Having a city filled with one type of tree may look pretty, but what happens when pests or pestilence start killing off that particular tree species en masse?
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A cautionary tale on rain gardens.
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Street trees provide a lot of pragmatic benefits to a community—and they also serve a social purpose.
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“Preserve the trees” or “clear the way for more housing”—which side should you take? (Good news: It’s a false choice, to begin with.)
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Why do some cities make it so hard to find shade…or create your own?
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Cities should take responsibility for getting the factors right that make public spaces lovable and worthy of care.
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The ecological and economic benefits of having street trees are well-known. As one community is discovering, the process of planting trees comes with benefits all its own.
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Many thoughtful urbanists want to #endparkingminimums. We do too. But there’s something else we can address. It’s a relatively small change that can have a big impact…and it could be a good first step to getting rid of parking minimums altogether.
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See the latest content in the Strong Towns Knowledge Base.
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The scale and value of what we’ve sacrificed in order to build parking lots and highways is staggering. Only by understanding that loss can we figure out how to build stronger towns.
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Savannah, GA fulfills the desire for rural home space in a financially sound urban environment.
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Akron, Ohio offers a shining example of the many benefits of street trees.
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Whether you care about the environment, property values, public health, or your city’s bottom line, you can make your town stronger by planting trees.
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John Thomas is a Strong Towns member who believes trees are a vital part of any urban landscape and he’s been working to get his town of Iowa City to plant more of them.
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The humble tree offers myriad social, economic, and environmental benefits for the streets of our towns.
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Whether you care about the environment, energy savings, property values, public health, or your city’s bottom line--plant a tree by the street. You’ll make sweaty cyclists and pedestrians happy for generations to come.
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