A year after a 15-year-old was killed crossing the street from a rec center in Provo, Utah, these #StrongCitizens got together to demonstrate how much safer (and more pleasant) Provo’s city’s streets could be if not designed for high speed traffic. Find out how they did it.
Read MoreHow much road does your city have—and how much does it actually have the money to maintain? We compare “calories in” to “calories out” before we binge on ice cream; what if we took the same approach to our infrastructure budgets? One city did, and here’s what they found out.
Read MoreSome cities just can’t seem to get on top of clearing snow out of the streets—even if it snows every. single. year. Why?
Read MoreThe suburban development pattern is not inherently too costly to maintain: early suburbs sat much lighter on the land, with narrower streets and less public maintenance obligation. Let’s take a look at how the American suburb has evolved over time.
Read MoreAkron, Ohio’s Main Street Corridor project will produce a safer and more attractive street, with more space for people, activities and public art. But this dramatic, expensive overhaul is not an end in itself. If it’s going to deliver on its promises, it must be viewed as a beginning.
Read MoreA stroad is a street/road hybrid. Stroads are dangerous and unproductive, and if we want to build strong towns, we have to eliminate them.
Read MoreLand is the base resource for building prosperity in our towns. Here are several examples for making the best use of every inch of it.
Read MoreNew Urbanist design has been praised and criticized alike. A recent development in Orlando, FL offers a unique opportunity to examine the challenges and potentials for success in planned New Urbanist communities.
Read MoreThe consequence for minor lapses in judgment shouldn’t be death.
Read MoreGet out there and start making your streets safer.
Read MoreGreat Streets are streets that serve all users; that prioritize the pedestrian zone; that are comfortable, safe and dynamic; and that create a valuable public realm.
Read MoreJohn Thomas is a Strong Towns member who believes trees are a vital part of any urban landscape and he’s been working to get his town of Iowa City to plant more of them.
Read MoreWhat if we moved beyond temporary "open streets" events and used what we learned there to make lasting changes to our street design?
Read MoreWhat would a main street look like if we designed it first and foremost for people?
Read MoreA bottom-up St. Paul project changes how people feel about their city.
Read MoreSimple adjustments to neighborhood design could make these places far more walkable. But continuing to design with only cars in mind will remove what little walkability there is.
Read MoreWhether you care about the environment, energy savings, property values, public health, or your city’s bottom line--plant a tree by the street. You’ll make sweaty cyclists and pedestrians happy for generations to come.
Read MoreThe recipe for a successful residential street is simple, timeless, and requires very little costly engineering.
Read MoreEngineers are great at building roads, but we should never ask them to build our streets.
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