The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Two Amazing Strong Towns Members

Nick and Amanda Lanata are putting the Strong Towns approach into action in Zachary, Louisiana.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Top Story, MembershipStrong TownsJune 9, 2022Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Louisiana, #DoTheMath, member drive

Pedal Power Needs People Power

Here’s two stories about powerful local action that Strong Towns members are taking to make their places more bike friendly.

Bikeability, Membership, Herriges, Success Story, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesJune 9, 2022bikeability, bike share, bikes, biking, bike infrastructure, member drive, member testimonials, membership, success, success stories, colorado, Pennsylvania

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Uniting For-Profits and Nonprofits to End Homelessness

Beth Silverman is working on a non-traditional—and very successful—approach to housing affordability.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Top Story, HousingStrong TownsMay 26, 2022Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, developers, landlords, homelessness

CDOT Cancels Highway Expansion Plans

In a moment to be celebrated, CDOT cancels highway expansion plans, stating they "have no money" to add vehicle capacity to I-25.

#NoNewRoads, Sheppard, Success Story, Transportation, Top StorySeairra SheppardMay 24, 2022transportation, transportation spending, highways, highway spending, freeway widening, freeways, colorado, success, success stories, #NoNewRoads

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...a Neighborhood Storyteller

Meet one of our weekly columnists, the fascinating Karla Theilen.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Top Story, Neighborhood Storyteller, NeighborhoodsStrong TownsMay 19, 2022Podcast, neighborhood

Cracking the Code on Fighting Highway Expansion Projects

When a highway expansion threatened to destroy a historic Black neighborhood in New Orleans, this advocate spoke out against it. Here’s how she made herself heard.

#NoNewRoads, Infrastructure, Success Story, Top StoryAmy StellyMay 18, 2022highways, freeway widening, freeway removal, freeways, urban freeways, Louisiana, New Orleans, success, success stories, #NoNewRoads, Infrastructure, infrastructure

The Magic of Legacy Shops Comes Back to Life in Buffalo

If you live in a city or town with old, abandoned storefronts, this one’s for you!

Neighborhoods, Small Scale Developers, Success Story, Top StoryBernice RadleMay 17, 2022business, small business, local business, coffee shops, New York, small-scale developers, traditional development pattern, mixed use, success, success stories

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Incremental Change in a Small Town

Cooper Frost is catalyzing economic development and pride of place in Charlotte, MI.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Taking Action, Top Story, MembershipStrong TownsMay 12, 2022taking action, Podcast, success stories, Michigan

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Helping Neighbors Grow (and Sell!) Their Own Food

In San Elizario, TX, these local leaders are spearheading an agricultural renaissance.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Taking Action, Local Food, Top StoryStrong TownsMay 5, 2022taking action, Podcast, success stories, Farming, local food

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Slowing Down Cars and Building Up Neighborhoods

Get to know Jay Stange, safe streets advocate and Content Manager at Strong Towns.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Taking Action, Stange, #SlowtheCars, Top StoryStrong TownsApril 28, 2022taking action, Podcast, success stories, alaska, road diet, bikes

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Reaching Across Political Divides

Carlos Alfaro and Jacob Pritchett are bringing people of different political stripes together in Arizona.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Taking Action, Top StoryStrong TownsApril 21, 2022taking action, Podcast, success stories, bottom, Arizona, politi

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Small-Scale Rural Farming

Christa Theilen and Seairra Shepherd both work at Strong Towns and also serve at local farms in the rural Midwest.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Taking Action, Local Food, Top StoryStrong TownsApril 14, 2022taking action, The Bottom-Up Revolution, success stories, Podcast, Farming

The Village of Providence and Its Supposedly Impossible Stuff

You might not guess by looking, but this traditional neighborhood development is an employment powerhouse.

Economic Development, Neighborhoods, Success Story, Top StorySteve MouzonApril 11, 2022Entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship, mixed use, traditional development pattern, neighborhood, Neighborhoods, alabama, success, success stories, business, local business

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is... Stopping a Harmful Highway Project

Robin Roemer worked with neighbors to successfully stop a highway project next to his child’s school in San Jose, CA.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Taking Action, #NoNewRoads, Top StoryStrong TownsApril 7, 2022taking action, The Bottom-Up Revolution, success stories, Podcast, pod, highways, schools

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Designing Homes that Work for Everyone

Rosemarie Rossetti is an author, speaker, and leader in the field of universal design.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Taking Action, Top StoryStrong TownsMarch 17, 2022taking action, The Bottom-Up Revolution, incrementalism, success, success stories, Podcast, podcast, disability, Disability, aging in place

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is... A Special Update Episode

Wondering what our past podcast guests are up to? We checked in with four of them to hear about their progress.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Taking Action, Top StoryStrong TownsMarch 10, 2022taking action, The Bottom-Up Revolution, incrementalism, success, success stories, Podcast, podcast

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Using Communicative Planning

Shelley Denison is a city planner in Sandy, OR, who views planning as a relationship between residents and leaders.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Planning Profession, Top StoryStrong TownsMarch 3, 2022taking action, The Bottom-Up Revolution, missing middle, urban planning

"We Require WAY Too Much Parking"

This Strong Towns member saw a huge problem with the parking minimums in his city—and decided to do something about it.

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Building Bus Stop Benches

The Asheville Bench Project is a grassroots, “small-bet” approach to making Asheville a little more people-friendly.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Top StoryStrong TownsFebruary 24, 2022taking action, The Bottom-Up Revolution, public transit, seating, bus

Native American New Urbanism: How America's Poorest County Created a Vision for the Future of Cities

This nonprofit has created a template for what a 21st-century, regenerative community could look like; one that asks us what we really want for our future—and means it.

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