The Bottom-Up Revolution
This podcast features stories of the Strong Towns movement in action. Hosted by Tiffany Owens Reed, it’s all about how regular people have stepped up to make their communities more economically resilient, and how others can implement these ideas in their own places. We’ll talk about taking concrete action steps, connecting with fellow advocates to build power, and surviving the bumps along the way—all in the pursuit of creating stronger towns.
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Episodes (139)
The Missing Ingredient in Great Placemaking
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The Goldilocks Problem Behind City Taxes
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The Co-Living Exchange Pairing Students and Seniors
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They Want to Pave Old San Juan for Parking
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This Artist Is Secretly Fixing Potholes With Mosaics
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The Website Mapping America’s Third Places
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Local Change Doesn’t Require a Big Crowd
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The Sidewalk Joy Changing Portland’s Sidewalks
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The Unexpected Value of a Walking Tour
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These Backyards Don’t Need Suburbia
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The New Brutally Honest City Simulator
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Who Pays When the Highway Gets Bigger?
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Why City Hall Is So Hard to Navigate
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Can a Front Yard Bring the Village Back?
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Car Ownership Versus the Promise of Convenience
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Where Did the Village Go?
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Your City Said It Wants Public Input, Now What?
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The Vacancy Problem Artists Can Help Solve
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Can Your City Answer This Sidewalk Question?
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Could These Parking Spaces Be Homes?
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A Student-Built Map Exposing New York's Worst Landlords
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What Pickleball Revealed in a Rural Town
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Running for Office Without a Political Background
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The Housing Choices Cities Are Missing
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Strong Towns and the Art of Repair
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The First Strong Towns Member
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Building Community On Church Land Again
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The Lane That Kept Bringing Crashes
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Small‑Town Housing, Big Feelings
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Students Who Got a Sidewalk Built in 14 Days
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Listening Your Way Into Local Change
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Spokane, Washington Is Betting on Buses, Benches, and Fourplexes
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When a Tornado Hit Main Street
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The Missing Middle Has a Missing Industry
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Rerun: Breaking Down Barriers to Local Food
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Walk Your Neighborhood Like Jane Jacobs
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Can Safer Streets Start With a Video Game?
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Lancaster’s Locals, Newcomers, and Streets Working Together
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Why Public Spaces Fail After the Ribbon Cutting
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Ohio’s Traffic Granny Takes On Dangerous Neighborhood Streets
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Rethinking New Neighborhoods Between Big Plans And Incremental Change
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Becoming the Sidewalk Lady in Athens Ohio
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Defying Deficit Narratives with Youth Pilot Projects
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Tree Canopies, Safe Speeds, and a Council Seat
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Why Cities Need Community Led Crash Analysis Studios
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Restarting a Strong Towns Local Conversation
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How Madison Turned Small Experiments Into Safer Streets
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From Parklets To Pilots, Sheboygan Reclaims Its Streets
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From ADUs To Improv Chicago Builds Stronger Streets
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Inside West Allis's Playbook for Stronger Local Economies
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