Building More Beautiful Places
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2026-9-18-building-more-beautiful-places
Published: September 18, 2026 00:00
Seeking out ways to build more beauty in our lives.
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What Are We Asking the Flowers To Do?
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2026-9-14-what-are-we-asking-the-flowers-to-do
Published: September 14, 2026 00:00
The difference between landscaping that covers up our mistakes and landscaping that helps create a place.
The Missing Village: How to Build Neighborhoods Where Kids Thrive
Published: September 11, 2026 00:00
What communities and families can do to give children more independence, stronger relationships, greater responsibility, and a place to belong.
My Kids Like Mexico City More Than Vancouver
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2026-9-9-my-kids-like-mexico-city-more-than-vancouver
Published: September 9, 2026 00:00
But they’re wrong about why.
The Road Decides Where the Money Goes
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2026-9-4-the-road-decides-where-the-money-goes
Published: September 4, 2026 00:00
A new database shows how the design of a road decides whether travel money stays in a community or leaves it.
An Interstate Highway Program — but for Sidewalks?
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2026-9-2-an-interstate-highway-program-but-for-sidewalks
Published: September 2, 2026 00:00
What if communities had more control over their transportation priorities?
Can an Engineer Speak Out for Reform?
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2026-8-31-can-an-engineer-speak-out-for-reform
Published: August 31, 2026 00:00
A federal court has answered a question that matters for every professional willing to challenge the practices of their own profession.
The Shape-Sorter Test for Housing Rules
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2026-8-28-the-shape-sorter-test-for-housing-rules
Published: August 28, 2026 00:00
A simple way for cities to see whether duplexes, fourplexes, and sixplexes actually fit through the regulations.
Are We Building the Right Things or Just Building More?
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2026-8-26-are-we-building-the-right-things-or-just-building-more
Published: August 26, 2026 00:00
A highway can get wider without the underlying problem getting smaller.
A Mayor Willing to Tell His City the Truth
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2026-8-24-a-mayor-willing-to-tell-his-city-the-truth
Published: August 24, 2026 00:00
Post Falls is growing rapidly. Its mayor is asking whether that growth is making the city poorer.
Gone But Not Forgotten: Houston’s World-Class Experiment in Public Transit
Published: August 21, 2026 00:00
Houston's public transit upgrades during the World Cup show how a city can take the next smallest step toward transportation improvements by using the infrastructure it already has.