This Texas-sized gas station might be emblematic of the auto-oriented infrastructure plaguing states like Texas and so many others—but even here, there is hope to be found, thanks to Strong Towns members.
Read MoreFor urban planner Samantha Carr in Toronto, ON, the first step for inspiring change in her community was to inspire a new way of thinking—and that’s why she’s started the Urban Thinkers Book Club.
Read MoreOn this special Member Week episode of The Bottom-Up Revolution, we talk with Alisha Loch, a Strong Towns member who’s deeply committed to her community in Norwood, OH.
Read MoreIf you look around at your city and think, “this is nuts,” know that you’re right: the way our cities have developed over the past 80 years doesn’t work.
Read MoreWhen Chattanooga, TN, resident Jon Jon Wesolowski noticed a broken guardrail on an overpass, he thought, “the city should’ve put something up for pedestrians.” But then he realized: he could do something about it, himself.
Read MoreChuck Marohn reflects how, despite being sick, his spirits were bolstered this Member Week by the efforts of advocates he’s observed doing amazing work in their cities and towns.
Read MoreYou’re surrounded by other Strong Towns advocates. You just haven’t met each other yet.
Read MoreStrong Towns is a movement for everyone who is impatient for change, and who understands that the way we accelerate it is by empowering thousands of everyday people to make small bets.
Read MoreThe stated goal of Strong Towns, to completely change the development pattern of North America, is intentionally ambitious—but we’ve assembled a toolbox for advocates and elected officials to do this ambitious work.
Read MoreIn a time of increasing political and social turbulence, Strong Towns advocates and members are a reminder that local is where the real power to enact change lies.
Read MoreEverywhere across North America, people are forced to calculate the risk of injury (or worse) just to get across the street. We often call it “jaywalking.” What we should really call it is “an everyday reality” for many.
Read MoreDifferent people are sensitive to different things around them, and this Member Week, we’re asking you to challenge yourself to become a little more sensitive to the things that are happening in your community.
Read MoreYou see what’s happening as our cities and towns dig themselves ever deeper into a hole of their own making—but here is your chance to help change everything.
Read MoreThere is someone out there desperate for their community to change, and Strong Towns exists to help them. This week, you, too, can help bolster the efforts of these local heroes in your community and others just like it.
Read MoreWe asked, and you answered!
Read MoreHow much valuable land is your community wasting on Non-Places? (Hint: It may be a lot more than you think!)
Read MoreWhen this Strong Towns member was questioning a road project in his city of Flagstaff, AZ, he looked to fellow advocates on the Strong Towns Facebook group for advice. Here’s what happened.
Read MoreWhen we started the Crash Analysis Studio this year, we asked our members to help us in funding and implementing this project to make our streets safer. You not only answered the call; you came out in force.
Read MoreWhy does Erie, PA, keep giving up more and more of its lakefront to highway asphalt?
Read MoreAn older resident lost his life while crossing a deadly stroad in Bradenton, FL. When Strong Towns member Danny Williams found out, he knew something had to be done.
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