Zoning and the Erosion of Civic Life: Notes Inspired by LĂ©on Krier
Published: December 9, 2025 00:00
Good urbanism isn’t an academic abstraction but a lived experience we can see and feel in the world around us.
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How a Dying Midcentury Mall Found New Life
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025-12-05-how-a-dying-midcentury-mall-found-new-life
Published: December 5, 2025 00:00
Rather than join the ranks of abandoned malls, Indianapolis' Glendale Mall demonstrates the promise of suburban retrofitting and the power of small, steady development over time.
Rhode Island's $85 Million Expansion Masquerading as Maintenance
Published: December 4, 2025 00:00
The Ocean State’s roads and bridges are failing. Rather than prioritizing repair, officials pursued an $85 million expansion that will cost decades of future maintenance.
Baltimore Deals a Blow to the Housing Crisis With 4 Major Reforms
Published: December 3, 2025 00:00
Baltimore just took a major step towards making housing more attainable and affordable.
Why State Housing Reform is Failing (and What We Can Do About It)
Published: December 2, 2025 00:00
Statewide zoning reform isn't producing the wins everyone expected. An architect reveals why: the permissions may have changed, but the reflexes never adapted.
How Fayetteville’s New Program Makes It Easy To Build Housing
Published: November 26, 2025 00:00
Fayetteville, Arkansas, just gave residents something rare in the world of housing development: a clear, predictable, and affordable path to building.
Complete Streets in Name Only: How Federal Transportation Policy Undermines Local Outcomes
Published: November 25, 2025 00:00
The Complete Streets concept has run its course, not necessarily because the vision was flawed, but because the system it embedded itself into was never built to support it.
The Gutenberg Moment
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025-11-24-the-gutenberg-moment
Published: November 24, 2025 00:00
The invention of the printing press democratized access to information. With that came a lot of uncertainty.
Maine Advocates Take a Step Toward Safer Streets Near a School
Published: November 20, 2025 00:00
Walking to school shouldn't be a death-defying stunt. That's why advocates in Maine are working with city leaders to make their streets safer.
A National Rally Confronts America’s Indifference to Deadly Streets
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025-11-18-ride-for-your-life
Published: November 18, 2025 00:00
At Ride for Your Life, hundreds rode to the Lincoln Memorial to mourn lives cut short by dangerous streets and to call for a future where no family has to endure the same loss.