2 Things Local Leaders Can Do to Fix Their City's Broken Transportation

#1: Stop framing every problem as a transportation problem.

Local Government, Podcast, Confessions Book, Transportation, Top StoryStrong TownsOctober 14, 2021transportation, localism, public transportation, leadership, Confessions of a Recovering Engineer, confessions book, Podcast, guest podcast, Institute for Local Self-Reliance

Movie Set Urbanism: Revisited

What do we find when we look behind the "New Urbanist" façade of this master-planned development?

Herriges, Neighborhood Design, Parking, Suburban Experiment, Urban Design, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesOctober 13, 2021urban design, urban planning, urbanism, New Urbanism, Parking, parking, suburbs

Living Like a Tourist

Perhaps people move so often around the U.S. because it’s hard to get attached to all the “non-places” we have. But setting downs roots is exactly what we need to build stronger towns.

Community, Top StoryJoey HilesOctober 12, 2021community, community engagement, community building, suburbs

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

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

City Observatory, Parking, Top StoryJoe CortrightOctober 12, 2021Parking, parking, parking landing page, Joe Cortright, City Observatory, politics, car dependency, car culture

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

A how-to guide from Strong Towns.

Quednau, Small Scale Developers, Top StoryStrong TownsOctober 11, 2021how to, Action Lab, small scale developers, small scale development, developers, Local-Motive Tour

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.

Politics, Top StoryGrace OlmsteadOctober 11, 2021partisan, bipartisanship, politics, collaboration, Gracy Olmstead

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.

Friday Faves, 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.

Public Transit, Success Story, Walkability, Top StorySteve WrightOctober 8, 2021walkability, sidewalks, coronavirus, Coronavirus, public health, Public Health, success, success stories

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, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Rural, Top StoryStrong TownsOctober 7, 2021The Bottom-Up Revolution, North Dakota, small towns, entrepreneurship, taking action

“Greening” Our Commutes

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

Pattison, Environment, 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?

Transportation, Upzoned, Coronavirus, Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsOctober 6, 2021environment, Podcast, podcast, Upzoned, energy, Europe, electricity, coronavirus, Coronavirus, fragility

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, 2021complexity, complex 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?

Housing, Suburban Experiment, Zoning, Top Story, ShayestehShina ShayestehOctober 5, 2021family, multi-family, single-family, Single, immigrants, immigration, housing, 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?

Local Government, Member Post, Sanphillippo, Suburban Experiment, Top StoryJohnny SanphillippoOctober 5, 2021water, California, Granola Shotgun, climate, environment, subsidiarity, local government, local regulation

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.

#SlowtheCars, Member Post, Roads and Streets, Transportation, Top StoryMichel Durand-WoodOctober 4, 2021Safety, Pedestrian Safety, pedestrian safety, STROADS, Street Design, streets, canada, Canada, Winnipeg, transportation, #SlowTheCars

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?

#InfrastructureCrisis, Federal Government, Marohn, Infrastructure, Top StoryCharles MarohnOctober 4, 2021infrastructure bill, Infrastructure, infrastructure cult, federal government, American Jobs Plan

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.

Engineering Profession, Confessions Book, Top StoryStrong TownsOctober 1, 2021Confessions of a Recovering Engineer, confessions book, engineering profession, engineers, traffic engineering

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.

Friday Faves, Top StoryStrong TownsOctober 1, 2021friday faves

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