With regular repetition, community cleanups build something that’s lasting: a sense of commitment, pride, and place attachment.
Read MoreThis Netflix documentary about regions of the world with higher-than-average life expectancies holds some key insights for anyone who wants to see North American cities become thriving, healthy places for people.
Read MoreWinter can be an isolating time, but here’s one easy, fun way to keep your community together during the year’s colder months!
Read MoreTeenagers are a sadly overlooked asset group in our communities. Reimagining the future of our communities with them in mind is a simple but powerful way to position our cities for long-term success.
Read MoreDustin LaFont is the executive director of Front Yard Bikes, a youth workforce development program providing safe spaces for youth in Baton Rogue, LA, to learn bike mechanics and other skills.
Read MoreOur cities need more housing, but perhaps even more urgently, our neighborhoods need more neighbors.
Read MoreHalloween is about more than just candy and costumes: it can also represent something more about a neighborhood’s sense of community.
Read MoreBecoming resilient isn’t magic. It’s hard work that starts with knowing our neighbors.
Read MoreCities should rethink how they do public engagement if it doesn’t come with a strong educational component.
Read MoreHave you ever joined a Jane’s Walk? Named for renowned urban thinker Jane Jacobs, this annual festival of free, citizen-led walking conversations takes place around the world every May. Here’s one Walk from Winnipeg, MB.
Read MoreFor 45 years, this Denver organization has been seeding community, one garden at a time.
Read MoreConnecting with your neighbors is an important part of building a stronger town. Here are nine ways you can start forging those relationships, for free (or next to free)!
Read MoreAnd it begins with just showing up!
Read MoreAfter 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.
Read MoreWhen it comes to advocating for your place, you may feel overwhelmed by the scale of the problems, or feel that you don’t have the right skills to address them. But effective advocates come in all shapes and sizes.
Read MoreSettling down from a cross-country move, Strong Towns Editor-in-Chief Daniel Herriges reflects on what makes a place feel like “home,” and what prompts people to put roots in a location—even if it’s not a “perfect” place.
Read MoreOftentimes, people in rural settings drive long distances to bigger towns to find community engagement. This renovated soda fountain shop shows why it’s worth looking for that sense of community a little closer to home.
Read MoreYour community may need to reshape how it thinks about community and economic development.
Read MoreToo often, cities invest in the storage and movement of cars rather than the movement, visibility, and interactions of human beings. But the latter is precisely what makes for communities that are worth caring about.
Read MoreLocal Conversation leader Noah Tang appeared on the radio to talk about how his group, the Bloomington Revivalists, are making positive changes for housing in their community.
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