When thinking about how to spark change in your city, it can be easy to jump straight from “guerilla tactical urbanism” to “run for office,” when in fact, there are SO many other ways for people to get involved.
Read MoreThe process of getting a new development approved often yields results that make no one happy. However, there is an opportunity here to be more assertive about your community’s vision.
Read MoreAs traditional highway expansions are put on pause around the country, professionals and policymakers have an opportunity to move forward with a better approach. This book shows them how.
Read MoreCity hall is an institution with a diversity of responsibilities serving your community, and in it lies an opportunity to observe how your local city operates and is managed.
Read MoreWhite Flint, MD, presents a great case study for how a community can begin shifting the conversation on its transportation infrastructure and development pattern.
Read MoreLike protagonists on a hero’s journey, we must anticipate challenges when it comes to civic engagement.
Read MoreThis video about a recent street redesign project in Selkirk, Manitoba, shows just how cities should be communicating with their residents.
Read MoreThis Sunday, a Strong Towns member invites our Neighborhood Storyteller to see how his neighborhood alliance is building community…with a block party!
Read MoreFive local Strong Towns groups launched last week. Is one of them near you?
Read MoreThis would-be simple road diet project faced an unexpected amount of pushback, and ended up taking seven years and a lot of money to complete. Was it worth the hassle?
Read MoreSo, you want to attend a city council meeting? Good luck getting past all the jargon! Check out these “translations” of a real-life council agenda, and why it’s important to be more transparent with citizens.
Read MoreNIMBYs are responding to a set of very rational incentives. That presents a challenge for those of us who hope to alter the course of the Suburban Experiment.
Read MoreIf you ever wanted to REALLY make a change in your town, instead of just starting a fight, consider this your manifesto.
Read MoreThis Rhode Island community came together to advocate for parking improvements in their neighborhood—and it worked.
Read MorePerhaps people move so often around the U.S. because it’s hard to get attached to all the “non-places” we have. But setting downs roots is exactly what we need to build stronger towns.
Read MoreAustin Taylor is helping to lead a resident-driven tactical urbanism effort in Park City, Utah.
Read MoreTrue community engagement is not just about listening. It’s about building understanding.
Read MoreCivic engagement doesn’t just improve our communities, it improves us as individuals, too.
Read MoreSocial capital isn’t as easy to build these days, but it can still be done, and should be done, for the sake of our communities.
Read MoreA friendly guide for making friends and starting Strong Towns conversations in your neighborhood.
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