10 Surprisingly Walkable Neighborhoods in the Least Walkable Cities

This YouTube channel introduces us to the hidden gems in some otherwise #PedestrianUnfriendly cities.

Video, Walkability, Stange, Neighborhoods, Top StoryJay StangeFebruary 10, 2022walkability, CityNerd, pedestrians, neighborhood, Neighborhoods

What Does “Radical Neighborhood Change” Look Like?

“No neighborhood should be exempt from change. No neighborhood should be subjected to radical change.” Let’s examine what this core Strong Towns principle actually means.

Herriges, Incrementalism, Neighborhoods, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesJanuary 27, 2022strong towns approach, development pattern, Development, development, traditional development pattern, neighborhood change, neighborhood, Neighborhoods, Neighborhood Design, Small Change, incremental, incrementalism

Time for a Little "Self-Gentrification"

“You don’t have to move out of your neighborhood to live in a better one,” says Majora Carter in her new book, Reclaiming Your Community.

Housing, Neighborhoods, Top StoryJay StangeJanuary 20, 2022gentrification, Gentrification, housing, neighborhood, neighborhood revitalization, Neighborhoods, blight, books

Cultivating Community Beyond Church Walls in Indianapolis

This congregation launched a non-profit organization to help its neighbors—not as an act of benevolence for them, but in solidarity with them.

Tim Soerens: Reconnecting Churches with Their Neighborhoods

In 2022’s inaugural Strong Towns Podcast episode, Chuck interviews Tim Soerens, author and co-founder of the Parish Collective.

Community, Faith, Neighborhoods, ST Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsJanuary 3, 2022faith communities, Faith Featured, churches, Podcast, podcast, neighborhood, Neighborhoods, community building

The Typewriter Mailbox: Small Ways to Bring Joy to a Neighborhood

This house came with a unique instruction: “Change the mailbox message every week, or people will get upset.”

Community, Neighborhoods, Top StoryKarla TheilenDecember 10, 2021neighborliness, neighborhood, Neighborhoods, community, Community, montana

An Ode to Pets in Windows

The pets of this neighborhood brought their humans closer together.

Community, Neighborhoods, Top StorySara FalligantDecember 9, 2021pets, neighborliness, neighborhood, Neighborhoods, community, Community

Love Letters to Your Neighborhood: 5 (Perfectly Legal) Guerilla Art Projects for the Whole Family

These temporary artwork instillations (that anyone can create) are a great way to connect with your neighbors, and help them connect with your community, in turn.

Neighborhoods, Public Art, Top StoryMary Elizabeth PhillipsDecember 8, 2021arts, neighborliness, neighborhood, Neighborhoods, community, Community, Texas

Say Hello Like You’re Saying Goodbye

Why it’s important that we connect with members of our community sooner rather than later.

Community, Top StoryGenevieve BarberDecember 6, 2021community, community building, neighborliness, neighborhood, Neighborhoods, Georgia

A Community Forced to Play the Infrastructure Squid Game

Residents of this Houston neighborhood thought they were winning the lottery with a government-sponsored infrastructure project. Instead, they endured a seven-month-long nightmare.

Infrastructure, Local Government, Neighborhoods, Roads and Streets, Maintenance, Top StoryJuan Antonio SortoNovember 30, 2021Infrastructure, streets, neighborhood, Neighborhoods, neighborhood change, Houston, infrastructure maintenance, Hurricanes, hurricane harvey, race, Race

A Drive Through “the Ugliest Place in Maryland”: Part 2

Our drive continues through the area once called “the ugliest place in Maryland.” When you look around, though, you can find the building blocks for an urban transformation in these suburbs.

Neighborhood Design, Neighborhoods, Top StoryAddison Del MastroOctober 29, 2021Addison Del Mastro, urbanism, Maryland, Washington DC, photos, neighborhood, Neighborhood Design, Neighborhoods, traditional development pattern

A Drive Through “the Ugliest Place in Maryland”: Part 1

Let’s take a drive down Rockville Pike, a major thoroughfare near DC. What kinds of development patterns will we find as we pass through each ring of suburbia?

Neighborhood Design, Neighborhoods, Top StoryAddison Del MastroOctober 28, 2021Addison Del Mastro, urbanism, Maryland, Washington DC, photos, neighborhood, Neighborhood Design, Neighborhoods, traditional development pattern

Is it 2021 or 1961 at America's DOTs?

Here’s a roundup of five highway boondoggles that are threatening neighborhoods right now in the U.S. Think of it as a hall of shame.

My Family's Kansas City Story

One family’s history tells volumes about the development of Kansas City since the 1950s.

Davis, Neighborhoods, Race, Urban3, Top StorySarah DavisSeptember 15, 2021Kansas City, Kansas, redlining, neighborhood, Neighborhoods, highways, history, History, race, Race, race relations, Urban3, freeways

The Only Constant in Life is Construction (and That’s a Problem)

It’s no wonder that some people oppose new housing when the housing and infrastructure projects they see are disruptive construction work that drags on for years.

Housing, Incrementalism, Neighborhoods, Top StoryAddison Del MastroJuly 30, 2021construction, NIMBY, YIMBY, housing, incremental development, incrementalism, incremental, Neighborhoods

Stop Believing in "Bad" Neighborhoods

We must stop seeing poor neighborhoods as "bad" neighborhoods, and instead understand them as intrinsically goods ones, whose problems are addressable if we empowered the people who care about them.

Herriges, Neighborhoods, Suburban Experiment, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesJuly 28, 2021Neighborhoods, poor neighborhoods, public investment, poverty, suburban experiment

Kansas City Residents Demand Safer Streets

The 85th percentile rule makes it hard to ensure safe streets, so residents of northeast Kansas City took matters into their own hands.

Anywhere Can Be Somewhere (and Other Walking Lessons)

When it comes to creating strong neighborhoods, there are some valuable lessons to be had from slowing down the pace and seeking novelty in the ordinary.

Community, Herriges, Neighborhoods, Public Space, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesJuly 15, 2021neighborhood, community, Florida, Neighborhoods, public space, gardening, walkability

It's Time to Bring Decision-Making Down to the Local Level (Part 2)

Local decision-making must become more accessible to everyday people. Here's how to make that happen in your place.

Dukes, Local Government, Member Post, Neighborhoods, Politics, Top StoryAlexander DukesJune 29, 2021local government, local regulation, Municipalism, subsidiarity, neighborhood, Neighborhoods

The Best "New" Ideas in Planning Are All Old News

A lot of supposedly "innovative" proposals are for things that have long existed in neighborhoods, but you wouldn't know it based on the language that planners use.

Herriges, Neighborhoods, Planning Profession, Zoning, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesJune 22, 2021urban planning, Neighborhoods, zoning, Scranton, Pennsylvania, photos

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