Iterating the Neighborhood: The Big Returns of Small Investments

Conventional approaches to public investment tend to be expensive, dull, difficult (or impossible) to undo, and often divorced from the lived struggles of real people. There’s a better way.

You Say You Want a Revolution: Q & A with Chuck Marohn

Is growth inherently bad? Are declining neighborhoods really a good investment? And, most of all, can we actually make the changes we need to make our communities stronger? Chuck Marohn answers these and other questions about his new book Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity. What questions do you have?

"All I Want to Do is Make a Difference"

Santa Ana’s Michele Martinez has an incredible story. She grew up in an environment with poverty, gang violence, and drugs. But she became a “positive disruptor” and used a Strong Towns approach to create big change in her community.

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The Difference Between Growth and Wealth

Endless growth is a luxury we literally can’t afford. Here’s why the path to true prosperity requires local communities to opt out of an economy of greed and bring decision-making back home.

The "Strong Towns" Book Is Out Today!

The wait is finally over. The Strong Towns book is out today! Here is information on where to buy, as well as one simple, 30-second thing you can do that could make all the difference.

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Is the Strong America Tour Coming Soon to a City Near You?

The Strong America Tour isn’t just a chance for us to get out and talk about the Strong Towns vision. It’s a chance for us to capture firsthand how members of the movement are bringing that vision to life in their own places.

The Spooky Wisdom of Cities

Ancient cities reveal the extent to which humans have co-evolved with their complex human habitats. As we were making our cities, they were making us. And yet we’ve discarded much of this hard-won wisdom of the past.

From Brainerd to Memphis and Back Again

The ideas behind Strong Towns began in my small town of Brainerd. A tour starting in Memphis is designed to bring them home.

Last Chance to Get Pre-Order Bonuses (Plus Something New)

With the Strong Towns book releasing next week, now is the time to claim your pre-order bonuses. There’s something new too. It’s pre-shrunk, buttery smooth, and 100% cotton.

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Filling In: Room for Revival in Spokane

How modifications to one city’s development codes are making it possible to add wealth and vibrancy to its struggling neighborhoods… without taking on huge future liabilities.