For the past four years, Jessica Peacock has been fighting her city’s zoning laws in order to get her great-grandparents’ neighborhood grocery store reopened.
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ODOT put out a newsletter that seemed to strongly encourage public engagement in their project to expand I-475. Yet when this advocate took them up on the offer, she faced barriers at every step of the way.
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Living in the city can mean dealing with a lot of noise, which can have negative long-term effects on one’s health—but it doesn’t have to be that way.
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Millennials are getting older, having children…and fleeing to the only places where they can afford housing: the exurbs.
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What’s the point of including a “no build” option for proposed infrastructure projects if no one will advocate for it?
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A citizen is a rightful participant in directly shaping the fabric of their city. So…are modern Americans citizens of their cities, or just subjects?
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Why does TxDOT bother inviting Houston residents to come comment on the North Houston Highway Improvement Project…if they are going to make it so hard to actually do so?
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Freeway fighters in Houston are going up against a grim truth in highway expansion projects: that those most impacted by them are almost always the most marginalized in the decision-making process.
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Does your town have a powerful story to tell? This contest is your chance to shine a spotlight on the great things going on in your community. Apply today!
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Your city just announced a big infrastructure project, one with significant state and federal funding. You and your neighbors are likely wondering: why this project?
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This Philadelphia museum has won regional and national praise, and titled a “Philadelphia Cultural Treasure.” Yet, that didn’t stop the Zoning Board of Adjustments from challenging the homegrown institution's right to operate.
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Streets are some of the most hostile and dangerous places in our built environment, causing the deaths of over 40,000 people every year. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
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Your city or town probably needs more housing, but where should it go? This exercise could help you find out.
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Connecting with other advocates online can be empowering, but in many ways, you just can’t beat the power of a local, in-person group.
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A mother tragically lost her life after being struck by a car—yet local media is fixated on the fact that she was riding an e-bike. What about the dangerous conditions of the street she was killed on?
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Local advocates in Langley, BC, are starting the conversations their city needs to hear if it wants to undo decades of investing in the Suburban Experiment.
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A community is more than just its built environment: it’s also the strong, intergenerational civic ties that connect its citizens to each other.
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When a young child ended up in intensive care after being struck by a car, this Cincinnati Local Conversation group didn’t wait to take action to make the street safer.
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Every month, all across North America, hundreds of Strong Towns advocates are gathering in local Strong Towns groups. We call them Local Conversations—but why? (The answer reveals a lot about the power of this movement!)
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A string of mistakes in one city shows how easily local rules can turn arbitrary and destructive.
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