Where We Embrace Socialism in the U.S.: Parking Lots

How we embrace socialism for car storage in the public right of way.

Top StoryJoe CortrightOctober 12, 2021politics, car dependency, car culture, end parking mandates and subsidies

Want More Small-Scale Developers in Your Town? This Guide Will Show You How to Get There.

A how-to guide from Strong Towns.

Bipartisanship Is Dying. Here’s How to Find Common Ground.

We live in an increasingly polarized society, but there’s a role to be played by people who want to be bridge builders.

Top StoryGrace OlmsteadOctober 11, 2021partisan, bipartisanship, politics, collaboration

Friday Faves - Your Weekly Strong Towns Roundup

Civil wars, trillion-dollar coins, and monomania. These are just some of the stories from around the internet that Strong Towns staff were reading and talking about this week.

Top StoryStrong TownsOctober 8, 2021friday faves

This Stuff Works—I’m Living Proof

You don’t have to move into a condo or apartment tower to support—and experience the benefits of—smart urban growth.

Top StorySteve WrightOctober 8, 2021walkability, sidewalks, public health, success stories, covid

The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Helping Small Towns and Their People Thrive

Rebecca Undem lives in Oakes, ND, and runs the organization Growing Small Towns.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsOctober 7, 2021The Bottom-Up Revolution, small towns, taking action, entrepreneurs, north dakota

“Greening” Our Commutes

National Geographic says we’re witnessing an electric vehicle revolution. But there’s another, perhaps more important, revolution underway.

Top StoryJohn PattisonOctober 7, 2021environment, Climate Change, Electric Vehicles

The Global Energy Crisis Is a Story of Fragility

How will we deal with the overseas energy crisis as it spreads beyond Europe’s borders?

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsOctober 6, 2021environment, podcast, energy, electricity, fragility, upzoned, covid, europe

Cleaning My Swimming Pool Is Like Building Strong Towns

Cities are complex systems…and maintaining a healthy system in a stable equilibrium is relatively easy. But restoring an unhealthy system back to equilibrium is very hard.

Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesOctober 6, 2021complex systems, strong towns approach

Multigenerational Living Isn't Immigrant Culture, It's Human Culture

Living with extended family is something Americans often associate with immigrant households. But why?

Top StoryShina ShayestehOctober 5, 2021family, multi-family, single-family, Single, immigrants, immigration, housing, Social Isolation, zoning

We Live in a "People Aquarium"…and the Water Is Running Out

What can we do at the most immediate, local level when water reservoirs run low?

Top StoryJohnny SanphillippoOctober 5, 2021water, climate, environment, subsidiarity, local government, local regulation, california

Traffic Deaths Aren't "Meant to Be"

Our broken transportation system wasn’t pre-ordained; it was built out of the choices we’ve made. And we need to start making better ones if we want to fix it.

Will We Have an Infrastructure Bill? Who Cares?

We get a lot of questions about a federal infrastructure bill, but at the end of the day…does it really matter?

Other Engineers Make Their Confessions

Today we share some of the confessions we’ve received from readers both involved in and victimized by America’s broken transportation system.

Top StoryStrong TownsOctober 1, 2021engineers, traffic engineering, confessions of a recovering engineer

Friday Faves - Your Weekly Strong Towns Roundup

Porches, food access, and “back row America.” These are just some of the stories from around the internet that Strong Towns staff were reading and talking about this week.

Top StoryStrong TownsOctober 1, 2021friday faves