One vision is for a place where people can walk, bike, and spend time (and dollars at local businesses). The other is for a busy road expansion that will move a lot of traffic. Hear how two Strong Towns advocates are fighting the good fight in Erie, PA.
Read MoreU.S. commercial real estate was way overbuilt before the pandemic. What will happen now that brick-and-mortar retail is cratering?
Read MoreHow do local leaders make the right decisions in a world based less on facts and fundamentals than on who can tell the best story? It starts with learning to see beyond the false narratives.
Read MoreIn the inaugural episode of The Bottom-Up Revolution, we meet a business owner in Milwaukee who is providing a platform for other local entrepreneurs, while boosting the physical and mental wellbeing of his neighborhood.
Read MoreUrbanists may debate the merits of Top-Down Beautiful urbanism vs. Top-Down Pragmatic urbanism. But there’s a third, better way — one that emanates from the bottom up.
Read MoreThe Strong Towns podcast returns with a look at why we shouldn’t wait for top-down solutions to problems that can be addressed—at least in part—much closer to home.
Read MoreOutdoor dining proved to be a lifeline for many restaurants and coffee shops during the warm summer months. What will restaurants do as the weather turns colder and wetter?
Read MoreDecades of disinvestment have trapped neighborhoods in poverty. Cities can do something about it—with tools they already have—and build lasting prosperity that benefits everyone.
Read MoreThere are things we can do right now to make California less vulnerable to megafires. So why aren’t we doing them?
Read MoreCommunity consensus sounds nice. But, as a final standard for planners, it ends up supporting the status quo rather than challenging it.
Read MoreWith plummeting ridership, cuts in services, and higher fares, U.S. transit may be in mortal danger. But the seeds of the current crisis were planted long before the pandemic.
Read MoreZoning reform is an opportunity for common ground for those on the political Right and Left. What will it take to get there?
Read MoreThe pandemic is exposing the fragility of the New York City’s rental economy. Vacancy rates are the highest they’ve been in over 10 years, and rent costs are dropping. What might this say about the city’s long road to recovery?
Read MorePlano, Texas is the unfortunate object lesson: We can’t solve the Suburban Experiment using the same kind of thinking we used when we created the Suburban Experiment.
Read MoreBoulder, Colorado is one of the most complex and competitive housing markets in the country. A ballot initiative that would have helped renters (and those with rooms to rent) died recently under strange circumstances.
Read MoreThe housing crisis is complex. It was made more so by the pandemic. What can Strong Towns advocates do to bring some sanity back to the housing market?
Read MoreA skyline full of skyscrapers makes for a nice postcard…but do skyscrapers actually make our cities stronger?
Read MoreFederal politicians are paving the way for a massive infrastructure spending bill meant to stimulate the economy. Two engineering professors talk about why that approach hasn’t worked in the past, and why real economic stimulus must include #NoNewRoads.
Read MoreThe federal government wants to help convert repurpose empty commercial space into apartments. Is this a plan that helps solves two problems at once — the affordable housing crisis, and repurposing the malls that now stand empty in our cities — or a bad idea?
Read MoreL.A.’s freeways—like urban freeways in many cities—have a shameful past. They’re making the city financially weaker in the present too. So what should their future be?
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