Clackamas County, Oregon, is located southwest of Portland and is the third most populous county in the state. It has a problem. A major problem.
Read MoreHow we choose to spend our money is a reflection of who we are. not just as individuals but as states. When Washington spends billions to build new roads and a pittance to create safe, accessible streets, that says something about the state's priorities.
Read MoreMiami, which consistently ranks near the top of annual lists of the most deadly cities for pedestrians in America, is slow to offer options for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, wheelchair users and others who do not wish to be beholden the automobile. PlusUrbia is trying to transform a car-dominated stroad back into a historic Main Street.
Read MoreA reference list of Strong Towns terminology.
Read MoreA recent study by Slow Streets near Vancouver uncovers the damage a stroad is doing to an otherwise productive, lively neighborhood street.
Read MoreThis is the first time "stroad," an original Strong Towns term, has appeared in an official government document.
Read MoreA vast majority of our infrastructure is predicated on treating non-automobiles as second-class citizens. This is the status quo. One doesn't need to look far to find examples.
Read MoreNone of the incentives for a productive development pattern are there to make it happen. We're just throwing more money at failure. Why?
Read MoreCar leaves the stroad, smashes into another car which smashed into a daycare killing one and injuring many others. What do the adults here do to keep their kids safe?
Do they slow the cars? Do they address the incompatibility of having highway speed vehicles on a nasty, complex stroad just feet from the doorway to the facility? Do they look at the sidewalks adjacent to vehicles traveling at highway speeds and think it strange, even barbaric, that we would place anyone -- let alone young children -- in such a dangerous environment?
Of course not.
Read MoreThe continued street/road hybrid approach of America's countless stroads causes needless tragedy, with the side effect of our cities going bankrupt in the process.
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Read MoreAsk us a question; we'll find you an answer. This week we get caught up on some Ask Strong Towns questions including ones on stroad repair, traffic engineers and making cool maps.
Read MoreThe stroad: A street/road hybrid. The futon of transportation investments.
Read MoreThe council president of Chuck's hometown of Brainerd, MN, Gary Scheeler, stops in the studio to talk about the future of the city. The conversation gets heated in the way you would expect with two passionate Minnesotans.
Read MoreWouldn't it be nice if we didn't have to fight the DOT anymore?
Read MoreDecorative lights without place is just bling without a soul.
Read MoreThis is what success looks like when highway standards are applied to city streets.
Read MoreCommitting to spending billions on our current approach to transportation is not courageous; it is cowardly. It will take far more courage to stand up, admit that we don’t know what we’re doing – that we’ve actually had it wrong for some time – and chart a new course, one that uses real data and feedback (not politics) to discern spending priorities.
Read MoreHey walkers....distracted walking is dangerous walking. You don't belong here.
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Read MoreThe auto-oriented development pattern is a huge financial experiment with massive social, cultural and political ramifications. It is time to start building strong towns.
Read MoreWhen we mix high speed cars with stopping and turning traffic, it is only a matter of time until people get killed. It is statistically inevitable because we are all normal people living normal lives.
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