Downtowns are the symbolic heart and soul of a city, and the economic center, writes Emma Durand-Wood. To build a resilient one, you need diversity in housing, jobs, shops, services, and more.
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When trees get cut down to make way for new development, it can raise people’s hackles. But here’s why we can embrace both infill development and still care about our urban trees.
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The rhetoric around housing can get pretty heated, so here’s how one advocacy group in Winnipeg, MB, decided to show a little love and positivity to the residents of some new infill housing.
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Winter can be an isolating time, but here’s one easy, fun way to keep your community together during the year’s colder months!
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Living in the city can mean dealing with a lot of noise, which can have negative long-term effects on one’s health—but it doesn’t have to be that way.
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Connecting with other advocates online can be empowering, but in many ways, you just can’t beat the power of a local, in-person group.
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Street trees are the only municipal asset that increases in value and capacity over time. Here are some things you should keep in mind for when you’re ready to get out there and start planting!
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Most people would like to age in place, staying in their own home as long as possible. But do you do if your home is in an auto-oriented community, and you can no longer drive?
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Strong Towns is going on a two-week break from publication soon for the winter holidays. So, where can you go to get great content while we’re away? Emma Durand-Wood has you covered.
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When thinking about how to spark change in your city, it can be easy to jump straight from “guerilla tactical urbanism” to “run for office,” when in fact, there are SO many other ways for people to get involved.
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This neighborhood’s bulk-buying club for fresh fruit and veggies presents a model that other communities can easily emulate.
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If you look around at your city and think, “this is nuts,” know that you’re right: the way our cities have developed over the past 80 years doesn’t work.
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Here’s a local program that began with seeing a struggle in the community—and made a humble, but impactful, attempt to respond to it.
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One of the most frustrating things about transportation policy is the obvious double standard when it comes to cars versus everything else.
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Halloween is about more than just candy and costumes: it can also represent something more about a neighborhood’s sense of community.
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Too often, local businesses are forced to move or close their doors. What lessons can we take away after the loss of a beloved third place?
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Many of us have great ideas for our neighborhoods, but feel unable to act on them—and that can be discouraging. But looking at your idea in a different way may change how you see it and whether you do anything with it.
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Sometimes even the most well-meaning features of our cities present challenges to different people. What struggles would you observe in your community if you pictured it from someone else’s perspective?
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National Good Neighbor Day is just around the corner, and it’s a good opportunity to reflect on how important it is to work with your neighbors if you want to build a better community.
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Buses are great, but not if the surrounding infrastructure doesn’t support people getting to their bus stop on foot.
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