Here’s a local program that began with seeing a struggle in the community—and made a humble, but impactful, attempt to respond to it.
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One of the most frustrating things about transportation policy is the obvious double standard when it comes to cars versus everything else.
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Halloween is about more than just candy and costumes: it can also represent something more about a neighborhood’s sense of community.
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Too often, local businesses are forced to move or close their doors. What lessons can we take away after the loss of a beloved third place?
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Many of us have great ideas for our neighborhoods, but feel unable to act on them—and that can be discouraging. But looking at your idea in a different way may change how you see it and whether you do anything with it.
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Sometimes even the most well-meaning features of our cities present challenges to different people. What struggles would you observe in your community if you pictured it from someone else’s perspective?
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National Good Neighbor Day is just around the corner, and it’s a good opportunity to reflect on how important it is to work with your neighbors if you want to build a better community.
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Buses are great, but not if the surrounding infrastructure doesn’t support people getting to their bus stop on foot.
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It can be hard to imagine day-to-day life without a car: how would you get everywhere you need to go? Here’s how one family discovered that it is possible, and that life can still be full even when it happens closer to home.
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Five years ago, Emma Durand-Wood’s family decided to try the car-free lifestyle. And although they’ve experienced many positives from their choice, there have also been undeniable challenges.
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Going car-free (or car-lite or car-less) isn’t an option for everyone, but for some, it can work. Here are the upsides Emma Durand-Wood’s family has seen from selling their car.
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The notion that there is strength in smallness can be found everywhere in the Strong Towns approach—but what’s so special about small?
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These (semi-ironic) local T-shirts show: you can be proud of where you live, even if it’s not perfect. Just because there’s stuff that could be better, doesn’t mean you don’t love your place, or that it’s not worth loving.
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What comes to mind when you think of an alley? A dark, dank, dirty place? How about a place for the arts, and an opportunity to bring a community together?
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While multi-use paths are better than no infrastructure for people walking or biking, those that are useful for transportation tend to be busy, and often leave a lot to be desired.
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A neighborhood newsletter can be a great way to build connections and create opportunities for people in your community to get together. Here’s how to craft your newsletter right.
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Given all that trees do, cities should be enthusiastically planting tons of them, everywhere they possibly can. And yet, most places aren’t. What gives?
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As much as we might like to think that speed limits alone will keep people safe from car crashes, they simply aren’t enough.
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It’s easy to fixate on all the ways our cities let us down, but we can also focus on all the signs that people care about our places—and if you’re looking for a helper, maybe that helper could be you.
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Have you ever joined a Jane’s Walk? Named for renowned urban thinker Jane Jacobs, this annual festival of free, citizen-led walking conversations takes place around the world every May. Here’s one Walk from Winnipeg, MB.
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