We're about to unwind a huge experiment and it's not likely to go smoothly. Anything we want to accomplish is going to require extraordinary creativity, resourcefulness and political prowess. That's where the Incremental Development Alliance comes in.
Read MoreUrban environments full of fine-grained detail, hidden nooks and crannies and narrow passages are memorable, lovable places that stimulate our sense of play and adventure. They are a way to use land more intensively and productively without building monolithic, outsized developments. A historic artists' colony nestled in a residential neighborhood in Florida provides an example.
Read MoreMicrofinance organizations provide important financial services to small business owners, small scale developers and other under-resourced people in our community. They can play a role in helping build Strong Towns.
Read MoreAfter reading our transcription of Victor Dover's Incremental Manifesto last week, real estate coordinator and entrepreneur, Bryan Mock, created this visualization of the text.
Read MoreWe've all looked at a property or lot in our community and thought to ourselves: "If only somebody would do something with that." Well perhaps that somebody is you!
Read MoreI've been lucky to witness the emergence of the Fredericton Makerspace. I say lucky, because if we did not have some relentlessly dedicated volunteers pouring themselves into the project, it would still be one of those great ideas that never happened. But this week, I stood in the Makerspace woodshop and watched people build together.
Read MoreThis week should be renamed the Johnny show, because Johnny Sanphillippo of Granola Shotgun has delivered so much great content this past week.
Read MoreStrong Towns helped to catalyze the Small Scale Developers movement.
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