In an era in which so many people aspire to be the next Steve Jobs, who will channel their ambition in the pursuit of caretaking work?
Read MoreStreets designed to keep people on bikes safe also boost community wealth. And budget-conscious city officials are starting to take notice.
Read MoreLearn how Strong Towns member and Louisville resident Shawn Reilly and his neighbors found the small bets transform a speedy street in their neighborhood.
Read MoreDavid Gorski—founder at Plan Together Community Map Platform—shares the inspiration behind Plan Together and how you can use it to make your community stronger.
Read MoreA provocative new article suggests visionary mayors get in the way of bottom-up innovation.
Read MoreStrong Towns member Cindy Long discusses how the Strong Towns Community inspired her to ask her city council the hard questions about the city's financial status.
Read MoreDiscover how this Strong Towns member overcame her feeling of powerless to address an overwhelming struggle in her neighborhood.
Read MoreBounce Innovation Hub, a tech incubator in Akron, OH, has not only given new life to the former B.F. Goodrich tire company headquarters. Its CEO hopes that it will be the start of a new wave of manufacturing in Akron.
Read MoreThis week on the Strong Towns Podcast, Chuck talks with Jase Wilson, the founder and CEO of Neighborly, about bringing small-scale investors back to the municipal bond market, empowering people to invest in the real, observed needs of communities they care about.
Read MoreIn this episode of our new podcast It’s the Little Things, Jacob Moses chats with Nick Kittle, author of the recently released book Sustainovation: Building Sustainable Innovation in Government, One Wildly Creative Idea at a Time. Nick argues that—even in government—innovation is an attainable workplace culture that, when embraced, can create meaningful change in our cities, towns, and neighborhoods.
Read MoreA tour of 6 successful towns helped one Strong Towns member to better understand what makes a community resilient. His journey offers lessons for all of us.
Read MoreStrong Towns member and Chief of Police for Cleburne, TX, Robert Severance shares his perspective.
Read MoreOn the Eastside of Olympia, WA, one Strong Towns member has helped to lead a series of neighborhood events in response to crime concerns.
Read MoreAnd they’re getting noticed for it.
Read MoreCities across the nation can't maintain the massive amounts of infrastructure that their development patterns require. So why is this one proposing a bunch of new road projects it can't afford?
Read MoreWe can all learn from these communities' attempts to turn their downtowns back into places for people, not just cars.
Read MoreCity councilor and Strong Towns member Andrew Rodriguez turned his city hall parking spot into a community park in Walnut, CA.
Read MoreOur simple, affordable effort to improve a neighborhood park brought the whole community together.
Read MoreA Strong Towns member used tax data to figure out how much his local Target was actually contributing to his community.
Read MoreIn Valparaiso, Indiana, a so-called "bad" neighborhood is changing, and its residents are coming together to help direct that change.
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