In Birmingham, AL, a unique high school program trains teens in home renovation and building skills, while revitalizing their neighborhood in the process. Jeanyll Morris shares her experience helping lead the program.
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High school students are learning about Strong Towns concepts at an innovative program in Atlanta.
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Our best hope for making longterm change is showing our children what strong cities look like. These family-friendly presentations—from Charles Montgomery, Jeff Speck, and others—can help.
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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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Sometimes the way to best advocate for change in your city isn’t obvious or easy. And the inertia of the status quo is a challenge all its own.
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How Sesame Street embodied the urbanist principles of Jane Jacobs.
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I asked my daughter a simple question on the way to school one morning. Her response gave a valuable kids-eye-view of the neighborhood…both as it is and as it could be.
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Spoiler: it doesn’t look like more police stations, more top-down programs, or more incarceration.
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The spooky wisdom of the spookiest night of the year.
Read MoreI asked my daughter a simple question on the way to school one morning. Her response gave a valuable kids-eye-view of the neighborhood…both as it is and as it could be.
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It’s a paradox, but cities can set the stage for the unscripted. These playful surprises cater both to young and the young-at-heart, and they endear the community to visitors and residents alike.
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Morgan Leichter-Saxby—co-founder at Pop-Up Adventure Play—shares how you can create low cost, low risk places to play in your neighborhood, including how to pitch the idea to your neighbors, how to commit to an incremental approach, and how Pop-Up Adventure Play can help throughout the process.
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As American families abandon traditional trick-or-treating for “safer” alternatives like Trunk-or-Treat, a rare opportunity for neighborhood community engagement is lost.
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“It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood.”
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From public transit to listening to mothers, here’s how cities can (and do) support families.
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Writer and mother, Beth Berry, talks about the need to slow down and not let fear control our parenting.
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Two parents weigh in on how to build cities where kids with Down Syndrome can thrive.
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If you want a city that appeals to young people, you have to ask them what they want.
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5 things a Moroccan medina taught me about safe streets.
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Millennials are incredibly resourceful, adaptable, and entrepreneurial, and many of them are pursuing unique and creative ways to affordably obtain that highly-desired urban lifestyle with kids.
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