Savannah, GA fulfills the desire for rural home space in a financially sound urban environment.
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Land use planning should be a means to an end — not an end in itself.
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Can we put a dollar value on parks, even though they don't pay taxes?
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City councilor and Strong Towns member Andrew Rodriguez turned his city hall parking spot into a community park in Walnut, CA.
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Our simple, affordable effort to improve a neighborhood park brought the whole community together.
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When we force private developers to provide "open space," they typically do a mediocre job of it.
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Greenspace is not the same as a park. This example from Jersey City, NJ shows you why that's the case and how to build better parks in the process.
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Strong Towns member Paul Fritz recently worked with a group of residents in his town of Sebastopol, CA to construct three temporary parklets, to resounding success.
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Parks aren't just pretty green space where kids can throw a ball, they're the heart of our neighborhoods, gathering places for people young and old, and could even be the site of future revolutions
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When citizens who care decide to stand up for something they believe in, the built environment affects where they instinctively gather. Does your town have a public place that's ready for revolution?
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Parks aren't just for children. Let's build them to accommodate everyone.
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Collectively valuing all public places—and adequately supporting them—is essential to fostering livable and prosperous communities.
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Here are 4 ways to make your neighborhood more kid-friendly.
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You cannot build a place of enduring value that isn't homey, that isn't loved.
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There are a multitude of reasons why someone might want to be in a park after dark, and most of them are completely safe and reasonable. So why are most parks technically "closed" at night?
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This Fourth of July, I got a glimpse of what my town could be when people take full advantage of natural beauty and community space, when people actively choose to share food and friendship with their neighbors.
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There’s a weird war raging these days between people who advocate high rise living in the urban core and folks who can’t stand to live in anything but a fully detached home on a quarter acre lot. I always choose the thing in the middle. I’m a Main Street kind of guy.
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When we talk about parks in cities, it helps if we can classify them into two types. Grand Parks are destinations. Neighborhood Parks are the living room of the community.
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