Strong Towns currently has just 2 full-time staff and 2 part-time staff. We couldn't sail this ship without the help of many volunteers.
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In this podcast, Professor of Architecture, Thomas Fisher, discusses a design-thinking approach of bottom-up vs. top-down decisionmaking, and the danger of building the wrong types of infrastructure for the future of America.
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Let's rethink parking as communal infrastructure rather than private property.
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That's a lot of accumulated bad planning, and a lot of surface parking, but now it's all water under the bridge. Those costs are sunk, that ship has sailed.
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Searching for the perfect holiday gift for that hard-to-shop-for friend or family member? Strong Towns has you covered!
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You're invited to submit a proposal to lead a workshop or a short-form presentation at the Strong Towns summit.
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A reliance on federal funding for housing puts local entities at the mercy of distant decision makers whose priorities may or may not be aligned with theirs. Cities and advocacy groups should be thinking about how to re-localize and claim more control over the way we tackle these problems.
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There's more than meets the eye when it comes to Jane Jacobs.
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This is the beauty of tactical urbanism: even in its failures, you find success.
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Here are 5 key ways to get local business owners on your side--whether you're putting together a neighborhood event or advocating for a change in street design.
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This year's #BlackFridayParking event was a success! Here are some stats and favorite posts from the event.
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The task of moving from our bloated, modern zoning codes to ones that create Strong Towns is different from starting with a blank slate.
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Our cities have become moral monocultures, as has our countryside. They each reflect one set of moral tuning, a reality each side considers exclusively correct. This is dangerous for the future of our cities.
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Enjoy the turkey today, then tomorrow, head out to your nearest parking lot to take a photo for #BlackFridayParking.
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One year ago, we released a crowdsourced map tracking decreases in parking minimums across the country as part of #BlackFridayParking. Today we're sharing an update.
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A recent Saturday Night Live parody begins just like a standard big box store advertisement would. Then it gets way better.
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We are raising a generation of consumers to which even our zoning codes cater. We want unlimited options. We want the cheapest prices. And, we want convenient access to all of it.
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Urban planning consultant, Kyle Smith, talks about the findings of a recent report he co-wrote: “Stalled Out: How Empty Parking Spaces Diminish Neighborhood Affordability.”
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Here's how to participate in our annual #BlackFridayParking event.
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Two stories from Canada and Indiana show how decreases in parking minimums can be achieved and give us an idea of the results these decreases have.
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