Looking for the perfect present for that person in your life who’s obsessed with making your city stronger? Or, let’s be real: are you just looking for something good to read or watch as you settle into a holiday vacation?
Today, Upzoned host Kea Wilson brings you a solo, all-Downzone episode featuring her five favorite Strong Towns-adjacent reads (and one favorite watch) of the year. From the short works of Jane Jacobs to a nonfiction epic about Americans who live out of their cars and beyond, this list runs the gamut—and we hope you leave your recs in the comments, too.
Time to Tear Down L.A. Freeways?
Small Towns are Dying. Can They Be Saved?
A Divided America Is Experiencing Very Different Pandemics
If the revolution came to your town, would people know where to go?
Can a High-Speed Rail Network Electrify the U.S. Economy?
Dam Shame
Smart Cities: "Are we creating solutions looking for problems?"
Is Your City Willing to Be Flexible So Small Businesses Can Survive?
COVID-19 Is Teaching Us How to Fix Our Traffic Problem. Are We Listening?
What Types of Places Might See a Post-Pandemic Renaissance? It Won't Be the Suburbs.
When Will Your City Feel the Fiscal Impact of COVID-19?
What Happens When a Third of U.S. Tenants Don’t Pay Rent?
“The Worst Possible Thing We Can Do With This Money”
Bicycles Shine During a Pandemic
How the Coronavirus Is Exposing the Fragility of Our Economy
"The Worst Planning Mistake in Minneapolis History"
Should Mayors Be Visionaries?
Will Kansas City Actually Offer Free Transit? Should It?
Why Housing Is “The Wickedest of Wicked Problems”
Closing the Doors on the "Bad Party" in Lake Wylie, South Carolina
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