When people first started building malls, they had no way of knowing that dramatic shifts in technology and consumer patterns would destroy their business models. What they should've known, though, was that betting all their funding and economic stability on a single project was a bad idea. Let’s not repeat their mistakes.
Read MoreUnderstanding the real costs and long-term liabilities of our infrastructure is essential for the long-term prosperity of our places. Unfortunately, this detail is often overlooked in our decision-making process.
Read MoreEntrepreneurship makes Main Street go round, but those working in the field have to remember that building owners are entrepreneurs, too, and they should be getting a lot more attention.
Read MoreResidents of Winter Garden, FL, realized they needed to take action to revive their declining town. They did this by focusing on one straightforward goal: bring people back downtown.
Read MoreBlue Zones Director of Innovation and Inspiration Dan Burden talks about challenges exist in changing our built environment, and what stood out in the crash he analyzed on a recent Crash Analysis Studio episode.
Read MoreTwo prominent communities in Berkshire County, MA, are in the midst of deciding what to prioritize on their main streets: cars or people?
Read MoreGalesburg, IL, is talking about Strong Towns ideas, centered around a question that many Strong Towns readers are familiar with: “Is our downtown built for cars instead of people?”
Read MoreThe trajectory of these Jersey supermarkets is a microcosm of how the suburban experiment altered small towns, turning them from tiny cities into suburban lifestyle accouterments.
Read MoreThis small town is considering overhauling its main street to embrace walkability and good old-fashioned main street urbanism.
Read MoreUp to one-third of all houses of worship in the United States will have closed over the next few years. What will we do with the spaces they leave behind?
Read MoreA crucial part of making your city or town stronger lies in revitalizing your downtown. Here’s how one Local Conversation organizer is doing that work in her place.
Read MoreThis guide will take you through short-term and long-term strategies for downtown and Main Street recovery in the wake (and midst) of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreA community should determine what kind of community it wants to be, not unelected DOT engineers.
Read MoreCommunities in decline face a great deal of work if they hope to someday become stronger towns. Remember that it is a process, not a destination. Here’s how you can begin.
Read MoreResource-focused cities of the past built wealth in a downtown core surrounded by neighborhoods. Here’s how to recreate that ecosystem in your place, today.
Read MoreHow one small town in South Carolina destroyed everything that makes downtown downtown.
Read MoreThe trajectories of two local shopping districts—a mall built in the mid-80s, and a historic downtown—provide an object lesson on the power of the “chaotic but smart” approach to growing a city.
Read MoreFive bold strategies to prioritize and jumpstart economies in resort communities.
Read MoreGreat urbanism: if it’s good enough for a vacation, then it’s good enough for everyday life.
Read MoreA walk down a thriving main street like this one will be a reminder why our downtowns are worth protecting and nurturing.
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