10 Ways Rural Communities Sabotage Themselves

Your community may need to reshape how it thinks about community and economic development.

Rural, Top Story 2Andy PorteraMarch 1, 2023rural, community development, economic development, Economic Development, community, Community

The Block Party

This Sunday, a Strong Towns member invites our Neighborhood Storyteller to see how his neighborhood alliance is building community…with a block party!

Neighborhood Storyteller, Theilen, Community, Neighborhoods, Top StoryKarla TheilenSeptember 11, 2022neighborhood storyteller, montana, neighborhood, neighborhood association, community, community development, community engagement

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

Building Something from Nothing in Utica

This grassroots organization has taken it into their own hands to activate and revitalize their community in Utica, NY.

Community, Public Space, Top StoryArian HorbovetzJanuary 17, 2022New York, bottom-up, community, community development, pop-up, placemaking, revitalization, public space

Cultivating Community Beyond Church Walls in Indianapolis

This congregation launched a non-profit organization to help its neighbors—not as an act of benevolence for them, but in solidarity with them.

Lessons from Mount Morris

In a world of real estate investors seeking quick profits, we need more people like Greg O'Connell.

Community, Economic Development, Small Scale Developers, Success Story, Top StoryJonah RichardSeptember 14, 2021success, success stories, downtown, community development, community, developers, New York

Is This the Future of Civic Engagement?

Cleveland’s “richest poor neighborhood” is empowering its neighbors to help each other.

#StrongCitizens, Community, Herriges, Neighborhoods, Success Story, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesAugust 18, 2021Cleveland, community, community building, Community, community development, poor neighborhoods, success, success stories

Put Your Town on the Map

You're surrounded by more Strong Towns advocates than you might realize. Here's a simple, 3-step plan for how to connect with them.

Action Lab, Community, Pattison, Taking Action, Top StoryJohn PattisonMay 11, 2021community building, community development, local conversations, advocacy, taking action, Action Lab, how to

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... Supporting and Developing Rural Leaders

At the West Virginia Community Development Hub, these two women are helping local leaders grow and thrive, building a better future for their communities.

Podcast, Taking Action, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Community, Top StoryStrong TownsMarch 18, 2021The Bottom-Up Revolution, West Virginia, community development, rural, leadership, community engagement, taking action

How Local Leaders are Collaborating to Build Resilience and Prosperity

Here are three local leaders you should know. Representing both local government and the nonprofit sector, they are listening to the needs of neighbors, and taking incremental steps to make their communities more financially resilient.

Top Story, QuednauRachel QuednauJune 29, 2020community development, nonprofit sector, local government

Can a Public Garden Kickstart Community Development?

The actual tracks are gone, but the “other side of the tracks” divide remains. Can a community garden on the site of the old rail line help knit the town back together again?

Neighborhoods, Top StoryDoug BojackSeptember 27, 2019community gardens, California, community development

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