We’re excited to invite you to the first National Strong Towns Conference and Celebration.
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The famous "Growth Machine" theory of local politics explains a lot about the shape of our cities and their present-day problems. But not in the way you think.
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Time’s running out to nominate your community for our fifth annual Strongest Town contest. Thankfully, it doesn’t take much time to nominate!
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Within one week, three of my friends were hit by intoxicated drivers. Yet in the midst of the pain, uncertainty and darkness, the power of community shone through.
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With horizontal growth hemmed in by an urban growth boundary and infill growth capped by inherited land-use regulations, Lexington seems headed toward a housing affordability crisis. It’s not too late to change course, but time is running out.
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What do walkable neighborhoods and church attendance have to do with the surprising ascendance of Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election? More than you might think...and maybe different than you might think, too.
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Compact development isn’t just for big cities. Some of the best walkable urbanism in the world is in the smallest towns. And embracing this is the key to enjoying the best of both worlds: urban and rural.
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The Strong Towns approach to public investment is part of an overall strategy of shifting our local energy from chasing the next project to building real wealth.
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An executive order from the president to make federal buildings classical again. A highway in Rochester that’s being converted into a neighborhood. And Cleveland’s dream for a hyperloop. These stories and more in our weekly Top 5.
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Jake Hamann—Founder and Executive Director at the Peoria Innovation Alliance—shares how his organization uses education, storytelling, and pop-ups to inspire local entrepreneurs to take action—in main street and beyond.
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This Valentine’s Day, let’s talk about what makes a city a great place to fall in love… and what makes a city lovable in and of itself. Often, these are the same things.
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For the last five years, Arian Horbovetz and “The Urban Phoenix” have been changing the national conversation about what it takes to build stronger towns and cities.
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The process by which aging buildings provide a naturally affordable housing stock is broken in many of America’s cities.
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The Oregon Department of Transportation’s lies about safety are so blatant they can be seen 400 miles away.
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Why does a healthy pond suddenly become overrun with algae? And what can the natural principle behind this help us understand about how change works—or doesn’t—in cities?
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It is astounding how even the most bankrupt city will fall all over themselves when presented the opportunity to spend money they don't have on the latest fad.
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How will we ensure there’s enough parking if we don’t require property owners to provide any? There’s a simple answer to this question.
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These four communities are the previous winners of our Strongest Town contest. See what made them such strong competitors. Will your town or city be the fifth?
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Shreveport, Louisiana has one of the country’s best downtowns. How did it become that way, why do so few people know about it, and what can the rest of us learn from its example?
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The stars of a home makeover show are setting their sights on a much larger goal: a whole town. Strong Towns advocates weigh in on the worst—and best—that could happen.
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