The final match-up between Guelph, Ontario and Traverse City, Michigan proved to be our closest race yet.
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Everybody these days seems to have a prescription for what ails the Rust Belt. Is highway spending the golden ticket to success?
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We prepare for the Strong Towns Summit on Transportation this Friday and Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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This week we discussed public space, a new report from the American Society of Civil Engineers, and pet ownership.
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Gas, loans, insurance, and maintenance aren't the only costs that car ownership incurs.
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Parks aren't just for children. Let's build them to accommodate everyone.
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It's Spring, and that means time to start thinking about planting a garden. Here are 5 stories about unique garden projects to inspire and excite you.
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This is just the first step on a long and often difficult road.
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Bad infrastructure can cost you wealth and diminish a place, but the world's greatest infrastructure will not raise the quality of an unloveable place one iota.
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Cities are filled with talent, ideas, and hardworking people. We just need to provide them with the platform to be productive.
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Collectively valuing all public places—and adequately supporting them—is essential to fostering livable and prosperous communities.
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In early January, I adopted a dog. As with many rescue stories, we ended up with more dog than we anticipated, which has put me and my new neighborhood through a rigorous test. My dog has given me a tough decision: get a car, or become the neighbor I want to be.
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Survey data shows that residents tend to overestimate or underestimate crime risk based on other environmental factors, and their feelings of safety do not always line up with actual crime rates.
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Guelph, ON and Traverse City, MI are competing for the title of Strongest Town in a webcast that will take place at 12:30pm Central today.
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According to their newest report, the American Society of Civil Engineers would have us believe that we're failing to act by not spending enough on infrastructure. This is false.
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Kea Wilson (Strong Towns' Director of Community Engagement) fills in for Chuck Marohn on this weekly podcast hosted by Rachel Quednau. They discuss Kea's recent writing and an upcoming article she's working on about time banking in St. Louis, MO.
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Which cities move the fastest? Does it matter?
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This week, we talked about school drop-off zones, traffic congestion and "the infrastructure cult."
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Two towns advance to the final round in our contest.
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They're not dead yet.
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