The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Joining with Neighbors and Taking Action

Tim Wright is the cofounder of a local Strong Towns group: ReForm Shreveport.

The Gathering "Swarm" of Small-Scale Developers

What will it take to get back the ecosystems of tradespeople, laborers, lenders, and small-scale developers who made incremental development possible in the past?

Regulating by Use

What kind of zoning reform do we need in order to build strong towns?

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsOctober 27, 2021podcast, zoning, local regulation, housing, amazon, upzoned

The "Great Supply Chain Disruption"

You can’t just turn off the world supply chain, then turn it back on again and expect it to work properly.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsOctober 20, 2021podcast, economics, Economy, upzoned, georgia, covid

2 Things Local Leaders Can Do to Fix Their City's Broken Transportation

#1: Stop framing every problem as a transportation problem.

The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Helping Small Towns and Their People Thrive

Rebecca Undem lives in Oakes, ND, and runs the organization Growing Small Towns.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsOctober 7, 2021The Bottom-Up Revolution, small towns, taking action, entrepreneurs, north dakota

The Global Energy Crisis Is a Story of Fragility

How will we deal with the overseas energy crisis as it spreads beyond Europe’s borders?

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsOctober 6, 2021environment, podcast, energy, electricity, fragility, upzoned, covid, europe

The Bottom-Up Revolution is... a Strong Towns Advocate and Mayor

Strong Towns member Rob Green went from Coast Guard officer to neighborhood association president to mayor of Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsSeptember 30, 2021The Bottom-Up Revolution, local conversations, taking action

A Downtown Baseball Stadium in KC: Who Pays?

When (if ever) should taxpayers subsidize a new pro sports stadium?

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsSeptember 29, 2021stadium, sports, subsidies, upzoned, podcast, missouri, megaproject

The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Data-Driven, Community-Centered Planning

Sarah Davis is fresh out of planning school and interned for Strong Towns and Urban3 this summer.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsSeptember 23, 2021The Bottom-Up Revolution, students, taking action, urban3, urban planning

The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Using Tactical Urbanism to Make Your Town Stronger

Austin Taylor is helping to lead a resident-driven tactical urbanism effort in Park City, Utah.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsSeptember 16, 2021The Bottom-Up Revolution, tactical urbanism, community engagement, taking action, utah

The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Taking a Strong Towns Approach to Transportation

Chuck Marohn joins this week’s show to talk about his new book.

The Hidden Values Behind Our Unsafe Streets

Chuck Marohn reads an excerpt from the first chapter of Confessions of a Recovering Engineer.

The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Connecting Neighbors and Harnessing the Power of Fun

Cate Ryba is Chief Operating Officer at Urban3, as well as a former city councilor, dog park creator, neighborhood revitalizer and fun run founder.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsSeptember 2, 2021The Bottom-Up Revolution, local government, city council, community, taking action, urban3

American Cities, Through European Eyes (and Vice Versa)

Seeing your own place through the eyes of an outsider can reveal some uncomfortable—but necessary—truths.

Chuck Marohn Answers Your Questions

We get a lot of questions over at the Action Lab, and today we’re going to answer some of them!

The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Paying Attention to Your City

Tiffany Owens is helping people open their eyes, put down their phones, and truly see their cities.

Podcast, Top Story, OwensStrong TownsAugust 26, 2021The Bottom-Up Revolution, faith communities, Faith Featured, taking action

We Cannot Rely on Large-Scale Development

Let’s talk about master developers and how all-at-once, large-scale development doesn’t offer the environment in which resilient economic ecosystems emerge.

Rick Harnish: Stronger Transit for Stronger Cities

What role does high-speed rail play in creating a strong town? We turn to Rick Harnish, executive director of the High Speed Rail Alliance, for insight.