A Strong Town Designs Its Places for All, Not Just Cars

When we design our streets to make them safer for people with disabilities, it also makes them safer for people, as a whole.

#SlowtheCars, Roads and Streets, Walkability, Top StorySteve WrightApril 15, 2022disability, Disability, Pedestrian Safety, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, pedestrian crossing, #PedestrianUnfriendly, walkability, Safety, safety, Florida, #SlowTheCars

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Designing Homes that Work for Everyone

Rosemarie Rossetti is an author, speaker, and leader in the field of universal design.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Taking Action, Top StoryStrong TownsMarch 17, 2022taking action, The Bottom-Up Revolution, incrementalism, success, success stories, Podcast, podcast, disability, Disability, aging in place

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is... Helping Rural Residents with Disabilities to Thrive

Billy Altom is an advocate and leader for rural residents with disabilities across the nation.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Rural, Top StoryStrong TownsJanuary 6, 2022The Bottom-Up Revolution, taking action, disability, rural, success, success stories

How Does Removing Parking and Road Space Affect People With Disabilities?

Here are three reasons even those who heavily depend on car access right now need not fear a transition to less auto-centric places, and might still welcome it.

Herriges, Parking, Suburban Experiment, Transportation, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesJuly 22, 2021parking minimums, Parking, disability, Disability

Want to build a strong town? Make it work for people with disabilities.

Significant effort should be dedicated to creating more accessible built environments—because doing so benefits people of all abilities.

Infrastructure, Member Post, Public Space, Urban Design, Walkability, Top StorySteve WrightMay 7, 2021disability, Infrastructure, walkability, Justice, #PedestrianUnfriendly

In Defense of Dumb Cities

Investing in a supposedly “smart” future won’t overcome the failure to get the “dumb” stuff right. The former mayor of Seattle explains.

Walkability, Zoning, Roads and StreetsMichael McGinnJanuary 23, 2020smart cities, Chaotic but Smart, walkability, bikeability, scooters, disability, housing, STROADS

Building Healthier Places That Reflect Our Values: A Conversation with Dan Burden of Blue Zones

Dan Burden has been called the “Johnny Appleseed of pedestrian and bike design.” You asked one of the world’s foremost experts on planning for healthy, active communities your questions in our latest Ask Strong Towns—and now we’re sharing the video.

Ask Strong Towns webcast, Ask Strong Towns, Video, Walkability, Urban Design, Top StoryStrong TownsSeptember 18, 2019Public Health, walkability, bikeability, disability

What would a city for children with Down Syndrome look like?

Two parents weigh in on how to build cities where kids with Down Syndrome can thrive.

Top Story, Urban DesignRachel QuednauMay 3, 2018disability, children

A Disability Rights Advocate on How to Build Cities that Truly Work for Everyone

It starts with listening to what people really need.

Top Story, Transportation, Urban Design, WalkabilityRachel QuednauFebruary 27, 2018disability

A Reconstruction Project Becomes an Opportunity to Push for Safer Streets

A Strong Towns member is working with local disability advocates to push for a safer street in downtown Duluth, MN.

Success Story, Top Story, Walkability, #SlowtheCarsRachel QuednauOctober 19, 2017pedestrian crossing, pedestrian safety, disability, inspired

Can a bike-friendly city be disability-friendly, too?

Transportation options are not a zero sum game. Better bike access might actually make life easier for people with disabilities.

#SlowtheCars, Bikeability, WIlson, Top StoryKea WilsonSeptember 7, 2017disability

When Driving isn't an Option, Cycling Becomes a Form of Freedom

Eli Damon found freedom through biking—a visual disability prevents him from getting a drivers license, but biking has radically transformed his life and he now travels almost exclusively by bike.

Bikeability, Top Story, PodcastStrong TownsOctober 17, 2016disability

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