Want To See the World’s Best Library of 2022? Look No Further!

Public spaces are an important investment, and as an example of a public space done right, look no further than Missoula, MT, which is home to the world’s best public library of 2022.

Neighborhood Storyteller, Theilen, Public Space, Top StoryKarla TheilenOctober 9, 2022neighborhood storyteller, libraries, public space, children

Friday Faves - Confessions of the Strong Towns Staff

This Friday, the Strong Towns staff “confess” where we each fall short of what you might imagine a Strong Towns advocate to be—to show that you don’t have to be perfect to effectively champion this movement!

Friday Faves, Top StoryStrong TownsOctober 7, 2022friday faves, Friday Faves

Pre-Approved House Designs Jump-Start Infill Development in South Bend

While other places keep finding ways to say “no” to new housing, this Indiana city is offering pre-approved development templates to small-scale developers at no cost.

Herriges, Housing, Top Story, Incremental HousingDaniel HerrigesOctober 6, 2022housing, housing crisis, Housing Crisis, Incremental Housing, incremental development, Infill Development, infill, missing middle, Indiana, success, success stories, Development, small-scale developers

We Have Plenty of Land in the United States. But Can All of It Support Housing?

A recent article from The Wall Street Journal claims that land must be positioned in a very specific way to support more development. What’s the Strong Towns take on this?

Upzoned, Podcast, Top Story, Housing, Incremental HousingStrong TownsOctober 5, 2022Podcast, podcast, Upzoned, housing, housing crisis, Housing Crisis, Incremental Housing, developers, Development, development

A Loophole Allowed Me to Flourish

Many older homeowners face a tough choice: Age in a home that’s too large or inaccessible for them, or give up their property and move somewhere else. Here’s how one resident of Delta, BC, found a third option.

Find Out More About Our Open Staff Writer Position

Get all your questions about our open staff writer position answered in this Q&A briefing!

Announcement, Top StoryStrong TownsOctober 4, 2022announcement, Strong Towns

Can Your City Afford a Natural Disaster?

If a natural disaster hit your city, would your tax revenue pay for the damage, or would you be underwater—literally and figuratively?

#DotheMath, Finance, Urban3, Top Story, Transparent AccountingTaylor SchenkerOctober 4, 2022Urban3, Transparent Local Accounting, tax base, tax revenue, flooding, natural disasters, finance, local finance, #DoTheMath

Announcing 2 New Positions at Strong Towns

Strong Towns is hiring an action team coordinator and a video content creator!

Announcement, Top StoryStrong TownsOctober 3, 2022announcement, Strong Towns

The One Ring

Traffic engineers in Canada wear an iron pinky ring as a reminder of their responsibility to public safety. So why, then, do they routinely make street design choices that kill people every day?

Planes, Trains, and Buses

Stranded with a dying phone and no car, our Neighborhood Storyteller relies this week on public transit and the kindness of strangers to get where she needs to go.