Dropping off and picking up kids from school can entail navigating a messy labyrinth of parked and moving cars, running kids, bicyclists, and opening car doors. How can we improve it?
Read MoreWe have collectively believed for so long that spending on infrastructure is the key to prosperity that we don't even bother to check if it really is.
Read MoreHere's one way to analyze whether your city should invest in a new public resource.
Read MoreIf zoning codes are the primary tool in a planner's toolbox, that's a problem. Here's a three part system that would offer a better way for planners to design cities.
Read MoreA Canadian city and a Louisiana city face off in this third round of our Strongest Town Contest. Who will go to the championship round?
Read MoreListen to these short podcasts and then cast your vote for the strongest town between these two midwestern cities.
Read MoreWe've spent trillions to save seconds in the first and last mile of each trip, and what we've gotten is the fake prosperity of a land use pattern that is bankrupting us.
Read MoreHere's what got the most reads this week at Strong Towns.
Read MoreFind out who advanced in the competition to be named the Strongest Town in the world.
Read MoreWe’ve got the built environment that we have and the overwhelming majority of it isn’t going to change.
Read MoreIn this episode, Chuck Marohn discusses the need to create a new infrastructure funding system, not keep dumping more money into the existing system.
Read MoreWe're deeply honored to be named #1 podcast in Streets.MN's list of Top 7 Urban Planning Podcasts.
Read MoreI remain curious as to why a casino plays such a central role in our city's discussions of economic development.
Read MoreWhat's it like to watch a shopping mall die?
Read MoreA couple weeks ago, we showed you "Your Highway ABC Book," a piece of propaganda for children put out by the National Highway Users Conference in the 1930s. Now we're sharing our own ABCs.
Read MoreLet's not allow a simplistic reaction to direct funding of highways -- as opposed to our current indirect approach -- keep us from doing things that will help everyone, especially the poor.
Read MoreChuck and Rachel dish about the fraudulent justification of a highway project and the current standings in the Strongest Town Contest.
Read MoreValparaiso, IN has a bye this week due to their competitors stepping out of the contest. But we'd still like to show you their photos, demonstrating what makes them a strong town.
Read MoreMr. Trash Wheel teaches a lesson about the power of ‘loveability.’
Read MoreTwo northern towns — Wausau, WI and Guelph, ON — go head to head in the second round of our Strongest Town Contest.
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