The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Isn’t a Park Project, It’s a Highway Expansion

NYCDOT is dangling the prospect of "park-like opportunities" in order to advance its latest highway expansion project, but New Yorkers aren't buying it.

End Highway Expansion, News, Top StoryAsia MieleszkoMay 3, 2023End Highway Expansion, highways, freeway widening, Parks, parks, New York State, DOT, USDOT, induced demand

Community Rallies to Save a Car-Free Street

After 2.5 years of success, officials in Peekskill, NY, are threatening to open this community gathering place back up to motorized traffic—but locals aren’t taking this threat lying down.

Safe & Productive Streets, Top Story, Community StoriesAsia MieleszkoApril 27, 2023Safe and Productive Streets, Third Places, community, New York State, cars, placemaking

Roosevelt Plaza: A Small Space With Big Impact

When designed right, even small patches of public space can bring a lot of charm to a community!

Urban Design, Public Space, Top StoryArian HorbovetzJuly 29, 2022public space, urban design, design, Buffalo NY, New York State

Freeway-Fighting Tide Has Turned

The halting of three in-city freeway expansions highlights a new momentum on reversing the damage of highways through urban areas.

Laundromat Urbanism

A simple laundromat offers an unexpected reminder of the role urban design has to play in making us feel more connected with the people around us.

Community, Top StoryArian HorbovetzJune 13, 2022Social Isolation, urbanism, community, community site, public space, local business, New York State

Let Main Streets Be Main Streets

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

The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Architects and Planners in Pursuit of a Stronger Town

Strong Towns member Michael Smith and colleague Aaron Holverson are working to make Rockford, IL a more economically resilient place.

Podcast, Taking Action, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Community, Top StoryStrong TownsMarch 25, 2021The Bottom-Up Revolution, New York State, West Virginia, community development, Historic Preservation, historic preservation, Rockford, architecture, taking action

The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Reactivating a Historic Space for the Whole Community

Alex Rodriguez and Danny Lapin are incrementally revitalizing a historic space for entrepreneurs, artists and community members in rural Lexington, NY.

Podcast, Taking Action, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Member Post, Community, Top StoryStrong TownsMarch 11, 2021The Bottom-Up Revolution, planning profession, revitalization, historic preservation, New York State, member story, taking action

Paul Stewart: You Are the Help You've Been Waiting For

One of our heroes here at Strong Towns has helped pioneer a simple but powerful process for building neighborhood wealth and strengthening community ties. This approach is absolutely transforming his city of Oswego, New York. We think you should copy it.

Neighborhoods, Marohn, Podcast, Strong Towns Book, Top StoryStrong TownsOctober 14, 2019Oswego Renaissance Association, Oswego, New York State, Podcast, podcast, neighborhood revitalization

Announcing Strong Towns Regional Gatherings: Southern California and the Capital District of New York

Join Strong Towns for immersive experiences designed to help you make the Strong Towns approach real in your place.

Organizational Updates, Top StoryStrong TownsJuly 25, 2019gathering, New York, New York State, California

Sacrifice a Historic Downtown Neighborhood for a Hospital? There's a Better Option.

When we do the math, we find that preserving historic buildings and districts is the best thing we can do for our cities’ economic futures. Utica, New York should consider this when choosing where to locate a new hospital campus.

Sulaski, Urban3, Top StoryRobert SulaskiJuly 2, 2019New York State, hospitals, Value Per Acre, #DoTheMath, historic preservation

A Divided Syracuse: The Future of an Urban Highway

New York state transportation authorities have the opportunity to correct a historic mistake in Syracuse, by removing an obsolete freeway that tore the city in half decades ago. Will they do the right thing?

Urban Renewal, Top StoryBaxter HankinApril 2, 2019New York State, Urban Renewal, freeway removal, urban freeways

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