Strong Towns National Gathering: Learn How To Fight Parking Mandates From the Experts

Join us at the Strong Towns National Gathering to hear from Tony Jordan and Jane Wilberding of the Parking Reform Network!

Top Story 2Strong TownsMay 5, 2023National Gathering

Envisioning a Safer Future for This Deadly Intersection in Richmond, VA

Richmond, VA, architect Erik Bootsma shows through some simple (but effective) illustrations how a dangerous intersection can be made safer.

Edward Erfurt, Safe & Productive StreetsEdward ErfurtMay 5, 2023Safe and Productive Streets, Crash Analysis Studio, intersections, Safety, safety, Pedestrian Safety, pedestrian safety, car crash

A Quarter of Downtown Dallas Is Parking Lots. Could That Change?

As Dallas examines its land use plan, it's time to talk about parking lots.

End Parking Mandates, Top Story 2Bethany EricksonMay 4, 2023Parking, parking minimums, parking, parking pricing, End Parking Mandates and Subsidies, Texas

The Hidden Lessons of Catastrophic Tree Loss

Having a city filled with one type of tree may look pretty, but what happens when pests or pestilence start killing off that particular tree species en masse?

Emma Durand-Wood, Community Stories, Top Story 2Emma Durand-WoodMay 4, 2023trees, street trees, Antifragile, antifragile, fragility, canada, Canada, Manitoba

An Abandoned Downtown Equals a Pot of Gold?

Developers are starting to view downtown abandoned office buildings as easy cash—that is, if you can find the right sort of abandoned office.

Podcast, Upzoned, Top Story 2Strong TownsMay 3, 2023Podcast, podcast, Upzoned, developers, development pattern, downtown, redevelopment

The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Isn’t a Park Project, It’s a Highway Expansion

NYCDOT is dangling the prospect of "park-like opportunities" in order to advance its latest highway expansion project, but New Yorkers aren't buying it.

End Highway Expansion, News, Top StoryAsia MieleszkoMay 3, 2023End Highway Expansion, highways, freeway widening, Parks, parks, New York State, DOT, USDOT, induced demand

On Learning to Not Avoid “Politics”

Advocating for stronger towns eventually means engaging with your city’s systems of governance.

Owens, Top StoryTiffany Owens ReedMay 2, 2023advocacy, public engagement, politics

Ian Lockwood: Thoughts From an Engineer

How should engineers be thinking about building wealth in communities? That’s just one of the questions Chuck Marohn asks of Ian Lockwood, a recognized national leader in sustainable transportation policy and urban design.

Podcast, Marohn, ST Podcast, Safe & Productive Streets, Top StoryStrong TownsMay 1, 2023Podcast, podcast, engineers, engineering profession, transportation, Safe and Productive Streets

Parking Reform Is Snowballing

Parking reform is gaining substantial momentum even in recent months—a policy development that will impact missing middle housing production, reuse of old buildings, and vehicle miles traveled, experts say.

End Parking Mandates, Top StoryRobert SteutevilleMay 1, 2023Parking, parking minimums, parking, parking pricing, End Parking Mandates and Subsidies, CNU

No City Should Rely Primarily on a Sales Tax for Funding

At a glance, the sales tax is a nearly invisible revenue source that is also a cash cow. Yet, for local governments, it is the most distorting of taxes. Here’s why.

Marohn, Transparent Accounting, Top StoryCharles MarohnMay 1, 2023sales tax, Transparent Local Accounting, tax revenue, local government, city government, municipal finance, finance, financial solvency, local finance

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