The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Forming a Community Land Trust

Rebecca McQuillen and Rodger Kube are helping stabilize a neighborhood and create homeownership opportunities.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Housing, Neighborhoods, Top StoryStrong TownsFebruary 17, 2022taking action, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Kansas City, neighborhood revitalization, housing affordability

Bringing Gentle Density to Memphis

These brothers are pushing for incremental infill development in Memphis, Tennessee, with a community they’re building just north of downtown.

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Turning a Historic Synagogue into a Community Cultural Center

Rabbi Donna Berman leads a community center serving neighbors in Hartford, CT.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Faith, Neighborhoods, Top StoryStrong TownsFebruary 10, 2022taking action, The Bottom-Up Revolution, education, children, homelessness, revitalization

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Community Power Through Co-Ops

Strong Towns member De’Nita Wright is part of a cooperative organizing effort in Louisville, KY.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Housing, Top StoryStrong TownsFebruary 3, 2022taking action, The Bottom-Up Revolution, cooperatives

There’s No Parking Like Snow Parking

This Rhode Island community came together to advocate for parking improvements in their neighborhood—and it worked.

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

Gracen Johnson is a dedicated Strong Towns member who’s connecting with her neighbors and working on housing issues in Canada.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Housing, Neighborhoods, Top StoryStrong TownsJanuary 27, 2022taking action, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Canada, neighborhood revitalization

A Trailblazing Reform Supports Small-Scale Development in Memphis

There’s no large city in America that’s doing a better job of pivoting to a Strong Towns approach than Memphis, TN. Here’s why.

Herriges, Small Scale Developers, Success Story, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesJanuary 26, 2022memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, small scale developers, small scale development, missing middle, Development, development, success, success stories

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Collaborating for Neighborhood Revitalization

Gregg Lombardi is helping unite resources, organizations, and legal strategies to support a Kansas City neighborhood.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Housing, Neighborhoods, Top StoryStrong TownsJanuary 20, 2022The Bottom-Up Revolution, taking action, Kansas City, crime, neighborhood revitalization

Eden Center: Is This Strip Mall Paradise?

If we’re going to be stuck with strip malls, then this one in Virginia is about as fine-grained and urban as it gets.

Incrementalism, Success Story, Top StoryAddison Del MastroJanuary 18, 2022strip malls, incrementalism, immigrants, small business, local business, placemaking, success, success stories, Addison Del Mastro, fine-grained

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...an Interdisciplinary and Incremental Leader

Andrea Marr is an engineer, a Strong Towns member, and the mayor pro tem for Costa Mesa, CA.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Engineering Profession, Local Government, Top StoryStrong TownsJanuary 13, 2022The Bottom-Up Revolution, taking action, California, engineering profession, city council

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is... Helping Rural Residents with Disabilities to Thrive

Billy Altom is an advocate and leader for rural residents with disabilities across the nation.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Rural, Top StoryStrong TownsJanuary 6, 2022The Bottom-Up Revolution, taking action, disability, rural, success, success stories

Hartford Land Bank Invests in Human Infrastructure

Connecticut’s Hartford Land Bank isn’t just stewarding the rehabilitation of its community—it’s also bringing up the next generation of local small-scale developers.

Housing, Small Scale Developers, Success Story, Top Story, StangeJay StangeJanuary 6, 2022housing, incremental development, incrementalism, housing cost, housing crisis, Housing Crisis, taking action, success, success stories

Cultivating Community Beyond Church Walls in Indianapolis

This congregation launched a non-profit organization to help its neighbors—not as an act of benevolence for them, but in solidarity with them.

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Increasing Bike Access for All

Kirk Seyfert is helping get bikes to people who need them in Salem, OR.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Bikeability, Top StoryStrong TownsDecember 16, 2021The Bottom-Up Revolution, taking action, Poverty, biking

The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Getting Real About the Cost—and Value—of Farming

Farmer and author, Beth Hoffman, does the math on U.S. agriculture in her new book.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Local Food, #DotheMath, Top StoryStrong TownsDecember 2, 2021The Bottom-Up Revolution, local conversations, taking action, local food, Farming

The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Building Gentle Density and a Grassroots Campaign for City Council

Ashley Salvador is a housing advocate and city councilor in Edmonton, Alberta.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Planning Profession, Top StoryStrong TownsNovember 18, 2021The Bottom-Up Revolution, local conversations, taking action, city council, accessory dwelling units

How Far Would You Go to Make Your Community Safer?

What if you had free rein to do the things you know need to be done to fix your neighborhood street?

#SlowtheCars, Herriges, Membership, Success Story, Taking Action, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesNovember 16, 2021taking action, Hawaii, member drive, member story, membership, success, success stories, #SlowTheCars

The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Saying "Yes" to Your City

City Councilor and Strong Towns member Mason Thompson is committed to making Bothell, WA, a resilient place to live.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Local Government, Membership, Member Post, Top StoryStrong TownsNovember 11, 2021The Bottom-Up Revolution, taking action, city council, local government

The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Joining with Neighbors and Taking Action

Tim Wright is the cofounder of a local Strong Towns group: ReForm Shreveport.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Membership, Member Post, Top StoryStrong TownsNovember 4, 2021The Bottom-Up Revolution, Shreveport, local conversations, community, community building, Community, taking action

A New Generation of Town Makers

A cohort of small developers representing over 100 properties in poor, disinvested neighborhoods are, together, the largest developer in South Bend, IN. Can their success be replicated?

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