The condition on State Street is dangerous for anyone outside of a automobile. The city is well aware of this fact. Something must be done.
Read MoreThis week, we discussed the difference between parks and greenspace, the tension between affordable housing and high home values, and the conflict between building for tourists vs. long-time residents.
Read MoreThe American transportation system is fundamentally messed up. But a better way forward is not only possible, it's affordable and feasible for towns big and small.
Read MoreShould cities invest in big projects in the hopes of increasing tourism, or should they invest in the people that have already taken a risk by moving back into their long-dormant downtowns?
Read MoreIt takes lots of smart people working together to create Strong Towns content. Would you like to be one of them?
Read More"In a sense, the infrastructure bank is the state's credit card."
Read MoreHow I stopped being frustrated by my city and started working to improve it, with the help of my neighbors.
Read MoreHurdles to revitalization based not on substance but control are the last thing America's cities and towns need.
Read MoreThe Bike Peoria Co-op offers neighbors affordable access tools to fix their bikes and training in bike maintenance skills. It's 100% volunteer run and 100% financially supported through its own efforts.
Read MoreWe are profoundly conflicted as a nation when it comes to housing: we want it to be affordable, but we also want its prices to rise fast enough to be valuable as a financial investment.
Read MoreNumbers don’t lie, but people sure use numbers to do it.
Read MoreLittle free pantries are a hyper-local, small-scale way to help out neighbors who are hungry.
Read MoreChuck and Rachel debrief on a recent trip to Asheville, NC with the team at Urban3.
Read MoreGreenspace is not the same as a park. This example from Jersey City, NJ shows you why that's the case and how to build better parks in the process.
Read MoreCities need to be given the responsibility -- and the ability -- to fund their own local transportation improvements.
Read MoreThis Public Art Week, we discussed big questions about the value and role of public art in our towns. Here's what got the most reads this week.
Read MoreIs public art doomed to only be invited and placed in locations that are lacking and empty—a band-aid to cover up our cities' design failures?
Read MoreThis park has served its purpose and now it's time to move on to the next phase of its life: as a mixed-use development that will support local businesses and bring more people downtown—to stay.
Read MoreFor one day in June, hundreds of artists, dozens of venues and tens of thousands of residents take part in a free, all-night art festival in the Twin Cities. Here's the story of Northern Spark.
Read MoreA unique program in Cook County, MN gives local organizations and businesses grants of up to just $1,000 to take on small projects that improve their town. And it's making a big impact.
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