Strong TownsMay 12, 2018post roundup

A Texas Town Makes Progress in Removing Parking Minimums

Strong Towns member Justin Golbabai led his town toward a victory in reducing parking minimum laws.

Parking, Top Story, Success StoryRachel QuednauMay 11, 2018impact

Big Box Supercenters: Prize or Curse?

Sure, Wal-Marts bring in some sales tax revenue, but that’s a far lower value to your city than you might think.

Big Box Stores, Member Post, Top StoryBruce NesmithMay 11, 2018

Who can afford to invest in a poor neighborhood? (Part 3)

After exhausting what seemed like every option in our quest to buy a rental property in a poor neighborhood, it was time to change course.

Housing, Small Scale Developers, Top Story, WIlsonKea WilsonMay 11, 2018affordable housing, housing finance

What's it like to get started as a small scale developer?

Kea Wilson shares the highs, the lows and everything in between about her new experiences as a small scale developer.

WIlson, Podcast, Small Scale DevelopersStrong TownsMay 10, 2018

4 Permanent Impacts of Temporary Tactical Urbanism Projects

What does putting up lawn chairs and chalking lines down the street actually accomplish?

Akron, Quednau, Tactical Urbanism, Top StoryRachel QuednauMay 10, 2018

Who can afford to invest in a poor neighborhood? (Part 2)

After finding an ideal property in a neighborhood we wanted to invest in, getting a bank to finance our purchase turned out to be a huge hurdle.

Housing, WIlson, Top Story, Small Scale DevelopersKea WilsonMay 10, 2018affordable housing, housing finance

Helping your city go broke when you know better is borderline criminal.

Is anyone doing the math on the real costs of development in your city?

#DotheMath, Small Scale Developers, IDAR. John AndersonMay 9, 2018Value Per Acre

Who can afford to invest in a poor neighborhood? (Part 1)

6 months ago, my partner and I tried to buy an ailing property in a poor neighborhood and transform it into quality affordable housing. Here’s what happened instead.

How Housing Markets Work — and Why They're at a Breaking Point

Housing demand far outstrips supply in many cities.

Housing, Member Post, Top StoryGrant HenningerMay 9, 2018housing market

Join in on Strong Towns' Conversations at CNU

4 ways to join the Strong Towns conversation at the annual Congress for the New Urbanism — whether you’re attending the event or not.

CNU, Top StoryStrong TownsMay 8, 2018

No Exit from Housing Hell

The current climate of distrust and pushback against new development is a recipe for perpetual housing problems.

Housing, Top StoryJoe CortrightMay 8, 2018NIMBY, California, affordable housing

6 Surprising Perspectives on Big Box Stores

Big box stores are as ubiquitous and American as Coca-Cola. And yet their impact on our cities has gone unquestioned for far too long…

Big Box Stores, Top StoryRachel QuednauMay 8, 2018page highlight

The Week Ahead: Don't be scared of dockless bikeshare

This week’s guest is Strong Towns member and writer, Alex Baca, who discusses some of the most pressing bikeshare and housing issues of the day.

PodcastStrong TownsMay 7, 2018the week ahead

An Incremental Approach to Bike Friendliness

The town of Thomasville, GA is taking small and affordable but very impactful steps to make its downtown more welcoming to people on bikes.

Bikeability, Success Story, Quednau, Top StoryRachel QuednauMay 7, 2018rural, bike racks, impact

The more we build, the poorer we get.

If you want your community to prosper, stop building new infrastructure.

#InfrastructureCrisis, Marohn, Growth Ponzi Scheme, Top StoryCharles MarohnMay 7, 2018page highlight

Top 5 Stories This Week (April 30 - May 4, 2018)

This week we debated several current public transportation issues and asked, would you live in a 400 square foot apartment?

Strong TownsMay 5, 2018post roundup

Homeownership for whom?

The slice of Americans who can afford a home and reap the profits off it is increasingly small. So why is homeownership still a huge mechanism for building wealth?

Housing, Member Post, Top StoryAlex BacaMay 4, 2018housing market

A 5-Step Guide to Having “The Talk”

If handled delicately, tactfully and shamelessly, everyone can learn a lot from having The Talk… about biking and walking.

Bikeability, Top Story, WalkabilityDana DeMasterMay 4, 2018

Ask Strong Towns #2 with Joe Minicozzi

Today we've got the video and audio from a recent Ask Strong Towns webcast conversation featuring friend of Strong Towns and Principal at Urban3, Joe Minicozzi

Ask Strong Towns webcast, PodcastStrong TownsMay 3, 2018Value Per Acre

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