Here's Who Made it to the Next Round in the 2017 Strongest Town Contest

Eight towns advance to the next round in our Strongest Town contest.

Strongest Town Contest, Top StoryStrong TownsMarch 3, 2017Updates

Strong Towns and Urban3 Featured in CNU's Public Square

Chuck Marohn and friend of Strong Towns Joe Minicozzi were recently featured in an interview with the Congress for the New Urbanism's Public Square.

CNU, Success StoryStrong TownsMarch 2, 2017New Urbanism

Yet Another Flawed Congestion Report

If “big data” and “smart cities” are really going to amount to anything substantial, it has to be more than just generating high tech scare stories.

#NoNewRoads, Top Story, Member PostJoe CortrightMarch 2, 2017congestion

Planting the Seed for an Urban Forest

John 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.

Success Story, Top Story, Urban DesignRachel QuednauMarch 2, 2017trees, streets

Home Search: Finding Common Ground Between Urban & Rural

He wants urban. She wants rural. How does a couple decide where to live and where to raise their children? It turns out there's a middle ground.

Top Story, Member Post, HousingJustin GolbabaiMarch 1, 2017family, children

Why I Chose to Raise my Kid in an Urban Neighborhood

Many people leave the city and head for the suburbs once they have children. I did the opposite.

Member Post, Top Story, Housing, Top EvergreenKristin GreenMarch 1, 2017children, family, neighborhood, page highlight

Strength Test #1: How's your Main Street doing?

We're kicking off a new series going in-depth on the Strong Towns Strength Test with an exploration of main street health. Today's question: Does your main street have more cars than people?