Strong Towns Huntsville
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Creating a safer, more sustainable, and stronger Huntsville Alabama.
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This is how you benefit from improved public transit in Huntsville
Improvements to Huntsville Transit will benefit you even if you never plan to take the bus.
Improvements to Huntsville Transit will benefit you even if you never plan to take the bus.
This is how you benefit from improved public transit in Huntsville
Improvements to Huntsville Transit will benefit you even if you never plan to take the bus.
strongtownshuntsville.org
December 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This is how you benefit from improved public transit in Huntsville
Improvements to Huntsville Transit will benefit you even if you never plan to take the bus.
Improvements to Huntsville Transit will benefit you even if you never plan to take the bus.
The city of Huntsville has an active youtube channel! Here they are promoting the transit system
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na-A...
What's in Your Orbit? Your Guide to Riding Huntsville Transit
YouTube video by huntsvillecity
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December 27, 2025 at 5:40 AM
The city of Huntsville has an active youtube channel! Here they are promoting the transit system
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na-A...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na-A...
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“Pairing free buses with paid parking says we value people in motion more than cars at rest,” writes Nicolas Rohatyn.
Opinion | The Way to Pay for Free Buses Is to End Free Parking
Free buses would be transformative not only for riders, but for the ecosystem of the city as a whole.
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December 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“Pairing free buses with paid parking says we value people in motion more than cars at rest,” writes Nicolas Rohatyn.
This section of church street was closed today for Big Spring Jingle and it was a fun time for my family and others! I hope we can get this section of church street permanently closed to car traffic so we can expand the park and make it safer for kids to play.
December 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This section of church street was closed today for Big Spring Jingle and it was a fun time for my family and others! I hope we can get this section of church street permanently closed to car traffic so we can expand the park and make it safer for kids to play.
Citizens' Climate Lobby Huntsville chapter is having a meetup today. Come check them our at 6pm at Stovehouse today
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CCL Huntsville Holiday Hangout, Wed, Dec 17, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
**December holiday social at StoveHouse**
*Hi Huntsville. Instead of our December chapter meeting, we will have an in-person, casual holiday gathering on this date at [Sto
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December 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Citizens' Climate Lobby Huntsville chapter is having a meetup today. Come check them our at 6pm at Stovehouse today
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Huntsville city planner talking about missing middle and how we keep housing affordable www.npr.org/2025/12/15/n...
Can American cities grow AND stay affordable? : The Indicator from Planet Money
Cities like Austin and Atlanta used to top lists of places people moved to looking for relatively affordable places to live. Until, one day, they weren’t that affordable. On today’s show, how a low co...
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December 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Huntsville city planner talking about missing middle and how we keep housing affordable www.npr.org/2025/12/15/n...
These are the roads in Huntsville that have seen the largest pedestrian safety improvements
Huntsville has slowly invested more in making streets safer.
Huntsville has slowly invested more in making streets safer.
These are the roads in Huntsville that have seen the largest pedestrian safety improvements
Huntsville has slowly invested more in making streets safer.
strongtownshuntsville.org
December 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
These are the roads in Huntsville that have seen the largest pedestrian safety improvements
Huntsville has slowly invested more in making streets safer.
Huntsville has slowly invested more in making streets safer.
Reminder: Next meetup is December 13th 11am at Mason Dixon Bakery & Bistro
This meetup I'll be bringing informational papers and flyers to help education people on what Strong Towns stands for. We'll discuss goals for the group and actions needed to take to complete these goals.We're also looking…
This meetup I'll be bringing informational papers and flyers to help education people on what Strong Towns stands for. We'll discuss goals for the group and actions needed to take to complete these goals.We're also looking…
Reminder: Next meetup is December 13th 11am at Mason Dixon Bakery & Bistro
This meetup I'll be bringing informational papers and flyers to help education people on what Strong Towns stands for. We'll discuss goals for the group and actions needed to take to complete these goals.We're also looking for a 2nd leader and more people to write articles for the website. Come by to eat and discuss what changes you want to see in Huntsville's urban design and how to achieve those changes.
strongtownshuntsville.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Reminder: Next meetup is December 13th 11am at Mason Dixon Bakery & Bistro
This meetup I'll be bringing informational papers and flyers to help education people on what Strong Towns stands for. We'll discuss goals for the group and actions needed to take to complete these goals.We're also looking…
This meetup I'll be bringing informational papers and flyers to help education people on what Strong Towns stands for. We'll discuss goals for the group and actions needed to take to complete these goals.We're also looking…
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Huntsville Urbanism Update November 2025
Housing, roads, and transit see a lot of funding in November.
Housing, roads, and transit see a lot of funding in November.
Huntsville Urbanism Update November 2025
Housing, roads, and transit see a lot of funding in November.
strongtownshuntsville.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Huntsville Urbanism Update November 2025
Housing, roads, and transit see a lot of funding in November.
Housing, roads, and transit see a lot of funding in November.
Does Huntsville have enough parking? These photos show we have too much.
Excessive parking can be very costly.
Excessive parking can be very costly.
Does Huntsville have enough parking? These photos show we have too much.
Excessive parking can be very costly.
strongtownshuntsville.org
November 29, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Does Huntsville have enough parking? These photos show we have too much.
Excessive parking can be very costly.
Excessive parking can be very costly.
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Tomorrow is #BlackFridayParking!
Join us in highlighting why costly mandatory parking requirements are unnecessary by showcasing all the excess parking on the busiest shopping day of the year.
Take some pics and post them with the #BlackFridayParking tag!
parkingreform.org/2025/11/19/b...
Join us in highlighting why costly mandatory parking requirements are unnecessary by showcasing all the excess parking on the busiest shopping day of the year.
Take some pics and post them with the #BlackFridayParking tag!
parkingreform.org/2025/11/19/b...
Black Friday Parking - Parking Reform Network
The idea is simple: showcase that even on the busiest shopping day of the year, plenty of parking spaces remain unused, supposedly when demand is at its peak.
parkingreform.org
November 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Tomorrow is #BlackFridayParking!
Join us in highlighting why costly mandatory parking requirements are unnecessary by showcasing all the excess parking on the busiest shopping day of the year.
Take some pics and post them with the #BlackFridayParking tag!
parkingreform.org/2025/11/19/b...
Join us in highlighting why costly mandatory parking requirements are unnecessary by showcasing all the excess parking on the busiest shopping day of the year.
Take some pics and post them with the #BlackFridayParking tag!
parkingreform.org/2025/11/19/b...
Happy thanksgiving!
If you go out tomorrow for Black Friday, please take photos of the parking lot. Odds are, the parking lots on the largest shopping day of the year won't be filled up to capacity. Taking photos will help show how unnecessary parking minimum laws are and how much space is wasted.
If you go out tomorrow for Black Friday, please take photos of the parking lot. Odds are, the parking lots on the largest shopping day of the year won't be filled up to capacity. Taking photos will help show how unnecessary parking minimum laws are and how much space is wasted.
November 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Happy thanksgiving!
If you go out tomorrow for Black Friday, please take photos of the parking lot. Odds are, the parking lots on the largest shopping day of the year won't be filled up to capacity. Taking photos will help show how unnecessary parking minimum laws are and how much space is wasted.
If you go out tomorrow for Black Friday, please take photos of the parking lot. Odds are, the parking lots on the largest shopping day of the year won't be filled up to capacity. Taking photos will help show how unnecessary parking minimum laws are and how much space is wasted.
Going to google maps, you can see exactly why small painted bike lanes around Huntsville are not effective at protecting cyclists. Bike lanes without a buffer or barrier are little different than no bike lane at all.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Going to google maps, you can see exactly why small painted bike lanes around Huntsville are not effective at protecting cyclists. Bike lanes without a buffer or barrier are little different than no bike lane at all.
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There has been a lot of work done to improve walkability in the past 6 years. In short, circled is the areas seeing the most amount of mix-used walkable development, greenways, and high quality bike lanes. Primarily downtown, Lowe Mill area, and Stovehouse/campus 805 area.
November 19, 2025 at 4:37 AM
There has been a lot of work done to improve walkability in the past 6 years. In short, circled is the areas seeing the most amount of mix-used walkable development, greenways, and high quality bike lanes. Primarily downtown, Lowe Mill area, and Stovehouse/campus 805 area.
Growth AND affordability is possible, and Huntsville proves that.
“We’re seeing double-digit growth in pending and closed sales across the region,” realtor Matt Curtis told AL.com. “Huntsville even earned a perfect affordability score of 100 ”
“We’re seeing double-digit growth in pending and closed sales across the region,” realtor Matt Curtis told AL.com. “Huntsville even earned a perfect affordability score of 100 ”
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November 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Growth AND affordability is possible, and Huntsville proves that.
“We’re seeing double-digit growth in pending and closed sales across the region,” realtor Matt Curtis told AL.com. “Huntsville even earned a perfect affordability score of 100 ”
“We’re seeing double-digit growth in pending and closed sales across the region,” realtor Matt Curtis told AL.com. “Huntsville even earned a perfect affordability score of 100 ”
If you drive from Huntsville to Atlanta, you may have seen this road was redesigned a few years ago.
This is by far the worst bike lane I have ever seen. Whats even the point?
This is by far the worst bike lane I have ever seen. Whats even the point?
November 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
If you drive from Huntsville to Atlanta, you may have seen this road was redesigned a few years ago.
This is by far the worst bike lane I have ever seen. Whats even the point?
This is by far the worst bike lane I have ever seen. Whats even the point?
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And how much Transportation is hidden in the other categories? What portion of Housing costs is the garage under your apartment building? What portion of Food is the sea of parking surrounding the supermarket? What portion of Healthcare is car-related injury and respiratory disease?
Transportation costs are the second largest burden on American family budgets (17%), after housing (33%)!
To address the affordability crisis, we must create cities with abundant housing of all types (subsidized, social, coop, market rate) and make walking, biking, and taking transit convenient.
To address the affordability crisis, we must create cities with abundant housing of all types (subsidized, social, coop, market rate) and make walking, biking, and taking transit convenient.
November 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
And how much Transportation is hidden in the other categories? What portion of Housing costs is the garage under your apartment building? What portion of Food is the sea of parking surrounding the supermarket? What portion of Healthcare is car-related injury and respiratory disease?
Looked into the property tax history of some areas in Huntsville and this was the best example I could find of the lost potential revenue free surface parking creates. This area lost some parking, but now generates an additional $700,000 in yearly revenue.
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Looked into the property tax history of some areas in Huntsville and this was the best example I could find of the lost potential revenue free surface parking creates. This area lost some parking, but now generates an additional $700,000 in yearly revenue.
One Table is one of my favorite events in Huntsville. Its an opportunity to come together with others in the city and have a conversation with delicious free food. Join us and be sure to let people know about Strong Towns!
www.villageofpromise.org/onetablehunt...
www.villageofpromise.org/onetablehunt...
One Table Huntsville | Village of Promise
Village of Promise host the annual One Table Huntsville event the Monday before the Thanksgiving holiday - the FREE city-wide meal is held in downtown Huntsville in Big Spring Park. VoP aims to unite ...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
One Table is one of my favorite events in Huntsville. Its an opportunity to come together with others in the city and have a conversation with delicious free food. Join us and be sure to let people know about Strong Towns!
www.villageofpromise.org/onetablehunt...
www.villageofpromise.org/onetablehunt...
The "Before" looks just like Bob Wallace where Morris Elementary is. These road changes can and should be made. I have seen multiple close calls already in front of the school because of the unsafe design of the road.
Having a four-lane, 40-mph road next to an elementary school is a recipe for disaster. Fortunately, residents of Cedar Park, Texas, recently got the design of this street changed so students can get to school safely.
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The "Before" looks just like Bob Wallace where Morris Elementary is. These road changes can and should be made. I have seen multiple close calls already in front of the school because of the unsafe design of the road.
Thank you everyone for coming out tonight! We had an incredible first public meeting! Our next meeting is December 13th 11am at Mason Dixon Bakery & Bistro.
November 8, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Thank you everyone for coming out tonight! We had an incredible first public meeting! Our next meeting is December 13th 11am at Mason Dixon Bakery & Bistro.
Strong Towns meetup on November 7th!
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Strong Towns meetup on November 7th!
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November 7, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Strong Towns meetup on November 7th!
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Huntsville Urbanism Update October 2025
A lot has happened this month, and I was gone for the weekend, so this update is a few days late. Huntsville approves construction of greenway in south HuntsvilleGreenways continue to expand, this time a 1.5 mile connection between Green Cove Road/Buxton…
A lot has happened this month, and I was gone for the weekend, so this update is a few days late. Huntsville approves construction of greenway in south HuntsvilleGreenways continue to expand, this time a 1.5 mile connection between Green Cove Road/Buxton…
Huntsville Urbanism Update October 2025
A lot has happened this month, and I was gone for the weekend, so this update is a few days late. Huntsville approves construction of greenway in south HuntsvilleGreenways continue to expand, this time a 1.5 mile connection between Green Cove Road/Buxton Road and Hobbs Road/Redstone Road. City approves partnership to expand affordable housing in northwest HuntsvilleUnless I'm misunderstanding, the city made a press release to announce they are building an affordable home.
strongtownshuntsville.org
November 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Huntsville Urbanism Update October 2025
A lot has happened this month, and I was gone for the weekend, so this update is a few days late. Huntsville approves construction of greenway in south HuntsvilleGreenways continue to expand, this time a 1.5 mile connection between Green Cove Road/Buxton…
A lot has happened this month, and I was gone for the weekend, so this update is a few days late. Huntsville approves construction of greenway in south HuntsvilleGreenways continue to expand, this time a 1.5 mile connection between Green Cove Road/Buxton…
Went to take photos of the new bike lane and thought "Its nice its buffered, but it being a protected bike lane would be even better. Wonder how I could turn it into a protected bike lane" And then I come up to this. Bike lane is now cleared and now partially protected :P
November 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Went to take photos of the new bike lane and thought "Its nice its buffered, but it being a protected bike lane would be even better. Wonder how I could turn it into a protected bike lane" And then I come up to this. Bike lane is now cleared and now partially protected :P