We all love those “Before” and “After” shots. But where things get interesting—whether it’s on a home makeover show, or building a strong town—is what comes in-between.
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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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Most public engagement is “worse than worthless.” But it doesn’t have to be. These 5 basic steps will lay the groundwork for a community where residents truly guide the future of their city.
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When we let leaders make all the decisions behind closed doors, we not only risk a bad outcome—we also miss a chance to learn more about our neighbors’ needs and concerns.
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Towns and cities across the country are wrestling with how to increase outside space for retail and dining, to give businesses a fighting chance during the pandemic. Here are four key takeaways from one city’s experience.
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Home chefs in California can now prepare, sell, and serve food prepared in home kitchens—as long as the county gets on board. Here’s why this is a potential game-changer.
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Want to get started in incremental development—or support the developers already at work in your city? These inspiring developers from around North America are showing you how.
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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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Here are three local leaders you should know. Representing both local government and the nonprofit sector, they are listening to the needs of neighbors, and taking incremental steps to make their communities more financially resilient.
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Even as more of our lives move online, homemade signage is making a comeback in the neighborhood.
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Some thought the pandemic would unite a polarized country. Instead it seems to be tearing us further apart. Can a divided America be put back together again?
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A lot of older folks have more house than they need. A lot of single people need an affordable to live. A Colorado nonprofit is helping solve both these problems at once…but not only these problems.
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If you’ve been following Strong Towns for a while, our newest staff member will probably be familiar to you. Rachel Quednau returns to Strong Towns in a new role.
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Three things to notice on your daily walks that will help you build a stronger town.
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What can go wrong when you pin all your economic hopes on a big, shiny new project? Milwaukee, the planned site for this summer’s Democratic Convention, may soon find out.
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Building stronger towns isn’t just about planning, engineering and development. We need to address questions about cultivating rich and abundant lives in our neighborhoods. How do we live out our values when so much of the built environment seems to be working against us?
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Why all these new storefronts are sitting vacant.
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For a struggling city, negative perceptions from with the community can send it into a spiral of decline. It takes a major shift in perspective to get the city back on track.
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3 dollars and cents arguments that definitively prove the need for people-oriented, walk-friendly places.
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In places with heavy foot traffic, an unusual type of intersection just might be the key to keeping walkers and drivers alike safer and less stressed out.
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