Alexandria, VA, one of the U.S.’s earliest settled cities, has just eliminated single-family zoning.
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ODOT wants to widen a highway in Toledo, OH. But continuing to make the highway bigger and bigger to solve traffic problems is about as effective as the story of the little old lady who swallowed a spider to eat a fly.
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Dustin LaFont is the executive director of Front Yard Bikes, a youth workforce development program providing safe spaces for youth in Baton Rogue, LA, to learn bike mechanics and other skills.
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This neighborhood’s bulk-buying club for fresh fruit and veggies presents a model that other communities can easily emulate.
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When a deadly car crash occurs, our legal system does not encourage a responsive government—and in fact, in some cases, legal structures are likely incentivizing avoiding property damage claims over saving lives.
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The reconstruction of this Toronto street highlights the problem with "standards."
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Our cities need more housing, but perhaps even more urgently, our neighborhoods need more neighbors.
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Traffic-calming measures can often raise concerns for emergency responders. Here’s how Jersey City—the city that’s famously achieved zero traffic deaths—cooperated with its emergency responders to make streets safer for everyone.
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Are there any instances where sprawl is actually good? Hear Strong Towns President Chuck Marohn discuss this with Joe Minicozzi, principal of Urban3.
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Having your city prioritize high-speed traffic through your neighborhood is like having people traipse through your living room with their boots on.
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Finding and buying a home is getting harder in the U.S., according to a new report by the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
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Incrementalism is an important element of the Strong Towns approach—both in theory and in practice.
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Daylighting means removing visual obstructions in approaching intersections, so that users can better see and more safely cross each other’s paths. Here are 5 ways to do it cheaply and creatively in your city or town.
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Sixty letters of opposition from local advocates in Grand Rapids, MI, halted an irreversible decision: the teardown of five downtown buildings for surface parking lots.
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In this episode of Upzoned, host Abby Kinney is joined by Ryan Johnson, the builder and resident of the first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the U.S.: Culdesac Tempe.
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Durham, North Carolina, has become the ninth largest city to eliminate parking mandates for new developments citywide.
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This New York City nonprofit decided to show how much valuable space is wasted by parking…by converting two parking spaces into a studio apartment!
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This Alabama stroad features a sidewalk with ADA-compliant features, but no one could call this a safe place to exist outside of a vehicle.
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Incrementalism and humility are key to avoiding a gap between what we think we’re accomplishing with the designs of our built environment versus what people actually experience when navigating it.
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#BlackFridayParking is approaching, and we want to share some of the latest cities in North America that have challenged decades-old parking requirements that have wasted productive land on automobile storage.
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