Top 5 Stories from the Week (June 26-30, 2017)

This week we talked about how to throw a good party, and why that's an apt metaphor for city development.

Strong TownsJune 30, 2017post roundup

A simple video shows why walking is so darn hard in America.

We built it this way.

Top Story, Walkability, VideoRachel QuednauJune 30, 2017

Sidewalk Friction

A town can say that it cares about walkability, but its actions usually speak louder than words.

Top Story, Urban Design, Walkability, Member PostMichael SmithJune 30, 2017sidewalks, #PedestrianUnfriendly

New bike network scoring tool turns up some surprises

Small towns ranked among some of the best for biking, according to this new tool.

Bikeability, Top StoryMichael AndersonJune 29, 2017data, mapping

The Urban Revival Triangle

Balancing the relationship between residents, businesses and public perception is a challenging task, but our cities stand to gain a lot if we can get it right.

Member Post, Top StoryArian HorbovetzJune 29, 2017revitalization, New York, local business

The Wrong Conversation

The ship is sinking and we're not even rearranging the deck chairs; we're arguing about their color.

Herriges, ZoningDaniel HerrigesJune 28, 2017growth, Florida, suburbs, suburban experiment, NIMBY

A History of Zoning in Three Acts - Part I

With each new regulation, new justification for even more regulation tends to arise.

Gardner, Top Story, Zoning, Top EvergreenSpencer GardnerJune 28, 2017zoning

Prices Matter: Parking and Ride Hailing

How the price of parking impacts use of ride-hailing services.

Parking, Top Story, Member PostJoe CortrightJune 28, 2017

A Strong Citizen’s Introduction to Market Urbanism

As cities face new challenges and opportunities, more and more urbanists are turning to “outsiders” like Strong Towns and Market Urbanism for new ideas.

Top Story, Zoning, GrayNolan GrayJune 27, 2017

Car control: Why don’t we talk about automobiles the way we talk about guns?

In the end, the controls we need for cars are simple and colossal.

#SlowtheCars, Top Story, WIlsonKea WilsonJune 27, 2017car crash, cars

3 Great Rochester Neighborhoods and Why they Work

These Rochester neighborhoods offer simple lessons that every town can employ to improve its economic success and wellbeing.

Top Story, Urban Design, Neighborhood Design, MaitlandAustin MaitlandJune 26, 2017New York

The Party Analogy

As our cities experience decline and tension, as frayed budgets cut back on what governments are capable of delivering, people need to be allowed to turn the bad party in their cities, towns and neighborhoods into a good one.

MarohnCharles MarohnJune 26, 2017incremental development

What comes next for Strong Towns

Your membership supports us financially and that is important, but it is critical that our movement be expanding simply in raw numbers as well. Where we are today, with the resources we need to secure to take the next step, the validation of a growing movement cannot be understated. It is the difference.

Membership, MarohnCharles MarohnJune 23, 2017

But What do Strong Towns Members DO?

Our members are not just reading our stuff, they are out there making things happen. Supporting the Strong Towns movement is supporting them.

Azzarello, Membership, Success StoryMax AzzarelloJune 22, 2017

Slower Cars = Safer, More Economically Productive Streets

A group of Strong Citizens in Columbus, GA used Strong Towns ideas to inspire a redesign of a commercial street to be safer and more economically productive.

Member Post, Membership, Top Story, #SlowtheCars, Success StoryWill BurginJune 22, 2017june 17 drive

How an ethical urbanist plans a running route

To see how Strong Towns is changing your city, all you have to do is lace up and go.

Membership, Success StoryKea WilsonJune 22, 2017membership

On Becoming a Strong Citizen of Shreveport

Strong Towns provided a foundation for residents in this Shreveport, LA neighborhood to fight back against a harmful and expensive highway project.

Membership, Member Post, Shreveport, Top Story, Success StoryJohn PerkinsJune 22, 2017june 17 drive, page highlight, impact

The Strong Towns Message is Shaping a National Conversation.

The growth of the Strong Towns message in media outlets across the nation is a testament to the power of our vision and it's ability to change America.

Top Story, Membership, Success StoryRachel QuednauJune 22, 2017

3 Ways Strong Towns Helped this Engineering Student See the World Differently

I'm part of the Strong Towns movement because the fundamental tenets of this organization have challenged my assumptions about the design and construction of infrastructure more than any lecture or syllabus.