You Need to Know About Walla Walla, Washington

This small city in Washington has been quietly making some very big zoning changes…

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsAugust 18, 2021zoning, single-family, upzoned, washington, podcast

The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Using Public Art to Help Small Businesses

Learn how Lockport, Illinois, helped its small businesses get back on their feet during the pandemic…using rubber duckies!

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsAugust 12, 2021The Bottom-Up Revolution, small business, taking action, covid, illinois

The Reconnecting Communities Act: What Was Promised Vs. What's Being Delivered

The $20 billion that was supposed to be dedicated to the Reconnecting Communities Act has been cut down to $1 billion. Naturally, people are disappointed.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsAugust 11, 2021infrastructure bill, highways, race, upzoned, american jobs plan, podcast, infrastructure

The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Taking Matters Into Our Own Hands to #SlowTheCars

After the local government did nothing, this Strong Towns advocate bought a dangerous road in her community and made it safer.

Sustainable Source of Income Snatched Away from Seattle's Black Churches

Churches in Seattle could provide affordable housing for their communities, while gaining a sustainable source of income…if they weren’t being obstructed by city leaders.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsAugust 4, 2021housing, housing crisis, churches, Faith Featured, upzoned, podcast, washington

Bad Benches (and Other Park Problems)

Some misguided attempts to enhance the local park in Brainerd, MN, has actually made it a worse place to be.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsAugust 2, 2021parks, urban design, public space, podcast, neighborhoods

The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Giving New Life to Historic Buildings and Neighborhoods

Jenifer Acosta is a small-scale developer doing transformative adaptive reuse projects in central Michigan.

Where Should We Be Focusing Climate Change Efforts?

If we continue toward a suburban development pattern, then should we move climate change efforts away from cities and to the suburbs, as well?

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsJuly 28, 2021suburban experiment, climate, environment, canada, upzoned, podcast

Fighting an Urban Highway Expansion in Shreveport

Hear how local leaders in Louisiana are fighting the I-49 Connector, an urban highway expansion project that is threatening the vibrant, predominantly black neighborhood of Allendale.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsJuly 26, 2021highways, end highway expansion, podcast, louisiana, neighborhoods

The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Building Family and Community Resilience

On a homestead in rural Wisconsin, Lauren Fisher is dedicated to growing her own food and connecting with her neighbors.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsJuly 22, 2021The Bottom-Up Revolution, taking action

COVID Reveals the Unsustainability of Monoculture Downtowns

COVID has changed the way people think about the future of office work. What does this mean for office-heavy downtowns?

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsJuly 21, 2021downtown, suburban experiment, upzoned, covid, podcast

Johnny Sanphillippo: The Trajectory of Suburbia

This week on the Strong Towns Podcast, we’ve invited back a popular past guest and regular Strong Towns contributor: Johnny Sanphillippo.

The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Saving Your Downtown with Small-Scale Manufacturing

Ilana Preuss is an urban planner, consultant, and author of a new book called Recast Your City.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsJuly 15, 2021The Bottom-Up Revolution, manufacturing, small business, taking action

Condos: American Local Governance in a Nutshell

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.