Indianapolis Transit Design Prioritizes People Over Parking

Leadership in Indianapolis has taken strides toward lifting parking minimums, and making their city less car dependent and more transit friendly—all while keeping their fiscal house in order.

Top StoryKerry HayesAugust 2, 2022transit, car dependency, incrementalism, buses, Light Rail, transportation, success stories, urban3, indiana, infrastructure, public transportation 4 Comments

Spokane Opens the Door for Middle Housing Expansion

Last week, the city council of Spokane, WA, voted on a truly “bold, transformational package” that will allow for more forms of missing-middle housing and infill development in the city.

Top StoryJay StangeJuly 27, 2022housing, zoning, missing middle, city council, local government, infill, Infill Development, Incremental Housing, incrementalism, incremental, success stories, washington Be the First to Comment

San José Joins in the Push To Abolish Parking Minimums

San José adds itself to the list of cities that are doing away with harmful parking minimums!

Top StoryDaniela CastañedaJuly 15, 2022parking minimums, minimum parking requirements, city council, transportation, success stories, end parking mandates and subsidies, california 2 Comments

Springfield Gets Started on Fixing State Street

City leaders in Springfield, MA, recently started a project to calm traffic on State Street, one of the city’s deadliest places for walkers and bikers.

Top StorySeairra JonesJuly 12, 2022public safety, road diet, traffic engineering, little bets, success stories, transportation, pedestrians, missouri, safe and productive streets, safety 1 Comment

City Wants To Transform 14-Mile-Long Stroad

This vital corridor in El Paso is getting a makeover!

Top StoryRobert SteutevilleJuly 7, 2022road diet, streets, Street Design, streetscape, roads, safety, success stories, transportation, transit, suburban retrofit, texas, stroad, safe and productive streets Be the First to Comment

Champion of People-Centered Streets Brings Strong Towns Approach to Congress

Strong Towns advocates are pushing for safe and productive streets…including in Congress!

Top StoryJay StangeJuly 7, 2022Congress, federal government, politics, success stories 1 Comment

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Welcoming New Americans and Building Up a Rural Economy

Jennifer Stromsten and Alex Beck are leading economic development efforts in Brattleboro, VT.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsJune 30, 2022The Bottom-Up Revolution, success stories, rural, immigrants, vermont, podcast Be the First to Comment

Seven Stroads That Have Been Converted to Streets

There are thousands of stroad sections in the US. Transforming a good number of them is important to to the goal of improving quality of life and mobility in cities and towns.

Top StoryRobert SteutevilleJune 30, 2022road diet, streets, Street Design, streetscape, roads, safety, success stories, transportation, stroad, safe and productive streets 2 Comments

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Ending Parking Minimums and Seeing the Results

Jonathan Curth helped lead the city of Fayetteville, AR, into a new era free of commercial parking minimums.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsJune 23, 2022The Bottom-Up Revolution, local government, success stories, parking minimums, arkansas, podcast Be the First to Comment

Road Diet Seven Years in the Making—Was It Worth Every Minute?

This would-be simple road diet project faced an unexpected amount of pushback, and ended up taking seven years and a lot of money to complete. Was it worth the hassle?

Top StoryJay StangeJune 22, 2022road diet, Street Design, streets, Connecticut, success stories, public engagement, community engagement, stroad, safe and productive streets Be the First to Comment

Oregon Nears Green Light for Big Parking Reform

Oregon’s statewide land use board declared its support Thursday for rules that, among other things, reduce or remove parking mandates in 53 jurisdictions in the state’s eight largest metro areas.

Top StoryMichael AndersenJune 21, 2022success stories, parking minimums, parking maximums, minimum parking requirements, Land Use, local government, state government, end parking mandates and subsidies, oregon Be the First to Comment

Freeway-Fighting Tide Has Turned

The halting of three in-city freeway expansions highlights a new momentum on reversing the damage of highways through urban areas.

Top StoryRobert SteutevilleJune 17, 2022urban freeways, freeway widening, freeway removal, highways, highway spending, DOT, colorado, transportation, infrastructure, success stories, end highway expansion, cnu, new york, oregon Be the First to Comment

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Community Design for Stronger Towns

Ann Zadeh is a Strong Towns member, former city councilwoman, and community design leader in Fort Worth, TX.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsJune 16, 2022The Bottom-Up Revolution, success stories, leadership, community, member story, local government, urban planning, podcast Be the First to Comment

This “Homegrown Project” Offers a Place To Thrive for Small Business Owners

These pop-up shops in Berwyn, IL, are a great example of how communities can provide low-cost, low-risk spaces for local business owners to get their foot in the door.

Top StorySeairra JonesJune 14, 2022pop-up, small business, local business, incremental, incrementalism, business, localism, small bets, success stories, illinois 1 Comment

Stanwood Mulls Strong Towns-Style Main Street Makeover

This small town is considering overhauling its main street to embrace walkability and good old-fashioned main street urbanism.

Top StoryDoug TrummJune 13, 2022downtown, main street, revitalization, walkability, urbanism, success stories, rural, washington, small towns Be the First to Comment

Pedal Power Needs People Power

Here’s two stories about powerful local action that Strong Towns members are taking to make their places more bike friendly.

Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesJune 9, 2022bikeability, bike share, bikes, biking, bike infrastructure, member testimonials, success stories, colorado, pennsylvania, member week Be the First to Comment

CDOT Cancels Highway Expansion Plans

In a moment to be celebrated, CDOT cancels highway expansion plans, stating they "have no money" to add vehicle capacity to I-25.

Top StorySeairra JonesMay 24, 2022transportation, transportation spending, highways, highway spending, freeway widening, freeways, colorado, success stories, end highway expansion 3 Comments

Cracking the Code on Fighting Highway Expansion Projects

When a highway expansion threatened to destroy a historic Black neighborhood in New Orleans, this advocate spoke out against it. Here’s how she made herself heard.