7 Paths to Development That Bring Neighborhoods Wealth, Not Gentrification
In cities across the nation, a few enjoy rising affluence while many struggle to get by.
Placemaking
Everyone Talks about Volkswagen, but the Real Question is Hardly Ever Touched
In average, the production of a car causes as many emissions as its (petrol-fuelled) usage over the whole lifetime.
Does Placemaking Cause Gentrification? It’s Complicated.
“If you’re not building social capital in the community where you’re working, you’re not Placemaking; you’re just reorganizing the furniture.”
A Good Place for Everyone to Walk
People have walked for justice and economic opportunity throughout American history.
The Interplay Between Entrepeneurship and Urbanism
Too often people fall into the trap of thinking that, if they create a cool walkable urban district or add a streetcar, tech startups and hipster coffee shops will somehow magically appear.
So What about Beauty?
We can focus on building beautiful places but, as we say here at Strong Towns, financial solvency is a prerequisite to doing good.
Reclaiming Our Streets, One Smoothie at a Time: PPS Celebrates PARK(ing) Day
Celebrating its tenth year in 2015, PARK(ing) Day is an annual event where artists, activists and citizens turn metered parking spots into temporary public spaces for people rather than cars.
Dispatches From the Edge of Change: Why Montana’s Fossil-Fuel Resistance Gives Me Hope
Indigenous is a quality of mind and a form of culture that does not belong to any one group.
Connecting Placemaking and Resilience in New York’s Coastal Areas
A resilient place has traditionally been considered one that is capable of “bouncing back.”
Reclaiming a Public Space
Active citizens in West São Paulo have revitalized a square to create a small oasis in the middle of the city.
Great Communities Grow at the Intersection of Health and Design
Numerous medical leaders have also shown that Placemaking can play a huge role in promoting better health for all Americans.
Bologna, a Laboratory for Urban Commoning
Anarchist anthropologist David Graeber argues in his recent book, The Utopia of Rules, that bureaucracy is the standard mechanism in contemporary life for coercing people to comply with the top-down priorities of institutions, especially corporations and government.