Like you, we’ve had to adapt to the changes and uncertainties of 2020. Here’s what it’s looked like from inside the organization.
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How do we move beyond Team Mask vs. Team Anti-Mask? Understanding the difference between individual and cumulative risk is a start. But it’s only a start.
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Oakland’s open streets program has become a national model. Not because they got everything right, but because they got started and keep getting better.
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Outdoor dining proved to be a lifeline for many restaurants and coffee shops during the warm summer months. What will restaurants do as the weather turns colder and wetter?
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You absolutely have something to offer your town or city in a time of crisis. Here are 6 tips on thinking creatively about your unique contribution.
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If your town or city is going to be stronger and more resilient, its neighborhoods need to thrive. Here are 5 ways to help your neighborhood live up to its full potential.
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Don't let your city's leaders backtrack on good urban design practice because of the pandemic.
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2020 has thrown one challenge after another at our cities. Here are 5 effective strategies local leaders are using to adapt and respond.
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New York City may be down but it’s definitely not out. A New York native reflects on what makes the city resilient amidst a deadly pandemic.
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Economic upheaval, political dysfunction, social disorder—James Howard Kunstler saw it coming. He can also show us a way out.
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The pandemic is exposing the fragility of the New York City’s rental economy. Vacancy rates are the highest they’ve been in over 10 years, and rent costs are dropping. What might this say about the city’s long road to recovery?
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The fallout from the pandemic is spurring a housing re-shuffling in San Francisco. And not just from people fleeing the city—but people moving to the city and within the city.
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The suburban development pattern has been putting enormous pressure on small businesses for decades. Now with the pandemic, the razor’s edge of survival somehow got even narrower.
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Three restaurant workers—a bartender, owner and server—help us better understand how the coronavirus is impacting the restaurant industry.
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A new report shows the automobile industry preparing for a future with fewer cars and less driving. Planners and policymakers should take note too: this is not the time to build new roads.
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For some, the pandemic is stripping away distractions and connecting them with the simple joys of our ancestors. For others, it’s stripping away their lives and livelihood. We need to convert the lessons of the pandemic into action.
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This pandemic will have long-term economic impacts on cities far beyond the coastal metropolises.
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It’s become common for the media to run stories about a supposed pandemic-induced flight to the suburbs. But there’s a problem: it’s not supported by data.
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Five key issues illustrate the difference between the typical top-down approach to economic recovery and the bottom-up, Strong Towns approach.
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Many factors affect how much your local economy is being impacted by COVID-19. One is whether your city is cripplingly dependent on just one or two revenue sources. And especially if you’re dependent on sales taxes.
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