What is a STROAD? Strong Towns 2018-03-01 | A stroad is a street/road hybrid. Besides being a very dangerous environment (yes, it is ridiculously dangerous to mix high-speed, highway design geometry with pedestrians, bikers and turning traffic), they are enormously expensive to build and, ultimately, financially unproductive. If we want to build towns that are financially productive, we need to identify and eliminate stroads. Watch this video to learn why. Visit this page for more: strongtowns.org/slowthecars
How to redesign dangerous intersections Strong Towns 2024-10-17 | We have SO much unnecessary asphalt in our neighborhoods. Check out Edward Erfurt’s redesign of a dangerous intersection.
plastic poles can save lives? Strong Towns 2024-10-16 | The best part about this, is delineators are cheap and easy for cities to install.
We’ll always remember this now Strong Towns 2024-10-11 | We use crosswalks all the time. But have you ever thought about why they were invented?We can make our streets safer now. Learn more in our forthcoming report: https://www.strong buff.ly/3U7pvBg
Fight speeding with this design Strong Towns 2024-10-08 | What makes a place walkable? Here’s just a few items on our list: 1. The street has no more than one lane of traffic in each direction2. Lanes are narrow (not much wider than the average car), to encourage slow speeds3. Intersections don’t have “slip lanes”4. Parking is either directly on the street or behind the buildings5. Homes and businesses are close to the street with amenities (like signage and windows) that are easily viewable while walking on the sidewalk6. It’s relatively safe and feasible for a person to cross the street at any point, including the middle of the block7. There are sufficient sidewalks People-oriented streets make life safer for everyone- not just the people walking. When streets are designed with walkability in mind (vs traffic speed) the result is creating an environment where people are more attentive to their surroundings, travel at slower speeds, and not crash. What are some things you look for that makes streets walkable?
We have no money to maintain bridges Strong Towns 2024-10-07 | American bridges are falling apart, and there’s no plan to fix them. The Growth Ponzi Scheme has put our cities on a path of quantity over quality. We build a lot of stuff, all of it to a finished state. That stuff then sits and rots—perhaps with some nominal maintenance from time to time—until it falls apart, at which point we put together a huge project to replace it with something new built to a finished state. How can our cities afford new infrasructure when they can’t afford to properly maintain what we already have? We need our cities to become more interested in maintaining and effectively managing our aging infrastructure, before it’s too late.
How to create GOOD parking Strong Towns 2024-10-03 | Parking lots take up huge swaths of land in our cities. In fact, parking can take up an average of 26% of space in our city centers. And over half the time these parking spaces aren’t even used, costing the public thousands in unnecessary infrastructure. So, how can we build parking in a more productive way?
How to stop car crashes, forever Strong Towns 2024-10-02 | In neighborhoods, streets are as wide as highway lanes. This dangerous design is a significant factor in car crashes. To end car crashes all together, we need to redesign our streets to be safer for everyone.
How to make better intersections Strong Towns 2024-09-27 | With designs like this, we can fix our neighborhood streets.
Is it possible to end car crashes? Strong Towns 2024-09-27 | Learn more in our forthcoming report “Beyond Blame: How Cities Can Learn From Crashes To Create Safer Streets Today."Sign up to get more updates here: buff.ly/4efj0EC
best approach for designing cities Strong Towns 2024-09-19 | Tactical urbanism: low-cost, temporary infrastructure that allows your city to test out the best design options in a public space.
This is how you reduce speeding in neighborhoods Strong Towns 2024-09-13 | Here’s a bit of inspiration if you’re looking for ways to slow speeding in your neighborhood!
How This Town Builds Affordable Housing Strong Towns 2024-09-11 | #affordablehousing #northcarolina #durham
It’s a smart design. But not a smart placement. Strong Towns 2024-08-30 | Long ago, the traffic engineering profession understood that humans are imperfect and will always make mistakes. The breakaway base is one smart design that helps “forgive” drivers for their mistakes. By falling apart easily, they help make crashes less catastrophic. But have you noticed where we put these devices that we expect drivers to eventually crash into?
Tiny homes could help end the housing crisis Strong Towns 2024-08-19 | Backyard cottages are tiny but mighty, and legalizing them could make a big difference in helping America get out of the Housing Trap.
Benefits of a Bike Bus [EXPLAINED] Strong Towns 2024-08-14 | Raise your hand if you are tired of waiting in the drop-off line every morning just to get your child to school. Or how about if you are tired of seeing that drop-off line snake through your neighborhood, spewing exhaust and taking up precious time for everyone involved? Imagine a world where the majority of kids could safely walk or bike to school. A Bike Bus is just one easy step to get us started. Check out our Local Motive sessions (link in bio) for more steps!
Colorado Called Out on Housing Reform Strong Towns 2024-08-08 | #affordablehousing #colorado #landuse
Why did kids stop walking to school? Strong Towns 2024-08-07 | Imagine a world where the majority of kids could safely walk or bike to school. Uytae Lee, the YouTuber behind the popular “Stories About Here” CBC program is joining us for a live Local Motive session. There he will share his insights, research, and practical strategies for shifting from the norm of endless drop-off lines to more active, healthier, and less expensive options like biking and walking. Join us at the link in our bio!
YIGBY, NIMBY, YIMBY Strong Towns 2024-07-31 | Want to know how Churches can utilize their space to better serve their community? Check out our live Local Motive sessions. Link in bio 😎
Are parking lots killing small business? Strong Towns 2024-07-28 | Are parking lots killing small business?
This old church is now someones home! Strong Towns 2024-07-15 | Buildings often outlive their intended original use- so, are we allowing them to grow?
Want a business like this? Strong Towns 2024-07-12 | How many of you have a business like this in your neighborhood?
safe vs. unsafe crosswalk? Strong Towns 2024-07-11 | What’s the difference between a safe vs. unsafe crosswalk?
Fight speeding with more than just speed bumps Strong Towns 2024-07-05 | Want to fight speeding with more than just speed bumps? Here’s an option
Myth: if you change the zoning code, you’ll lose the neighborhood character Strong Towns 2024-06-26 | Myth: if you change the zoning code, you’ll lose the neighborhood character
Parking spaces vs. better economic value. Which would you rather have? Strong Towns 2024-06-21 | Parking spaces vs. better economic value. Which would you rather have?
It’s the design of the road that controls a drivers speed, not the sign. Strong Towns 2024-06-17 | It’s the design of the road that controls a driver's speed, not the sign.
5 lane roads dont belong in neighborhoods. Join the Strong Towns movement to end dangerous design Strong Towns 2024-06-11 | ...
We Built Isolating Places. Can We Get Out? Strong Towns 2024-06-07 | People are lonely. Is it because we are addicted to our phones, or is that a symptom of larger design choices we made when building our places? We cover some of the general concepts related to social infrastructure an try to evaluate what to do next.Interviews:@studio.leonardo @TypeAshton @flurfdesign @amandamaryanna Video Filmed, Edited and Directed by Mike PasternockStory Producer/Researcher: Seairra JonesBooks Referenced: -Putnam, Robert D. Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community. Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2020. -Oldenburg, Ray. The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community. Berkshire Publishing Group LLC, 2023. -Klinenberg, Eric. Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life. Broadway Books, 2019. -Boyd, Danah. It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens. Yale University Press, 2015. 00:00 Intro01:30 The Social Erosion Begins03:33 Chance Encounters in Third Places06:15 Zillennial or Boomer?08:00 A Lack of Autonomy10:27 Rachel Returns with Footage12:25 Germany and Universal Design14:23 Good and Bad Responses15:29 Well-Meaning, Overbearing17:25 What Do We Do?
Did you know that bike parking could help save lives? Strong Towns 2024-06-05 | Did you know that bike parking could help save lives?
Safe and productive streets are good for everyone 💪 Strong Towns 2024-05-21 | Safe and productive streets are good for everyone 💪
Have you noticed what Jon Jon has noticed? Strong Towns 2024-05-17 | Have you noticed what Jon Jon has noticed?
Wide streets endanger everyone. Even parked cars. Strong Towns 2024-05-09 | Jon Jon here to show us how wide streets endanger everyone. Even parked cars. Did you know that you can meet Jon Jon in person at the National Gathering next week? It’s not too late to grab your ticket!
More housing unlocked ✅ Strong Towns 2024-05-07 | More housing ✔️ Jobs closer to home ✔️ Filling in valuable space ✔️ Economic stability ✔️ + more charm ✔️
