A signalized crossing is an unnecessary expense for what a few traffic cones could easily accomplish. Humanizing Brunswick Street, on the other hand, would be in the best interests of the province and city.
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Who should design streets? The answer is as simple as it is radical: everyone.
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What would possess a transit agency to change every route in its system overnight? We were out of money; it was time to start thinking.
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In this podcast, Professor of Architecture, Thomas Fisher, discusses a design-thinking approach of bottom-up vs. top-down decisionmaking, and the danger of building the wrong types of infrastructure for the future of America.
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Let's rethink parking as communal infrastructure rather than private property.
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That's a lot of accumulated bad planning, and a lot of surface parking, but now it's all water under the bridge. Those costs are sunk, that ship has sailed.
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Searching for the perfect holiday gift for that hard-to-shop-for friend or family member? Strong Towns has you covered!
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You're invited to submit a proposal to lead a workshop or a short-form presentation at the Strong Towns summit.
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There's more than meets the eye when it comes to Jane Jacobs.
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This is the beauty of tactical urbanism: even in its failures, you find success.
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Here are 5 key ways to get local business owners on your side--whether you're putting together a neighborhood event or advocating for a change in street design.
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This year's #BlackFridayParking event was a success! Here are some stats and favorite posts from the event.
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The task of moving from our bloated, modern zoning codes to ones that create Strong Towns is different from starting with a blank slate.
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One year ago, we released a crowdsourced map tracking decreases in parking minimums across the country as part of #BlackFridayParking. Today we're sharing an update.
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We are raising a generation of consumers to which even our zoning codes cater. We want unlimited options. We want the cheapest prices. And, we want convenient access to all of it.
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Urban planning consultant, Kyle Smith, talks about the findings of a recent report he co-wrote: “Stalled Out: How Empty Parking Spaces Diminish Neighborhood Affordability.”
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Here's how to participate in our annual #BlackFridayParking event.
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Two stories from Canada and Indiana show how decreases in parking minimums can be achieved and give us an idea of the results these decreases have.
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3 annoying reasons I park at the commuter rail station (and what city planners can do about it).
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Whether you're a city staffer, nonprofit leader or just a strong citizen who cares, there's something you can do to advocate for an end to parking minimums in your town.
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