We may have a transportation funding problem, but that’s not what is going to take us down. Our real problem is that we have not had to think about what we are doing for a long, long time. We’ve been so wealthy and affluent that funding the most bizarre transportation arrangement on earth became akin to the American way of life. Congestion-free roadways and ample parking are to the United States what bread and circuses were to Rome. Get out your fiddle, that smoke is real.
Read MoreCities are complex places. We need to embrace the complexity, and the difficult and sometimes painful feedback that comes along with it, if we want our cities to grow strong and resilient. Best of Blog 2014.
Read MoreSeth Zeren provides this week's version of the Monday Member News Digest, a look at the blog posts written this past week by Strong Towns members.
Read MoreThis week's Friday News Digest is coming to you from Tulsa, OK, where the city's mayor has decided to unilaterally remove from plans a sidewalk along Riverside Drive leading to "A Gathering Place for Tulsa" -- a world-class park under construction and valued at more than $350 million, the largest gift to a public park in U.S. history.
Read MoreJim Kumon joins Chuck Marohn to discuss the Strong Towns Strength Test and how it can be applied to measure the strength and resiliency of a place.
Read MoreFor municipalities that want to become Strong Towns, here’s a ranked list of the highest impact actions that would help restore a productive development pattern. This is a generic list, not tailored to any specific community, but the actions on this list would apply to the majority of US towns.
Read MoreI can't watch this video of Andrew Price deliver Place versus non-Place at the National Gathering without getting a huge smile on my face. Andrew is one of the more brilliant people I've met yet has a humble and understated approach that fits him, and Strong Towns, perfectly. We are so thankful for his participation here and this presentation that rocked the house at the National Gathering.
Read MoreThis one’s on you, engineering profession. Society is done tolerating this level of indifference, incompetence and incoherence. What are you going to do?
Read MoreThis week we are highlighting the intellectual contributions of some of our members. Hans Noeldner, our good friend, a biking/walking advocate from Wisconsin, gave a presentation at the National Gathering called Feet First, a vision that emerging from his existential angst (where many inspired ideas come from). Hans has been instrumental in spreading the Strong Towns message throughout Wisconsin and we're very thankful for that.
Read MoreStrong Citizen Challenge: Bring a plate of goodies to your neighbor.
Read MoreThis week we are going to highlight some of our members and their great contributions to the Strong Towns dialog. We start with Jesse Bailey, blogger at Walkable WPB, regular contributor in this space and self-proclaimed "zealous nut". Jesse was also a big part of helping us pull off the #BlackFridayParking event last week. We love him.
Read MoreHappy Monday-After-Thanksgiving, everyone! We are officially in the time of year when everyone gets a little more rotund and (hopefully) a bit more cheerful. This is the turkey-coma installment of the Strong Towns Monday Member Blog Roll!
Read MoreThe problem with modern capitalism is that there are not enough capitalists. We need a system that encourages diverse ownership of capital if we want to build and support the middle-class.
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