Where does the Strong Towns approach intersect with environmentalism?
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A recent Vice article seems to suggest that most Americans don’t want more walkable places. Here’s why that takeaway is totally wrong.
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Storage facilities have no place in a productive, walkable downtown. Here’s a case study showing why, and how to deal with the problem.
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Walking permits us to acquire more robust data about our surroundings than does traveling by car. Here are three questions to help guide you as you traverse your city on foot.
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When it comes to creating strong neighborhoods, there are some valuable lessons to be had from slowing down the pace and seeking novelty in the ordinary.
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Does YOUR city have problems? Learn how to solve them with one WEIRD, simple trick!
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Our walk together continues on Fairfax Boulevard, where we encounter a much different (i.e., less friendly) pedestrian experience.
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Let’s take a walk together down two different streets, and observe what car-oriented places are like from the viewpoint of a pedestrian.
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We should not be cheering on simulacrums of reform when the majority of spending is going to programs that are making us weaker as a country, as cities, and as neighborhoods.
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Although many of us agree that walkability makes sense for countless reasons, few of us actually walk the cities where we live. Why? Because it sucks.
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Significant effort should be dedicated to creating more accessible built environments—because doing so benefits people of all abilities.
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Houston’s “Energy Corridor” gets a pedestrian makeover, but just one thing seems to be missing: Pedestrians.
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Good urbanism can save bad architecture any day—if your goal is to create a place worth being and maintaining and belonging to.
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Many college campuses are designed to be walkable and human-scaled. But living in a great neighborhood like that doesn’t have to end at graduation.
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An accidental photo essay courtesy of Street View provides us a look at the appallingly low standard for what we expect people who walk in suburbia to put up with.
Read MoreUn ensayo fotográfico accidental, cortesía de Street View, nos proporciona una mirada al nivel espantosamente bajo de lo que esperamos que aguanten las personas que caminan por los suburbios.
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Rural places can be walkable. But we shouldn’t have to go on vacation to find a walkable town.
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Faith communities have a unique and indispensable role in building stronger, more prosperous, and more resilient places. It’s easy to get started.
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If your town or city is going to be stronger and more resilient, its neighborhoods need to thrive. Here are 5 ways to help your neighborhood live up to its full potential.
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Countless advocates who want to do something to improve their community run into the “brick wall” of railroad land rights. Here are some of your options.
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