A model train shop that helped bring an Indiana main street back to life, a (literally) heartwarming story out of storm-ravaged Texas, and China’s underground electric car innovators. These are just some of the stories from around the web that Strong Towns staffers were reading and talking about this week.
Read MoreIce storms, ugly apartment buildings and short-term thinking are just a few of the topics that caught our attention this week—plus an update from the Strong Towns team.
Read MorePaving over history, the science of persuasion, and the secretive group transforming cellar windows into urban miniatures. These are a few of the stories from around the web that Strong Towns staffers were reading and talking about this week.
Read MoreThe global crisis of aging dams, a creative way to deal with garden-looting groundhogs, and an amazing 104-year-old ice festival in Alaska. These are a few of the stories from around the web (and around the world) that Strong Towns staffers were talking about this week.
Read MoreLessons for America from 1940s Britain, a web series about “uncomfortable conversations,” and tiny house villages for the homeless. These are some of the things from around the web that Strong Towns staff were reading and talking about this week.
Read MoreThe Roaring 2020s, rethinking conventional narratives in the Rust Belt, and how local pharmacies are getting the job done with vaccinations. These are just some of the stories from around the web the Strong Towns staff were reading and talking about this week.
Read MoreA promising pilot program for people experiencing homelessness, how Strong Towns can make you better at video games, and a warning about the new COVID variant. These are just some of the stories the Strong Towns staff were reading and talking about this week.
Read MoreA recipe for neighborliness, conservative feminisms, and the search for the origins of COVID-19. These are just some of the stories from around the web that Strong Towns staffers were reading and talking about this week.
Read MoreA trip down the “Road of Bones” in Russia, the benefits of not fixing a fence, a town’s decision to ban backyard chickens, and the secret(s) to keeping an angel food cake from collapsing. Here are stories from around the web that Strong Towns staffers were reading and talking about this week.
Read MoreIntentional communities, zombie political parties, finding hope in history, and a debate over who should pay for sidewalks. These are a few of the stories from around the web that Strong Towns staffers were reading and talking about this week.
Read MoreAn interstellar love note, nuns keeping up spirits at polling places, and the story of a carpenter stepping in to provide shelter for Toronto’s homeless. These are a few stories from around the web that Strong Towns staffers were reading and talking about this week.
Read MoreA get-out-the-vote message done right, the surge of interest in really big climate interventions, and how loneliness can lead to the worst forms of totalitarianism. These are a few stories from around the web that Strong Towns staffers were reading and talking about this week.
Read MoreThe uneasy truce between farmers and gravel producers, the case for quitting the news, and a new children’s book about urban planners. These are just a few of the stories from around the web that Strong Towns staffers were reading and talking about this week.
Read MoreWhat heirloom seeds teach us about resilience, an illegal hoop-house in Chicago, and the unhelpful dichotomies between urban and suburban places. These are just a few of the stories from around the web that Strong Towns staffers were reading and talking about this week.
Read MoreOverstating the “urban/rural divide,” a puzzling divergence in crime statistics, and the complicated history of a South Dakota monument. These are a few of the articles Strong Towns staffers were reading and talking about this week.
Read MoreThe collapse of local news, how one-size-fits-all solutions are fueling literal fires in California, and people who buy and sell underground bunkers. These are just a few of the stories from around the web that Strong Towns staffers were reading and talking about this week.
Read MoreGrowing up Jewish in the South, a new podcast from a pioneer in the sustainable agricultural movement, and incrementalism in health care. These are a few of the stories from around the web that Strong Towns staffers were reading and talking about this week.
Read MoreA wildfire update, a public-private conflict in Florida, and more in our weekly update post.
Read MoreWildfires in the West, the spooky wisdom of place-based architecture, “kayak church,” and more. These are a few topics from around the web that the Strong Towns staff were reading and talking about this week.
Read MoreThe kindness of strangers, a history of “triple-decker” houses in New England, and the passing of a friend—these are just a few of the stories from around the web that the Strong Towns staff were reading and talking about this week.
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