Inspiring Citizen-Powered Change in Pensacola

Residents of Pensacola, FL, are working to make their city a better place to place to live, work, and thrive in as they implement incremental changes.

Top StorySeairra JonesApril 12, 2022incrementalism, development, florida

Don't Mistake Development for a City

Despite their layouts, these islands of apparent urbanism out in the countryside are a sign that we’re doing something very, very wrong.

Top StoryAddison Del MastroApril 12, 2022urbanism, development, suburbs, big box stores, business, virginia, washington dc, stroad

Think of This as Your Sanctuary

Our Neighborhood Storyteller discovers a kind of community support that simply can’t be found in online retail.

Neighborhood Storyteller, Top StoryKarla TheilenApril 12, 2022neighborhood storyteller, community, local business, neighborliness, minnesota

The Village of Providence and Its Supposedly Impossible Stuff

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

Top StorySteve MouzonApril 11, 2022mixed use, traditional development pattern, alabama, success stories, business, local business, entrepreneurs, neighborhoods

CNBC Tackles the Growth Ponzi Scheme

You don’t want to miss this CNBC documentary video about the financial fragility of the suburban development pattern.

Top StoryLauren RonnanderApril 11, 2022suburban experiment, suburban development pattern, mixed use, housing, development pattern, development, growth ponzi scheme

Friday Faves - Your Weekly Strong Towns Roundup

Heart atlases, Ramadan in Alaska, and seasoned baseball players. These are just some of the stories from around the internet that Strong Towns staff were reading and talking about this week.

Top StoryStrong TownsApril 8, 2022friday faves

And the 2022 Strongest Town Winner Is...

It’s time to crown this year’s Strongest Town winner!

Top StoryStrong TownsApril 8, 2022Strongest Town Winner, Strongest Town 2022, strongest town contest, indiana

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, Top StoryStrong TownsApril 7, 2022taking action, The Bottom-Up Revolution, success stories, highways, schools, podcast

House Hacking: Urbanism at Its Smallest and Most Personal

This catalog is a primer on house hacking, with plenty of real-life examples of how it is done.

Top StoryRobert SteutevilleApril 7, 2022housing, housing affordability, housing cost, housing activism, small scale developers, small scale development, incremental development, incremental, incrementalism

Why Are Our Parents in Wholly Random Places?

Even if you yourself are able to live in a walkable area, you can’t choose where your loved ones live. And as this author describes, that adds to the difficulties of caring for an ailing parent.

Top StoryDawie CoetzeeApril 6, 2022housing, family, housing cost, housing policy, walkability, single-family, zoning, aging in place, pedestrians

NTSB Chair After Car Crash: “There’s a Problem With That Road Design”

The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, Jennifer Homendy, recently survived a car crash. And she’s not blaming it on reckless driving.

Top StoryRachel QuednauApril 6, 2022car crash, cars, traffic engineering, streets, Street Design, safe and productive streets, safety

My County's Award-Winning Smart Growth Plan is a Disaster. Here's Why.

Sarasota County, FL, is viewed as a trailblazer in the prevention of unchecked suburbanization. So why has its growth management plan has not resulted in a better pattern of development?

Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesApril 6, 2022development pattern, growth, Smart Growth, suburbs, urban planning, development, florida, growth ponzi scheme

The Grim Reaper of Small Towns

Our excessive expansion of the interstate highway system has destroyed urban downtowns—and it’s wiped out many small towns altogether.

Top StorySeairra JonesApril 5, 2022highways, freeway widening, freeways, urban freeways, history, small towns, infrastructure, transportation

Say Hello to Our New Social Community Specialist

We’re proud to welcome the newest member of the Strong Towns team!

Top StoryStrong TownsApril 5, 2022Strong Towns, announcement

A Love Letter to the Farm Share

Our Neighborhood Storyteller’s local farm share has given her access not only to great food, but to great friends, as well.

Neighborhood Storyteller, Top StoryKarla TheilenApril 5, 2022neighborhood storyteller, montana, Farming, farmer's market, local food, rural, local business

Strongest Town 2022 Championship Round

Who will be crowned this year’s Strongest Town winner? You get to help decide!

Top StoryStrong TownsApril 4, 2022Strongest Town 2022, strongest town contest

Ignoring Induced Demand is Engineering Malpractice

In 2022, denying how highway expansions induce people to drive more should be considered professional malpractice.

Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnApril 4, 2022transportation, transportation spending, highways, freeways, engineers, engineering ethics, traffic engineering, traffic projections, induced demand, virginia, end highway expansion

Friday Faves - Your Weekly Strong Towns Roundup

Cookie recipes, baseball, and Deleted Scenes. These are just some of the stories from around the internet that Strong Towns staff were reading and talking about this week.

Top StoryStrong TownsApril 1, 2022friday faves