As 2015 comes to a close, we need to say some big Thank Yous to the multitude of volunteers that help make Strong Towns possible.
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The Iowa DOT Director acknowledges that we've built more highways and bridges than we will maintain. The system is going to shrink.
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Our goal should not be to "get projects built" but to have a transportation funding system that makes our people, cities, states and country stronger. While new transportation funding is needed, more money without significant reform is worse than no funding at all.
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Here are our top 3 memes from 2015, created by Matthias Leyrer.
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Incrementalism is a sure bet. It can’t fail. That’s the beauty of the Strong Towns message. Make lots of small bets with low risk. Allentown's NIZ project is orderly but smart. But still a gamble.
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This fall, Chuck was part of a debate with Randal O’Toole – the self-identified Antiplanner from the Cato Institute – in Lafayette, Louisiana. Here's the video and Chuck's reflections on the experience.
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If you haven’t checked out our podcast yet, I can not recommend it highly enough. Here are some of my favorite episodes from 2015.
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It is no longer acceptable to design our urban streets to forgive the mistakes of drivers. Our designs must forgive the mistakes of the most vulnerable: those outside of a vehicle.
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The American transportation system is designed at every corner to favor the automobile, and it's a system that needs to end.
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Andrew Price discusses the difference between "fine-grained" and "coarse-grained" urbanism.
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Here are the top 4 books that Chuck read in 2015.
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Our national transportation obsession has been about maximizing the amount that you can drive. We now need to focus on minimizing the amount you are forced to drive.
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A seemingly modest shift in accounting practices reveals deep truths about municipal insolvency.
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This summer, Gracen Johnson documented the absurd incidence of benches and other seating arrangements built where no one would ever want to use them, then she created a solution.
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Last week I received a notice from the board of licensing that a complaint has been filed against my professional engineering license because of my work at Strong Towns.
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The Citizens' Institute on Rural Design recently announced a $45,000 funding opportunity for rural communities looking to host workshops to help address local design challenges.
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As part of Strong Towns's Black Friday Parking event, I roused myself out of my warm house this morning after Thanksgiving--traditionally the start of the holiday shopping season, and possibly the biggest shopping day of the year--to go study parking lots.
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Across the globe, urban centers contain some of the oldest human-modified landscapes. Are the old buildings, structures, and landscapes found in these places important to sustain or is it better to replace them with something new?
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A video by Urban Three shows the changing wealth patterns of Huntington, WV.
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This week, Incremental Development Alliance is heading to Kalamazoo, MI for a Development Implementation Charrette and Small Developer Training Boot Camp.
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