Sidewalk Labs pulled the plug on a controversial smart cities project on the Toronto waterfront. This SHOULD effect other smart cities projects going forward — but will it?
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Streets designed to keep people on bikes safe also boost community wealth. And budget-conscious city officials are starting to take notice.
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Cities all over the world are adapting to give small businesses the best chance to survive the COVID-19 crisis. Will your town or city do the same?
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One of our most trusted guides on the social and economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis, its impact on suburbia, and how to live in the long emergency.
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Shifting traffic patterns are backing up decades of data: the way to fix our highways isn’t expanding capacity but rather managing demand.
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What do the negative price of oil and fields of discarded potatoes have in common? They point to a market increasingly abstracted from reality. Unfortunately, the real-world consequences are anything but abstract.
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As we witness the fragility of centralized food systems amid Covid-19, this LA-based nonprofit has demonstrated how local food systems integrated in their communities have responded to meet the needs of their neighbors.
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Some are saying COVID-19 will lead to a “suburban renaissance.” We’re not buying it. But there are some places that might become more popular in a post-coronavirus future.
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If your city isn’t pursuing this strategy to economic development, you’re missing out.
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Learn how Strong Towns member and Louisville resident Shawn Reilly and his neighbors found the small bets transform a speedy street in their neighborhood.
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Every city will feel the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis. But which cities are likely to feel it worst and longest?
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David Gorski—founder at Plan Together Community Map Platform—shares the inspiration behind Plan Together and how you can use it to make your community stronger.
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Some cities and states are allowing tenants to defer rent payments. What happens when those rents come due before the economy is back on its feet?
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One plan to kickstart the economy after the coronavirus crisis involves resurrecting a familiar plan: a massive infrastructure bill. Where will the money come from and where will it go? The answers aren’t encouraging.
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The pandemic has revealed things that were always true but were frequently obscured...or ignored.
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What the use of face masks to slow coronavirus — or the lack of use — teaches us about why change is so hard.
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The coronavirus is revealing how fragile our economy is. (Look no further than disruptions to the global supply chain.) As we rebuild, will we double down on the failed status quo…or build something ANTI-fragile?
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Locals call it “the worst planning mistake in Minneapolis history.” Now that it’s going away, what must planners (and the public) do to avoid replacing it with another one?
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A provocative new article suggests visionary mayors get in the way of bottom-up innovation.
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It’s important to demystify the development process. Not just for people who have a vested interest in what gets built in their neighborhood, but for people involved in one aspect of the building process — city officials, finance, architects, planners, etc. — who may not fully appreciate what’s happening elsewhere.
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