member Profiles, Bikeability, Success StoryStrong TownsJuly 21, 2022Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, California, biking, bike parking, bicycling

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Celebrating Your City and Helping it Grow Better

Strong Towns member Montavius Jones is committed to making Milwaukee, WI, a better place to live for everyone.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Top Story, Membership, Member ProfilesStrong TownsJuly 14, 2022Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Milwaukee, community development

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Welcoming New Americans and Building Up a Rural Economy

Jennifer Stromsten and Alex Beck are leading economic development efforts in Brattleboro, VT.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Top StoryStrong TownsJune 30, 2022Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, success stories, Vermont, rural, immigrants

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Ending Parking Minimums and Seeing the Results

Jonathan Curth helped lead the city of Fayetteville, AR, into a new era free of commercial parking minimums.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Top Story, Local Government, ParkingStrong TownsJune 23, 2022Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, local government, success stories, parking minimums, Arkansas

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Community Design for Stronger Towns

Ann Zadeh is a Strong Towns member, former city councilwoman, and community design leader in Fort Worth, TX.

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Two Amazing Strong Towns Members

Nick and Amanda Lanata are putting the Strong Towns approach into action in Zachary, Louisiana.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Top Story, MembershipStrong TownsJune 9, 2022Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Louisiana, #DoTheMath, member drive

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