Strong Towns is making an impact across the nation.

From Fate, Texas to Indianapolis, Indiana, the Strong Towns message is actively shaping local decisions and creating positive change in cities, towns and neighborhoods nationwide. Here are some of our recent successes.

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Strong Towns Members Made This Happen

Our members have catalyzed a movement that reaches tens of thousands of people every week.

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Activists Fight to Keep Windsor's New Hospital in the Heart of the City

This Canadian city is set to get a new, $2 billion, state-of-the-art hospital. All well and good except for one thing: why do they want to build it in a rural area on the far outskirts of town?

Seeing Your Community With New Eyes Through a "Walking Audit"

There’s nothing like taking to the streets on foot to understand the place you live a bit better. In this spirit, the work of Strong Towns helped inform a program of “walking audits” at a Florida university that teaches students to recognize how urban design affects both the financial and ecological sustainability of our cities.

Memphis’s U-Turn: How the City is Committing to a Stronger Future

Equipped with “grit and grind”—but also with a whole lot of good data on the financial consequences of past development decisions—Memphis, Tennessee is taking smart steps toward a bottom-up renaissance. Just ask its Chief Operating Officer, Doug McGowen.

Strong Towns is inspiring a movement for change.

Every day, we see our members taking action in their communities based on ideas and strategies they've learned from Strong Towns. Here are some of the actions we've inspired:

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A Strong Towns Member Toured 6 Places on the Right Track

A tour of 6 successful towns helped one Strong Towns member to better understand what makes a community resilient. His journey offers lessons for all of us.

What’s the role of the police department in building strong towns?

Strong Towns member and Chief of Police for Cleburne, TX, Robert Severance shares his perspective.

Combatting Crime Through Neighborhood Connections

On the Eastside of Olympia, WA, one Strong Towns member has helped to lead a series of neighborhood events in response to crime concerns.

Ann Arbor Residents are Saying "Yes" to New Development

And they’re getting noticed for it.

Strong Towns is leading a national conversation.

Strong Towns ideas and leaders are frequently featured in local and national media. Here are some recent features:

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Thinking Big About Thinking Small: The Strong Towns Philosophy in Conversation

Planting a tree, fixing a sidewalk or a street light, painting a crosswalk: these are some of the highest-returning investments we can make today. So why aren’t our cities oriented toward them? Two very different conversations featuring Strong Towns president Chuck Marohn explore this question.

The National Association of Realtors Says #DoTheMath

The latest issue of the National Association of Realtors biannual magazine, On Common Ground, is devoted to the financial implications of growth and land-use decisions. And Strong Towns thinking features front and center.

Time to Stop Building Disposable Places

More than ever of what we make is produced with little thought to its durability. But what happens when we apply this mindset to the very communities we live in?