Surprise, surprise: Americans love dense, walkable places connected to a sense of history.

Member Post, Urban Design, Top Story, OwensTiffany Owens ReedNovember 30, 2021Texas, urban design, tourism, master planned

A Community Forced to Play the Infrastructure Squid Game

Residents of this Houston neighborhood thought they were winning the lottery with a government-sponsored infrastructure project. Instead, they endured a seven-month-long nightmare.

Infrastructure, Local Government, Neighborhoods, Roads and Streets, Maintenance, Top StoryJuan Antonio SortoNovember 30, 2021Infrastructure, streets, neighborhood, Neighborhoods, neighborhood change, Houston, infrastructure maintenance, Hurricanes, hurricane harvey, race, Race

Strong Towns + Faith Communities: Announcing a New Series

What if religious congregations are the “sleeping giant” of the Strong Towns movement?

Faith, Pattison, Announcement, Top StoryJohn PattisonNovember 30, 2021faith communities, churches, Slow Church, Religion, announcement

Which Wins Out: An Engineer's Discretion or a Book of Standards?

Chuck holds a Q&A session with Confessions of a Recovering Engineer readers.

Confessions Book, Engineering Profession, Podcast, Transportation, Top Story, ST PodcastStrong TownsNovember 29, 2021Confessions of a Recovering Engineer, confessions book, transportation, engineering profession, engineers, engineering ethics

From the Office of Dodge, Wiggle, Hack, Shrug & DeCamp, LLC

Real-world examples of the administrative friction that holds back small-scale developers.

Member Post, Sanphillippo, Small Scale Developers, Top StoryJohnny SanphillippoNovember 29, 2021small-scale developers, infill, Infill Development, local regulation, Granola Shotgun, incremental development

Highlights from #BlackFridayParking 2021

Next time you see a half-full parking lot, especially on Black Friday, think of all the untapped possibilities trapped underneath that sea of asphalt.

Parking, #BlackFridayParking, Top StoryJohn PattisonNovember 26, 2021#BlackFridayParking, parking minimums, Parking

Grab Your Camera. It's #BlackFridayParking Day!

Here’s how to participate in this annual event!

#BlackFridayParking, Parking, Announcement, Top StoryStrong TownsNovember 26, 2021#BlackFridayParking, Parking, parking, announcement

The Infrastructure Bill, Racial Equity, and Local Government: How Should the Money Be Spent?

The $1 trillion infrastructure bill is being signed into law. But who gets to decide how the money will be spent, and will they make the right decisions for communities of color?

An Ode to Donald Shoup

For #BlackFridayParking week, we’re paying homage to Donald Shoup, whose work has been hugely influential to Strong Towns.

Marohn, Parking, #BlackFridayParking, Top StoryCharles MarohnNovember 24, 2021Parking, parking, #BlackFridayParking, Donald Shoup

Where Parking Reform Ideas Go to Die...or Not?

You might be used to good ideas getting killed by committee. Here’s some inspiration to keep pushing, regardless.

#BlackFridayParking, Marohn, Parking, Top StoryCharles MarohnNovember 24, 2021Brainerd MN, parking, parking minimums, #BlackFridayParking, success, success stories

It Ain't Easy Being Seen

Pedestrians don’t bear primary responsibility for road safety—but to an extent, neither do drivers. These photos illustrate why.

Roads and Streets, Walkability, Top StoryAddison Del MastroNovember 23, 2021Pedestrian Safety, pedestrians, Street Design, Safety, #SlowTheCars, design, walkability

A New Way to Look at Minimum Parking Requirements

Strong Towns and the Parking Reform Network have joined forces to bring you a whole new way of viewing reforms to parking minimums across North America.

Announcement, Parking, Top StoryTony Jordan and Jane WilberdingNovember 23, 2021Parking, parking minimums, parking, Parking Reform Network, parking maximums, mapping, maps, resource, announcement

Where Will You Be on #BlackFridayParking Day?

Wherever you are this Friday, share a photo of the wasteful parking lots around you—and share it with us via #BlackFridayParking!

#BlackFridayParking, Announcement, Parking, Top StoryStrong TownsNovember 22, 2021Parking, parking minimums, parking, #BlackFridayParking, announcement

The Urban Experiment

We all know about the Suburban Experiment here at Strong Towns—but are we now also starting to see the rise of a new paradigm?

Member Post, Suburban Experiment, Urban Design, Top StoryKevin KlinkenbergNovember 22, 2021Kevin Klinkenberg, suburban experiment, suburban development pattern, development pattern, urban design, fragility, design, urban planning

Announcing a New and Improved Map of Cities That Have Removed Parking Minimums

We’re relaunching our crowd-sourced map of cities in the U.S. and Canada that have ended or sharply curtailed their parking requirements. And it's more useful than ever.

#BlackFridayParking, Herriges, Parking, Top Story 2, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesNovember 22, 2021parking minimums, Parking Reform Network, parking, maps, #BlackFridayParking, mapping, resource

Look What You Did (It’s Awesome)

2021 has been a milestone year for the Strong Towns movement. Here’s why.

Membership, Top StoryJohn PattisonNovember 19, 2021member drive, membership

Who's at the Bottom of the Bottom-Up Revolution?

What does it actually mean to support something?

Membership, Top StoryJohn PattisonNovember 19, 2021member drive, membership

Your Support Means Everything

There are all kinds of people that make up the Strong Towns membership, but they have one thing in common: they are all supporting this movement.

Membership, Top StoryRachel QuednauNovember 19, 2021member drive, membership

The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Building Gentle Density and a Grassroots Campaign for City Council

Ashley Salvador is a housing advocate and city councilor in Edmonton, Alberta.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Planning Profession, Top StoryStrong TownsNovember 18, 2021The Bottom-Up Revolution, local conversations, taking action, city council, accessory dwelling units

The Next Generation of Strong Towns Leaders

The next generation of local leaders won’t consign themselves to serving as wards of the state. Instead, they’ll step up as the highest level of organizing for members of a community.

Local Government, Marohn, Membership, Top StoryCharles MarohnNovember 18, 2021local government, leadership, member drive, membership

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