This Strong Towns member saw a huge problem with the parking minimums in his city—and decided to do something about it.
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And should I get one?
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Some people get up in arms about adding new bike lanes to neighborhoods. So why do the mayors who head these projects so often get reelected?
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To move the needle of biking access, we have to thoughtful advocates. This guide will help you become one.
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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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Five decades ago, Delft made some urban planning decisions that granted children the freedom to freely and safely wander the streets of their city.
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A brilliant cargo bikeshare program in Germany could serve as a model for North American cities.
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Want to share the Strong Towns message in a way that is interesting and accessible? A YouTuber in Amsterdam is launching a new series that can do just that.
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In a “car place,” pedestrians are grudgingly tolerated. In a “pedestrian place,” cars are allowed to visit. We need a lot more of the latter. Here’s where to start.
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Making a street safer, more bikeable, and more accessible should be a no-brainer…right? But skeptics in Topeka—and probably in your city too—are hung up on two chicken-and-egg problems.
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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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The pandemic has revealed things that were always true but were frequently obscured...or ignored.
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Can we break free of our car addiction? It may be possible, but it won’t be easy…or fast.
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Bike infrastructure is important, but it isn’t a substitute for making our roads safer. Case in point: the long winter months when many bike trails become unusable.
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St. Paul consistently prioritizes car speed and convenience over the safety and comfort of cyclists and pedestrians. It just inadvertently demonstrated that a better way is possible.
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How do we make cyclists safer? Put more of them on the road.
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People who get around without a car experience the indignities that come from being routinely ignored in the design of things.
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Investing in a supposedly “smart” future won’t overcome the failure to get the “dumb” stuff right. The former mayor of Seattle explains.
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A controversial new ad from Peloton has everyone talking. But will it finally get people talking about the benefits of real cycling—benefits that go far beyond just improved physical health?
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The way we design our cities, the metrics we track, and even our language — they all betray how we’ve come to prioritize cars over human bodies. What’s lost when our transportation paradigm doesn’t account for the diverse ways people still use our streets?
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