Building a highway through the heart of Shreveport, LA will destroy a strong neighborhood at a high cost. We're going to explore that story this week and show what's wrong with the plan.
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In this week's Strong Talk, staff members Chuck Marohn, Rachel Quednau and Kea Wilson discuss their newly published annual report.
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Strong Towns member Steve Shultis compares death rates of homicides vs. car crashes, and the media coverage of these.
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It’s only when we care about our places and their residents that we can sustain the passion needed to fight for them.
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Every dollar spent locally is a dollar of wealth retained in the community.
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The winner of the 2017 Strongest Town Contest will get a free Curbside Chat hosted by Chuck Marohn. Nominate your town before Friday in order to be a contender.
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Talk about #PedestrianUnfriendly.
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America's first electric bikeshare system has some kinks to work out, but could make a big impact on the city of Birmingham.
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We want to know about the people in your life who encourage you to be strong citizens. Share your photos and stories with the hashtag #MyStrongTownsValentine
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This week we talked about road funding, local food, and how to heal our political divisions.
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What makes a walkable city? It's a city in which the car is an optional instrument of freedom rather than a prosthetic device.
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The simple practice of using Facebook groups to encourage hyper-local connections and commerce is taking off in dozens of cities around the world.
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LA City Council candidate Josef Bray-Ali discusses his experience as a small business owner and a community organizer.
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What stories do we tell ourselves about the kind of world we want to live in?
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Joe Bray-Ali shows how to view your town through the Strong Towns lens.
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Our overextended pipe system is driving up the cost of water for households across America.
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The Strong Towns Strength Test features this important question: If you wanted to eat only locally-produced food for a month, could you? In most towns, the answer is probably "no." Here are five ways to shift the dial in the direction of "yes."
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The United States is now home to 119 bikeshare systems with coverage in almost every major city and many smaller cities.
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Americans increasingly view each other as good or evil. Jonathan Haidt suggests how we can get to a healthier dialog.
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A neighborhood credit union is starting up in my city and I'm proud to be part of the effort.
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