Don’t underestimate the power of kindness in building stronger, more resilient cities. Its true strength is proven in crisis—as in Oregon’s recent wildfires.
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There are hyper-local issues a city must handle. But some issues should be dealt with even closer to home—with neighbor talking to neighbor.
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A trip to the supermarket or a trip to the garden—both can be reminders to see our communities (and the people who live there) as they truly are.
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The story of a neighborhood-led effort to address blight on Detroit’s East Side.
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Want to introduce a child to stories about life in the neighborhood and what it means to be a good neighbor? These great picture books can help.
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Studies show that an alarming number of children experience acute loneliness. Kids need the support of trusted, loving neighbors. Not only that, our neighborhoods need kids!
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Even as more of our lives move online, homemade signage is making a comeback in the neighborhood.
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Building communities where people feel safe and loved is the key to moving our nation forward. There is no other option.
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The Strong Towns approach to public investment is part of an overall strategy of shifting our local energy from chasing the next project to building real wealth.
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A father in Italy created a local Facebook group to help his son find playmates in their neighborhood. It sparked a national movement to create more “Social Streets.”
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Transforming your community for the better probably doesn’t mean big, expensive, top-down projects. It’s the small neighborhood investments that can make your town or city truly strong.
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These simple resolutions can have a major impact on your town or city this year.
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The mentality of “easy to maintain” needs to be replaced with a question of whether something is “worth maintaining.”
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Fred Rogers has never felt more necessary, perhaps especially for people working to build stronger communities.
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There are eight qualities of a remarkable “everyday neighborhood.” How many does your neighborhood have?
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People might think of city life as necessarily “hard.” But the creative director at a Copenhagen-based urban design firm begs to differ. There are a few simple principles that can “soften” our city, drawing us closer together and radically improving our quality of life.
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In the age of Nextdoor and Facebook, many have (understandably) lost faith in the humble neighborhood association. But visit the oldest neighborhood association in Denton, Texas and you’ll discover why they can still play a big role in building strong towns.
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An unusual cultural practice in the Netherlands reveals the benefits of seeing your neighborhood…and being seen by it.
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We’ve all heard it: Americans today are incapable of civil conversation. But for decades one urban neighborhood has been confounding expectations. For them, conversation has not only proven possible, it’s become the foundation for building a stronger, more resilient and better connected neighborhood.
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Our visions for community can, paradoxically, blind us to the reality of community. How one designer is learning to tell a better story by making an authentic place for herself and other “in-betweeners.”
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