In Akron, Ohio an alternative-news monthly called The Devil Strip serves to identify, connect and inspire people throughout the community. The newspaper helps bring Akronites together to envision and shape the city’s future.
Read MoreOur Gathering Coordinator Ivy Vann recaps #StrongTownsNTX, the North Texas Regional Gathering. We brought together aspiring change-makers and seasoned experts from all over Texas and beyond, and helped them connect with each other and learn how to make their own communities stronger.
Read MoreThe core neighborhoods of our big cities and our small towns have more in common than we might think.
Read MoreSometimes our community leaders don’t do what we think they should. Here are some suggestions for getting their attention and influencing the agenda in your town or city.
Read MoreSomething as small as public art can help transform the public’s perception of a troubled neighborhood park. It’s a testament to the power of bottom-up, incremental change.
Read MoreIf you had five minutes to plant a seed in the mind of an influential leader in your community, what would you tell them? Or give them to read? What article do you wish Strong Towns would publish that would help you make a concrete, needed change in your own community?
Read MoreThe idea of a community garden isn’t a new one. Now, when modern life seems to be more stressful and uncertain than ever, community gardens could prove to be the salve that heals our hurting communities.
Read More“It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood.”
Read MoreWe have chosen a rural life—who pays for our infrastructure? The short answer is: we don't have much of it, but we take care of our own needs. Strong towns require strong citizens: people who learn to take control of their lives and do for themselves things that are doable.
Read MoreToday we've got the video and audio from a recent Ask Strong Towns webcast conversation featuring President and founder Chuck Marohn and Communications Director Kea Wilson.
Read MorePolicy choices are often presented to us as simplistic binaries, or irresolvable clashes of competing values. Have the courage to step outside that box and ask more fundamental questions.
Read MoreA tour of 6 successful towns helped one Strong Towns member to better understand what makes a community resilient. His journey offers lessons for all of us.
Read MoreOne of the best ways to deeply understand the place you live is to slow down—way down—the way you get around it.
Read MoreWe shared our most helpful tips and tricks in this recent webcast.
Read MoreWith a modest investment and a lot of heart, communities are transforming homes and moving entire neighborhoods towards a better future.
Read MoreHere are a few ideas to make you a more effective—and interesting—public hearing participant.
Read MoreUnless we change the underlying rules that govern the design of our cities, we'll be fiddling with radio dials instead of zeroing in on exactly what we need.
Read MoreThe destiny of America is probably set, but that of my community doesn’t have to be.
Read MoreCommunities that are serious about improving transparency and citizen engagement need to embrace technology. It’s proven to work.
Read MoreStrong Towns member and Chief of Police for Cleburne, TX, Robert Severance shares his perspective.
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