Street trees are the only municipal asset that increases in value and capacity over time. Here are some things you should keep in mind for when you’re ready to get out there and start planting!
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This timeline of tragedy shows the many, many times city officials in Springfield, MA, should have addressed the unsafe conditions of State Street.
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We need to rethink how we talk about car accidents involving pedestrians. Pedestrians are seen as obstacles for drivers who are often driving too fast and are too distracted along roads that are all too wide.
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One reason communities hesitate to acknowledge their dangerous stroads is because the problem is so big, addressing it would paralyze our existing planning bureaucracies. But there is still a way forward.
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Dreaming of big goals for the year can be fun, but it’s also necessary to think of the small steps needed to reach those goals. Similarly, cities need to consider the small things they need to do to achieve long-term prosperity.
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Why does a deadly stroad like this even exist in a city trying to achieve zero traffic deaths by 2030?
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For the first time since 2009, the Federal Highway Administration has filed an updated version of its Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). But how effective will it actually be in making streets safer?
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How do we explain a situation where people are routinely killed—in the same location—and nothing is done?
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Like countless transit agencies nationwide, SEPTA has been struggling to restore ridership in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. But this certainly isn’t the right way to do it.
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Spokane, WA, has finalized its year-long effort to legalize more housing choices across the city—and their new code is something other cities should be paying attention to.
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Most people would like to age in place, staying in their own home as long as possible. But do you do if your home is in an auto-oriented community, and you can no longer drive?
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Somerville, MA, is a thriving and vibrant city. So how is it that its own planners declared it an illegal place to build!?
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These statistics help tell the story of the past and present of North America’s housing crisis, why we’re facing these challenges, and how we can correct course to address them.
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A financial bubble is, by definition, unsustainable. So, why have we recreated the 2000s housing bubble?
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And why a lot of people will remain unimpressed by it.
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Transit Alliance Miami, a transit and mobility advocacy group, hopes to encourage the development of more types of housing in Florida with draft legislation that would repeal costly parking minimums.
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Here are four lessons from local advocates who are out there doing the work right now, in different ways, to make their places better.
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Here’s how high-end shoes can help us understand why the housing market is in the state it’s currently in.
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Strong Towns is taking our annual break from publishing, but before we go, we wanted to close out this year with one final post to thank all of our subscribers on YouTube!
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In an annual Strong Towns tradition, we ask some of our staff members to share their favorite articles and podcasts from this year. Here’s Strong Towns Staff Writer Ben Abramson’s picks.
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