New Urbanist design has been praised and criticized alike. A recent development in Orlando, FL offers a unique opportunity to examine the challenges and potentials for success in planned New Urbanist communities.

Urban Design, Herriges, Top Story, Top EvergreenDaniel HerrigesMay 31, 2017Florida, New Urbanism, zoning, housing, streets

Can city design help end street harassment?

Is it possible to design a city street where no one is ever harassed?

Urban Design, Walkability, Bikeability, WIlson, Top StoryKea WilsonMay 31, 2017public transportation

The Problem with the Mortgage Interest Deduction

Our views on government involvement in housing and housing subsidies need to be coherent.

Housing, Quednau, Top StoryRachel QuednauMay 31, 2017federal housing policy

The Week Ahead: Thank you, Oklahomans

Chuck Marohn relates his misadventures in Oklahoma, and how some Strong Towns members and event hosts stepped up to help remedy the situation.

PodcastStrong TownsMay 30, 2017the week ahead

Stop Shoehorning Suburbia into Walkable Places

It’s pretty easy to destroy a walkable place. We’ve been doing it for so long.

An open letter to the City of Springfield

The condition on State Street is dangerous for anyone outside of a automobile. The city is well aware of this fact. Something must be done.

Marohn, #SlowtheCarsCharles MarohnMay 30, 2017pedestrian safety, car crash, #PedestrianUnfriendly

Top 5 Articles from the Week (May 22-26, 2017)

This week, we discussed the difference between parks and greenspace, the tension between affordable housing and high home values, and the conflict between building for tourists vs. long-time residents.

Strong TownsMay 26, 2017post roundup

A Radically New Vision for Transportation in America

The American transportation system is fundamentally messed up. But a better way forward is not only possible, it's affordable and feasible for towns big and small.

summit, Top Story, VideoStrong TownsMay 26, 2017

The Big Urban Mistake: Building for Tourism vs. Livability

Should cities invest in big projects in the hopes of increasing tourism, or should they invest in the people that have already taken a risk by moving back into their long-dormant downtowns?

You're Invited to be on our Content Review Board

It takes lots of smart people working together to create Strong Towns content. Would you like to be one of them?

Strong TownsMay 25, 2017

Podcast: Vince Graham on the South Carolina Infrastructure Bank

"In a sense, the infrastructure bank is the state's credit card."

Podcast, Top Story, #InfrastructureCrisis, TransportationStrong TownsMay 25, 2017

Gather your neighbors and start your own Strong Towns action group

How I stopped being frustrated by my city and started working to improve it, with the help of my neighbors.

#StrongCitizens, Top Story, Success Story, Member Post, Taking ActionJim HodappMay 24, 2017resource

When Public Art and Historic Preservation Clash

Hurdles to revitalization based not on substance but control are the last thing America's cities and towns need.

Member Post, Public Art, Top Story, #ChaoticButSmartAlex PlineMay 24, 2017historic preservation

This Bike Co-op is Helping to Build a Better Peoria

The Bike Peoria Co-op offers neighbors affordable access tools to fix their bikes and training in bike maintenance skills. It's 100% volunteer run and 100% financially supported through its own efforts.

Bikeability, Top Story, Success Story, QuednauRachel QuednauMay 24, 2017

Why America can’t make up its mind about housing

We are profoundly conflicted as a nation when it comes to housing: we want it to be affordable, but we also want its prices to rise fast enough to be valuable as a financial investment.