Sarasota County, FL, is viewed as a trailblazer in the prevention of unchecked suburbanization. So why has its growth management plan has not resulted in a better pattern of development?
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These two highways in New Jersey run parallel and very close to each other—and traveling along them allows a sustained view of two different development approaches.
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“No neighborhood should be exempt from change. No neighborhood should be subjected to radical change.” Let’s examine what this core Strong Towns principle actually means.
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We all know about the Suburban Experiment here at Strong Towns—but are we now also starting to see the rise of a new paradigm?
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Let’s talk about master developers and how all-at-once, large-scale development doesn’t offer the environment in which resilient economic ecosystems emerge.
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This week on the Strong Towns Podcast, we’ve invited back a popular past guest and regular Strong Towns contributor: Johnny Sanphillippo.
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Today I’m sharing a plan I offered to my colleagues on our local parking committee. My hope is that it'll benefit those who are thinking through similar issues in their places.
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Exploring the property market in Appleton, WI, reveals the ephemeral nature of the North American development pattern.
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House hunting—even online—puts the effects of the suburban development pattern on full display.
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The streetcar suburb was the dominant development type in American cities between about 1890-1930. What lessons can we learn about how to build our cities today?
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There are many entry points to the Strong Towns conversation. For our content manager, it was asking big questions about how our cities’ development patterns can either bring people together or keep them apart.
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We use the term “development pattern” all over the place at Strong Towns. Here’s your one-stop guide to what we actually mean by that.
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