Our housing crisis demands a return to simpler, more empowering development approaches. The same approaches that let my grandfather build a starter home that sheltered his family for 70 years.

An overlooked opportunity to fight the housing crisis lies not just in scaling up development efforts, but in scaling down barriers.

California universities are facing $17 billion in deferred maintenance. Chuck and Abby explore how this problem arose, how it mirrors the challenges cities are facing, and what it'll take to manage this decline. (Transcript included.)

With a bit of paint and plastic, speeds on a Pittsburgh street dropped from 36 to 23 mph overnight. Here’s how the Pennsylvania city is making its streets safer.

Officials in Vancouver, Washington, are considering annexing all 56 square miles of their urban growth area. This would come at a staggering cost.

Saeed Vahid, a Local Conversation leader from Richmond Hill, Ontario, joins Norm to talk about how his group collaborates with city officials and how the expansion of the Greater Toronto Area has affected Richmond Hill. (Transcript included.)

Thanks to a new tool, a local group in Artesia is highlighting that true resilience lies in lasting stability, not just getting by in the moment.

A new report shows pedestrian deaths dropped in 2024. But this “good news” comes with a huge asterisk: they're still 50% higher than they were a decade ago.

Red states are rewriting the rules on housing—and Arkansas is leading the charge thanks to a new bipartisan law.

Diane Alisa is an author and founder of the nonprofit End Car Dependency. She joins Tiffany to discuss the impact of car-dependent design on families and the importance of building integrated communities. (Transcript included.)

Through quiet consistency and relentless curiosity, Danny Wind turned everyday observations into lasting change. Their story shows how small steps—and a Strong Towns membership—can reshape a place and a person.

Becoming a Strong Towns member is taking a step from “I believe this” to “I am going to make this a reality.” Here’s how one city staff member decided to take the leap.

Even as cities edge towards bankruptcy, crossing the street remains risky, and property values climb far out of step with wages, Strong Towns has built a movement that’s ready for this moment.

In an increasingly chaotic world, just a few Strong Towns members can have a huge impact on a community, and on communities across the continent.

Danny Lapin proves that technical expertise and Strong Towns thinking are a powerful combination. His work is not always flashy. But it is real, and it makes a lasting impact on his city.