Maine's response to a serious road maintenance funding emergency is to cling to AASHTO’s archaic code book while projecting a value system of improve, Improve, IMPROVE, even going so far as to assume massive traffic increases where there is little traffic today.
Read MoreThe country’s largest transit agency is withdrawing from the country’s main transit trade association. What does that tell us about the state of public transit in this country?
Read MorePedestrian safety programs acknowledge a problem, but fail to truly solve it.
Read MoreAn update on the Antifragile book club.
Read MoreIn late January 2016, we ran our first #NoNewRoads campaign which included a member-exclusive webcast on highway spending and congestion with Todd Litman. That webcast is now available for all Strong Towns readers.
Read MoreWhat we’re witnessing isn’t a modern aberration of multi-story buildings being imposed on the traditional city. It’s actually a return to the historic pattern after an odd twentieth century hiatus.
Read MoreChuck and Rachel discuss transportation spending problems, plus a recent trip to the New Urbanist development of Carlton Landing, OK.
Read MoreWhether your church is urban, suburban or rural, these 6 ideas can help you promote bikeability in your community.
Read MoreJoin Rachel Quednau for a discussion about faith, religion, and Strong Towns this Friday.
Read MoreProposed changes to federal rules on congestion mitigation reaffirm that real responses to the complex problems we face will only come from our cities, towns and neighborhoods.
Read MorePopular topics this week included sprawl, biking and entrepreneurship. Read our most popular posts this week to find out more.
Read MoreLearn about upcoming webcasts on transit-centered street design, creative ways to engage people on urbanist issues and redeveloping old industrial brownfield sites.
Read MoreWhen there is demand to live in an area, the market should naturally respond by increasing the supply of housing.
Read MoreFrom May 16-19, Chuck Marohn and Jason Schaefer, will travel the length of the Minnesota Iron Range to discuss why these communities are struggling financially and how to fix that.
Read MoreChuck answers questions on Strong Towns posed to him by a high school senior.
Read MoreWe need to stop accommodating bikers and pedestrians within an auto-dominated environment and instead do the opposite.
Read MoreChris Martenson’s claim that places like Oakland will only get more dangerous after an economic crash is, I think, much more suspect than he knows.
Read MoreSexual harassment is a common experience for women who use public transit and for many, it is the reason they choose to stop taking the bus. How can we put an end to this dangerous problem?
Read MoreA strong town needs strong local businesses.
Read MoreWhat does Strong Towns have to do with Mormonism?
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