Technology historian Peter Norton talks about why we need to be more skeptical toward the utopian promises of self-driving cars.
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An annual tradition, here is Chuck Marohn’s list of his favorite books he read in 2021.
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This excerpt from Beth Hoffman’s Bet the Farm tells how both local economies and farms can benefit from co-ops.
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Chuck Marohn joins this week’s show to talk about his new book.
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Check out this preview of Ilana Preuss’s Recast Your City to find out how small-scale manufacturing can help bring struggling neighborhoods back to life.
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The advice to “keep your options open” is having a negative impact on our cities. Here’s why.
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Not only did car culture change how we build cities, it changed how (and how often) we encounter other people.
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I considered breaking a multi-year tradition and not releasing a top book list this year. But then I looked back and realized how many great books I had actually read in this crazy year…
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If you want to dig into the Strong Towns approach and see the many sources from which we draw wisdom and inspiration, this list is for you.
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Economic upheaval, political dysfunction, social disorder—James Howard Kunstler saw it coming. He can also show us a way out.
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People working to build stronger and more resilient communities will find, in the work of this Kentucky farmer, a voice of clarity and sanity.
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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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The word “virtue” may seem old-fashioned, but don’t be put off. Here are three virtues that should guide our work to build stronger, more financially resilient places.
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One of our most trusted guides on the social and economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis, its impact on suburbia, and how to live in the long emergency.
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Local bookstores are a surprising bright spot in an era that’s been tough for other retail. The key to their resurgence: they’ve turned themselves into a symbol of community and quirk worth celebrating. And they inspired one author to sing their praises in a slightly unusual way…
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Fred Rogers has never felt more necessary, perhaps especially for people working to build stronger communities.
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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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An odd-bedfellows coalition of businesses, faith-based poverty advocates, and an idiosyncratic right-wing mayor, helped expand transit in one of the most auto-centric cities in the country. Here’s how.
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The American Conservative recently ran a thoughtful and resoundingly positive review of our new book, Thoughts on Building Strong Towns, Volume III.
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Here are the 6 best books I read this year.
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