What We're Fighting For in San Diego
Strong Towns San Diego is organizing for lasting change, block by block, budget by budget. Learn about our concrete agenda, organized around the 5 core Strong Towns campaigns.
While we seek important policy outcomes, our primary goal is based on two core philosophies of process and state of mind. We seek to change how every citizen interacts with local government and their neighborhoods by following the Strong Towns Approach and the Strong Towns Approach to Public Investment.
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StreetsThe Idaho Stop: Why Bikers Don’t Stop at Stop Signs and Why They Shouldn’t Have To
Bikes don't stop at all stop signs. Why? Because it's actually safer for them not to have to. A NHTSA study shows that bikes not being required to stop makes biking safer, but only a handful of states permit the practice despite decades of research.
HousingSan Diego's "Spike or Freeze" Housing Problem
A neighborhood can go from two-story single-family homes to a 20-story apartment building—not because it's the best way to add housing, but because our rules make smaller increments difficult or impossible.
PlacemakingWhat is Placemaking?
Finding ways to repurpose underutilized space