COVID has changed the way people think about the future of office work. What does this mean for office-heavy downtowns?
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This week on the Strong Towns Podcast, we’ve invited back a popular past guest and regular Strong Towns contributor: Johnny Sanphillippo.
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Ilana Preuss is an urban planner, consultant, and author of a new book called Recast Your City.
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The recent tragedy in Surfside, Florida, is both a harbinger of things to come and emblematic of the nation’s larger problem with maintaining our built environment.
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The advice to “keep your options open” is having a negative impact on our cities. Here’s why.
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Michael Kelley is helping to make Kansas City a place where getting around is easy and affordable for everyone.
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Choosing a design speed is an application of core values. We shouldn't allow the engineering profession to make this decision for us.
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When it comes to reparations, mayors are turning their good intentions into action, using tools they already have.
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Many of the economic strategies pursued by towns and cities compromise not only their competitiveness, but even their long-term solvency.
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Nick Meyer’s magazine is breathing new life into the community of Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
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The recent failure of a Memphis bridge is costing millions every day. And there are 45,000 others like it in the U.S. that could suffer the same fate.
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Strong Towns member Haile McCollum is helping make her community of Thomasville, Georgia, more resilient and more beloved.
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If you're going to build a bridge, then of course you want engineers. But how far should we go in trusting experts?
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John Simmerman founded Active Towns to help cities think about and create more opportunities for physical activity within neighborhoods.
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The federal government has proposed $20 billion to be allocated toward targeted freeway removal, but will that be enough to fix America’s cities?
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Strong Towns member Nathan Chung and farmer Ryan Karb are helping bring fresh local food for sale to neighborhoods that don’t have much access to it.
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Are automated vehicles a solution looking for a problem—or perhaps the wrong solution for problems (traffic deaths, traffic congestion, etc.) that could be solved in better, easier ways?
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The creator of Not Just Bikes, a popular YouTube channel on urban planning, talks about what makes Amsterdam such a great biking city…but why building a biking city isn’t the goal.
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Sophia Hosain leads community composting programs to help strengthen local economies and food systems.
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Last week, we announced that Strong Towns has filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota Board of Engineering Licensure. Since then, people around the internet have been discussing the case and its implications for advocacy.
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