A New Way to Look at Minimum Parking Requirements

Strong Towns and the Parking Reform Network have joined forces to bring you a whole new way of viewing reforms to parking minimums across North America.

Where Will You Be on #BlackFridayParking Day?

Wherever you are this Friday, share a photo of the wasteful parking lots around you—and share it with us via #BlackFridayParking!

The Urban Experiment

We all know about the Suburban Experiment here at Strong Towns—but are we now also starting to see the rise of a new paradigm?

A New and Improved Map of Cities That Have Removed Parking Minimums

We’re relaunching our crowd-sourced map of cities in the U.S. and Canada that have ended or sharply curtailed their parking requirements. And it's more useful than ever.

Look What You Did (It’s Awesome)

2021 has been a milestone year for the Strong Towns movement. Here’s why.

Top StoryJohn PattisonNovember 19, 2021member week

Who's at the Bottom of the Bottom-Up Revolution?

What does it actually mean to support something?

Top StoryJohn PattisonNovember 19, 2021member week

Your Support Means Everything

There are all kinds of people that make up the Strong Towns membership, but they have one thing in common: they are all supporting this movement.

Top StoryRachel QuednauNovember 19, 2021member week

The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Building Gentle Density and a Grassroots Campaign for City Council

Ashley Salvador is a housing advocate and city councilor in Edmonton, Alberta.

The Next Generation of Strong Towns Leaders

The next generation of local leaders won’t consign themselves to serving as wards of the state. Instead, they’ll step up as the highest level of organizing for members of a community.

Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnNovember 18, 2021local government, leadership, member week

The "Bikelash" Phenomenon (and Why It Shouldn't Scare Local Leaders)

Some people get up in arms about adding new bike lanes to neighborhoods. So why do the mayors who head these projects so often get reelected?

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsNovember 17, 2021podcast, bikeability, bikes, bike lanes, local government, upzoned, member week

This Is Where the Rubber Meets the Road

The Strong Towns movement is getting traction, in no small part thanks to the 100+ Local Conversations our members are having across North America.

Top StoryJohn PattisonNovember 17, 2021local conversations, member week

Find Your Connection in the Strong Towns Movement

You’re not alone in your desire for a safer neighborhood or a city where every family can prosper.

Top StoryRachel QuednauNovember 17, 2021community, member week

How Far Would You Go to Make Your Community Safer?

What if you had free rein to do the things you know need to be done to fix your neighborhood street?

This One's For the Doers

We encounter a lot of “doers” in this movement—but there’s more than one way to take a step toward action.

Top StoryRachel QuednauNovember 16, 2021taking action, member week

"You're Here Because You Know Something"

You’re here because you sensed that something was wrong with North America’s development pattern. So what will it be: red pill or blue pill?

Top StoryJohn PattisonNovember 15, 2021member week

What Question Brought You to Strong Towns?

Is there a question that brought you to this movement? What answer were you seeking when you first found us?

Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnNovember 15, 2021member week

Friday Faves - Your Weekly Strong Towns Roundup

Pop social-scientists, zen habits, and small-scale farming. These are just some of the stories from around the internet that Strong Towns staff were reading and talking about this week.

Top StoryStrong TownsNovember 12, 2021friday faves

ODOT Needs to Stop the I-5 Bridge Con

Next month, the Portland Metro government is being asked to approve $36 million in additional funds for further planning of a massive freeway project. It should say no.