Do insolvent cities rely too much on fines and fees to make up their budget shortfalls? And is there a connection between an over-reliance on fines and controversial policing?
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It’s easy for “maintaining” our public investments to become “upgrading” our public investments. Especially when there is money available. And especially when that money is borrowed.
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Just as the pandemic has revealed how interconnected we all are, it has also exposed the extent to which we have dis-integrated and dis-membered our society.
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Making a street safer, more bikeable, and more accessible should be a no-brainer…right? But skeptics in Topeka—and probably in your city too—are hung up on two chicken-and-egg problems.
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Many cities that aren’t high on a trendy list of up-and-coming places to live may actually be uniquely positioned to weather the COVID-19 storm.
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America's urban renaissance is real. And it’s not limited to the Bostons and San Franciscos of the world.
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Diverging diamonds are forever, apparently. But don’t say they’re for pedestrians.
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Radical experiments inside the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, how COVID-19 is impacting housing design, the loss of trust in “the highly credentialed,” and more. Here are stories from around the web that the Strong Towns staff have been reading and talking about this week.
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Two residents of Santa Monica have ideas on how their city can adjust to new budget realities with focus and creativity. We think it’s an example for Strong Citizens everywhere.
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The best approaches to affordable housing solve other problems at the same time. This and other lessons from “the Michael Jordan of urban planners.”
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A conversation with a judge after a jury trial reveals the less obvious—yet shockingly high—costs of the suburban experiment.
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In the early days of the Strong Towns movement, two supporters helped connect our work to deeper, more ancient conversations about politics, economy, and culture. They continue to inspire.
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Wichita is spending $45,000 to repave a road. While that might not seem like a lot, sometimes it’s the small projects that reveal where our city’s spending priorities are—and where they should be.
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Ongoing demonstrations sparked by the murder of George Floyd have Americans considering as never before the role of our public spaces in movements for social change.
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With fewer entertainment options available, Americans are turning to an old friend. They’re opening their wallets too.
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We’re pretty hard on parking here at Strong Towns—after all, it’s often a massively wasteful use of space. But what does that vision mean for suburban and rural residents who drive into the city? Where are they supposed to park?
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In 1926, activists were using the claim that their cities had enough “zoned capacity” elsewhere to argue against allowing apartment buildings in their own neighborhoods. Today, they still do. And they’re still wrong.
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The coronavirus has revealed just how fragile our industrialized and globalized food system always was. It’s time to strengthen our local food economies. These resources can help.
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A lot of older folks have more house than they need. A lot of single people need an affordable to live. A Colorado nonprofit is helping solve both these problems at once…but not only these problems.
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Transportation by and for the people, economic revitalization from the bottom up, and the essential role of small-scale developers—three free webcasts to help put your city on the road to recovery.
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