A membership-powered movement for financially resilient cities
Strong Towns
Strong Towns is a nonprofit movement dedicated to helping cities, towns, and neighborhoods break free from the postwar pattern of development that looks like growth but quietly drains public finances. Rather than pushing for top-down policy overhauls, Strong Towns focuses on understanding how places actually work financially — and making a case for incremental, bottom-up approaches that create lasting resilience.
Members are the backbone of the movement. They come from all walks of life — concerned residents, city staff, elected officials, planners, and engineers — united by a shared belief that their communities deserve better. Through media, tools, local groups, and peer connection, Strong Towns equips members to see the challenges fac...
Outcomes
- Understand why your city's finances are fragile
- Take local action to build a stronger community
- Connect with advocates working on the same issues
- Apply the Strong Towns approach in your own place
What's included?
Exclusive Briefings & Livestreams
Invitations to exclusive briefings and livestreams with the Strong Towns team and movement leaders.
Early Access
Early access to new resources, courses, and reports before they're released to the general public.
Member-Only Opportunities
Opportunities to test new tools and directly shape ideas being developed by the Strong Towns team.
Movement Connection
A stronger connection to the work and the people building the future of North American cities and towns.
Community Recognition
Recognition within the member community as a committed partner in the Strong Towns movement.
Who is this for?
- Residents who care about their city's future and want to do something about it
- Local government staff, elected officials, and community organizers
- Planners, engineers, and urban professionals looking for a better approach
- Anyone who wants to connect with a national network of like-minded advocates
About the creator
Charles Marohn
Founder & President of Strong Towns | Civil Engineer & Urban Planner
I'm Chuck Marohn — founder and president of Strong Towns, a nonprofit movement working to rebuild the way cities grow. With a background in civil engineering and urban planning, I spent years working on development projects before realizing that the...
