Welcome to Hope in Cities!
Welcome to Hope in Cities, a newsletter about urban success stories and tips to make your city better.
You don’t have to look too far if you want to find content bemoaning the state of cities across the West or crushing your hope of making them better.
This newsletter is different.
Every day, changemakers of all kinds are doing the quiet but powerful work that leads to transformation in cities big and small.
City leaders are removing parking requirements and altering zoning.
Developers are building mixed-use, walkable communities with gentle density and transforming the built environment.
Planning departments are changing old-school zoning codes that have crippled their cities for decades.
Concerned citizens and activists are staging powerful and effective tactical urbanism initiatives and lobbying on behalf of those who cannot speak up for themselves.
Urbanists across the world are creating signposts of what a better tomorrow can look like in cities of all sizes, giving us hope for what’s possible in the places we call home.
And every week, we’ll highlight those stories to give you the inspiration and the hope you need to get started in your own community.