To move the needle of biking access, we have to thoughtful advocates. This guide will help you become one.

Bikeability, Quednau, Taking Action, Tactical Urbanism, Top StoryRachel QuednauAugust 10, 2021bike lanes, biking, bike infrastructure, bikeability, how to

How to Solve a Parking Problem Without Breaking the Bank

If you’ve got a parking shortage in your downtown, consider this unique, cost-effective solution: a valet service.

Coronavirus, Herriges, Parking, Success StoryDaniel HerrigesAugust 10, 2021Parking, parking, Lockport IL, Lockport Week, small bets, success, success stories

What Can We Learn from This Year's Strongest Town Champion?

This week, we’re doing a deep dive on Lockport, Illinois, the 2021 Strongest Town champion. Here’s why.

Strongest Town Contest, Top StoryStrong TownsAugust 9, 2021Lockport IL, Strongest Town Competition, Lockport Week

What to Expect After the Eviction Moratorium

The eviction moratorium is going to end, and when it does, we face the prospect of mass evictions throughout the country. Let's talk about what that means and what it says about our housing system.

Coronavirus, Herriges, Housing, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesAugust 9, 2021housing, housing crisis, housing activism, housing affordability, housing market, coronavirus

Friday Faves - Your Weekly Strong Towns Roundup

11,000-mile detours, not-sad orca stories, and the whiteness of wealth. These are just some of the stories from around the web that Strong Towns staffers were reading and talking about this week.

Friday Faves, Top StoryStrong TownsAugust 6, 2021Friday Faves

Living Like Perennials

The instrumentalizing of our relationship with place has left us only practicing stewardship when we benefit from it. But it's our responsibility to live with an attitude of longevity.

Maintenance, Neighborhoods, Top StoryGrace OlmsteadAugust 6, 2021gardening, Gracy Olmstead, neighborliness, maintenance

The Key to Slowing Traffic is Street Design, Not Speed Limits

Two simple photos show the difference between a street simply designated as 20 mph, and one actually designed to be safe. We can't regulate our way to safety.

#SlowtheCars, Roads and Streets, Greatest Hits, Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnAugust 5, 2021speed, traffic engineering, engineers, transportation

The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Taking Matters Into Our Own Hands to #SlowTheCars

After the local government did nothing, this Strong Towns advocate bought a dangerous road in her community and made it safer.

Podcast, Taking Action, The Bottom-Up Revolution, #SlowtheCars, Parking, Walkability, Success Story, Top StoryStrong TownsAugust 5, 2021The Bottom-Up Revolution, Hawaii, children, #SlowTheCars, taking action

Getting Involved In Your City Is Tough...but Worth It. Here's Why.

Civic engagement doesn’t just improve our communities, it improves us as individuals, too.

Community, Local Government, Taking Action, Top Story, OwensTiffany Owens ReedAugust 5, 2021community, community engagement, activism, local government

Sustainable Source of Income Snatched Away from Seattle's Black Churches

Churches in Seattle could provide affordable housing for their communities, while gaining a sustainable source of income…if they weren’t being obstructed by city leaders.

Upzoned, Podcast, Faith, Housing, Local Government, Top StoryStrong TownsAugust 4, 2021Podcast, Upzoned, housing, housing crisis, churches, Seattle, Faith Featured

The Question Every City Should Be Asking

Let’s #DoTheMath in Ramsey County, Minnesota.

#DotheMath, Suburban Experiment, Suburban Poverty, Zoning, Davis, Top StorySarah DavisAugust 4, 2021Value Per Acre, Urban3, Minnesota, St. Paul, suburban development pattern, traditional development pattern, #DoTheMath

Is Our New Book Tour Coming to Your Town?

See if the Confessions Book Tour is coming to a location near you. (If not, there’s still time to get your community on the schedule!)

Confessions Book, Announcement, Top StoryStrong TownsAugust 3, 2021Confessions book tour, Confessions of a Recovering Engineer, confessions book, announcement

Selling Oregon into Highway Bondage

The Oregon Department of Transportation has been authorized to issue revenue bonds to finance potentially billions of dollars of highway widening projects.

#InfrastructureCrisis, #NoNewRoads, City Observatory, Infrastructure, Top StoryJoe CortrightAugust 3, 2021debt, Oregon, #NoNewRoads, Infrastructure, infrastructure cost, highways, highway spending, Joe Cortright, City Observatory, toll roads

Bad Benches (and Other Park Problems)

Some misguided attempts to enhance the local park in Brainerd, MN, has actually made it a worse place to be.

Podcast, #PlaceIDontWanttoSit, Community, Neighborhoods, Public Space, Urban Design, Top Story, ST PodcastStrong TownsAugust 2, 2021Podcast, neighborhood, Parks, parks, urban design, public space

Our Transportation Budget Is a Fraud We Perpetuate on Ourselves

The Senate has agreed to discuss an infrastructure bill…but what does it matter when real reform isn't going to come from multitrillion-dollar infrastructure proposals?