Where does the Strong Towns approach intersect with environmentalism?
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If we continue toward a suburban development pattern, then should we move climate change efforts away from cities and to the suburbs, as well?
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Will switching away from internal combustion engines actually mitigate the the environmental and social costs imposed by large vehicles, like the pickup truck?
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Technocratic growth management in Florida has failed, and a new conversation is needed. Let's start that conversation now.
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We all know the pitfalls of master-planned communities, right? Sterile. Homogenous. Certainly not adaptable or resilient over time. Is there a way around it? Maybe, if this fascinating case study from Germany has anything to teach us. And it all starts with one word: Baugruppen.
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The answer might not be what you expect.
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Nature is the original chaotic but smart designer. By landscaping our urban spaces with native plants, we can realize cost savings, improve quality of life, and achieve ecological benefits.
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Check out the first episode of our new podcast Upzoned! Each Friday, join Kea Wilson, Chuck Marohn, and occasional surprise guests to talk in depth about just one big story from the week in the Strong Towns conversation, right when you want it: now.
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What has taken hundreds or thousands of years to create, human beings can destroy in a matter of weeks and months with a bulldozer and enough diesel fuel.
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Whether you care about the environment, property values, public health, or your city’s bottom line, you can make your town stronger by planting trees.
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An intentional, incrementally built village blossoms in northern Missouri. Strong Towns advocates can learn a lot from its example.
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Our approach to building strong towns isn't driven by large influxes of federal money or top-down, cookie cutter government programs.
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The humble tree offers myriad social, economic, and environmental benefits for the streets of our towns.
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Road transportation is the leading contributor to air pollution, and dense, auto-dependent cities are most at risk.
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Although it’s tempting to picture packing up and leaving suburbia to peacefully degrade, we shouldn’t. We'd be missing out on the unique opportunities it provides.
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Whether you care about the environment, energy savings, property values, public health, or your city’s bottom line--plant a tree by the street. You’ll make sweaty cyclists and pedestrians happy for generations to come.
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What is the true value of walkable neighborhoods? Why do we need them and desire them so much?
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In order to solve the biggest problems of today's world (climate change, dysfunctional cities, global crises) we need to harness the strength of a movement.
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Have environmental and conservation advocates become comfortably co-opted within this nation's corridors of power to the point where they have become an obstacle to real reform?
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