California’s recent wildfires have ignited a conversation about whether the suburban experiment has put too many Golden State residents at risk. But this expert says it may not be so simple.
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California recently passed a bill that is supposed to help tenants facing soaring rents. Here’s how it could have the opposite effect—not only hurting renters but making the state’s housing crisis even worse.
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Fred Rogers has never felt more necessary, perhaps especially for people working to build stronger communities.
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The numbers don’t lie: business-as-usual suburban development won’t bring a booming town long-term financial strength. But it turns out that to #DoTheMath is only the first step toward changing your community's business model.
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We’ve got some amazing presenters lined up for next month’s Regional Gathering. And it just got a LOT less expensive to see and meet them.
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Latinos are the largest ethnic group in a state with the world’s fifth-largest economy. And yet it’s increasingly difficult for Latinos to achieve the California Dream. Rebuilding an entrepreneurial and middle class is a complex problem, but it’s not that difficult to solve.
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Turns out, the things worth writing home about are the same things that make a place worth calling home. What would it take to develop postcard-worthy places again?
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Send your relatives this interview between Chuck Marohn and Jefferson Public Radio.
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The way we design our cities, the metrics we track, and even our language — they all betray how we’ve come to prioritize cars over human bodies. What’s lost when our transportation paradigm doesn’t account for the diverse ways people still use our streets?
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When you’re moving about in the world, it’s really hard to appreciate just how much land is devoted to accommodating high-speed car travel—or just how much life we could cram into the same piece of land if we didn’t have to.
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Building a Strong Town will require people who can lead with humility, creativity, and intelligence. We needed someone to write a book for these kinds of leaders. Now someone has.
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Not for the first time, the Car-pocalypse failed to materialize around Seattle’s new SR-99 tunnel. This is further proof we’ve been underestimating commuters’ ability to adjust to transportation changes. Have we also been overestimating how much they value these multibillion-dollar megaprojects in the first place?
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If you’re nostalgic for the past, give it up. We’re not going back. We must start with what has been given us and figure out what to do with it.
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These are the closing hours of our Fall member drive. If you’ve been wanting to join our growing movement, there’s never been a time like the present…especially because you have just a few hours left to get your autographed copy of the Strong Towns book!
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It’s the final day of the Fall member drive at Strong Towns. Give us a call and let’s chat about what it’ll take to get you on board.
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Do the new guidelines go too far, not far enough, or are they just right (for now)?
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When its only supermarket pulled out, a neighborhood suddenly found themselves living in a “food desert.” Could it end up being a blessing in disguise?
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The Strong Towns message is making a difference—perhaps especially with the up-and-coming generation of professionals whose work will shape our built environment. Find out how from these members who are current planning, civil engineering, and public policy students.
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Making your community stronger is too big a job for one person to do alone. Here’s how one Strong Towns member connected with likeminded people in his own city…and some practical steps on how you can do the same.
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If Strong Towns is successful—really successful—you won't hear about it, because the vast majority of the change we produce won't be attributed to us at all. It will be embedded in the broader culture.
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