Be a Better Neighbor, Build a Better Neighborhood

If you want to make your neighborhood a better place, you have to get outside and meet the people around you. Here are 9 ideas to get you started.

Kobos, Neighborhood Design, #StrongCitizensSarah KobosApril 12, 2018neighborhood, community building, how to

The Dow of Cities

The Dow Jones Industrial may be down, but the Dow of Cities is rising.

Top StoryJoe CortrightApril 12, 2018urbanism

Is inclusionary zoning creating less affordable housing?

By making it more expensive to build market-rate housing, inclusionary zoning has the potential to actually reduce access to housing.

Zoning, Housing, Top StoryEmily HamiltonApril 11, 2018affordable housing

4 Factors that can Make Affordable Housing not so Affordable

"Affordability" is about far more than just the price of rent.

Housing, WIlson, Top StoryKea WilsonApril 11, 2018affordable housing

Announcing a Special Celebrity Edition of "Ask Strong Towns" with Joe Minicozzi

Members are invited to ask their burning questions on Monday, April 30 at 10:30am CT.

Top StoryStrong TownsApril 11, 2018

The Inequity of Pedestrian Deaths

The continual rise of pedestrian deaths in poor neighborhoods has been a point of indifference in a city plagued by auto-oriented design.

#SlowtheCars, Top Story, ByronAubrey ByronApril 10, 2018pedestrian safety

The Potential of Autonomous Electric Buses

Automated vehicles are coming whether we like it or not. In the realm of public transit, they could save us money and offer greater service options.

Dukes, Top Story, Transportation, Public TransitAlexander DukesApril 10, 2018autonomous vehicles, public transportation

Renewal: Getting From Here to There

Our neighborhoods won't be revived with a giant infusion of cash. Rather, we have to take small steps over time to truly build economically prosperous cities.

Akron, Top Story, SchweitzerMark SchweitzerApril 10, 2018revitalization, economic growth

The Week Ahead: Rust Belt Towns and the Road to Revitalization

This week's guest is member, photographer, blogger and upstate New York resident, Arian Horbovetz.

PodcastStrong TownsApril 9, 2018the week ahead

4 Things You Can Do to Address Housing Issues in your Community

You don't need to be a city councilor or real estate developer to shape the future of housing in your town.

Housing, Taking Action, Quednau, #StrongCitizensRachel QuednauApril 9, 2018resource

My "Disingenuous" Push to Save a Neighborhood School

You can't have a neighborhood school without a neighborhood. We shouldn't be forced to choose between the two.

Schools, Marohn, #StrongCitizensCharles MarohnApril 9, 2018Brainerd MN

5 Most Popular Stories This Week (April 2-6, 2018)

This week we discussed the future of American cities. Will autonomous vehicles take over our streets? What's the next phase in urban development? Read on to find out.

Strong TownsApril 7, 2018post roundup

Rust Belt Cities Need Investment, not Gentrification Worries

New investment and residential redevelopment is not the enemy of these communities. It is their best friend.

Akron, Member Post, Top StoryJason SegedyApril 6, 2018gentrification

To build a strong town, get the kids involved

If you want a city that appeals to young people, you have to ask them what they want.

#StrongCitizens, Member Post, Top StoryJonathan HolthApril 6, 2018children, community engagement

Ask Strong Towns #1 (April 2018)

Listen to our first episode of Ask Strong Towns to hear Chuck Marohn's answers to member-submitted questions about everything from AirBnB to public engagement processes.

Podcast, Ask Strong Towns webcastStrong TownsApril 5, 2018