Strong Towns PDX
@strongtownspdx.bsky.social
Everyone deserves the opportunity to live a good life in a prospering place.
Join us for a relaxed holiday hangout to celebrate the season – festive attire encouraged! We’ll also have an optional Sip & Swap gift exchange – just bring one small (~$10) wrapped item you love if you’d like to join in the fun!
Thursday, December 11th at 5pm
Lucky Labrador NW (1945 NW Quimby St)
Thursday, December 11th at 5pm
Lucky Labrador NW (1945 NW Quimby St)
November 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Join us for a relaxed holiday hangout to celebrate the season – festive attire encouraged! We’ll also have an optional Sip & Swap gift exchange – just bring one small (~$10) wrapped item you love if you’d like to join in the fun!
Thursday, December 11th at 5pm
Lucky Labrador NW (1945 NW Quimby St)
Thursday, December 11th at 5pm
Lucky Labrador NW (1945 NW Quimby St)
Join us Saturday 9/20 as we transform our public parking spaces towards collective art, joy, education, and relaxation!
September 17, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Join us Saturday 9/20 as we transform our public parking spaces towards collective art, joy, education, and relaxation!
Amidst transit cuts, climate stress, and housing barriers, we continue to gather! Join Strong Towns PDX and friends across the urbanist ecosystem as we come together to build a strong foundation of friendships and joy to sustain us.
July 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Amidst transit cuts, climate stress, and housing barriers, we continue to gather! Join Strong Towns PDX and friends across the urbanist ecosystem as we come together to build a strong foundation of friendships and joy to sustain us.
Stop by this Saturday for an informal hangout to chat and meet other Portlanders interested in the Strong Towns approach.
July 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Stop by this Saturday for an informal hangout to chat and meet other Portlanders interested in the Strong Towns approach.
Join us this Saturday morning for a fun bike ride to the farmers market followed by the monthly hangout!
We have updated the start and pick up locations for the ride.
Shift Link: www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
Route Link: ridewithgps.com/routes/51719...
We have updated the start and pick up locations for the ride.
Shift Link: www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
Route Link: ridewithgps.com/routes/51719...
July 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Join us this Saturday morning for a fun bike ride to the farmers market followed by the monthly hangout!
We have updated the start and pick up locations for the ride.
Shift Link: www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
Route Link: ridewithgps.com/routes/51719...
We have updated the start and pick up locations for the ride.
Shift Link: www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...
Route Link: ridewithgps.com/routes/51719...
We are so back! Strong Towns PDX members are doers that will roll up their sleeves to fix the issues they see on their own blocks. Hear from a member on why this crosswalk was important to mark:
July 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We are so back! Strong Towns PDX members are doers that will roll up their sleeves to fix the issues they see on their own blocks. Hear from a member on why this crosswalk was important to mark:
When you take the base zones and mix in overlay districts, Portland ends up with 779 distinct zones.
July 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
When you take the base zones and mix in overlay districts, Portland ends up with 779 distinct zones.
Also PBOT’s own survey data showed that people like and want this plaza. How was this decision made?
June 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Also PBOT’s own survey data showed that people like and want this plaza. How was this decision made?
One of the core insights of Strong Towns is that streets are a platform for building community wealth. Real, measurable, financial wealth. This plaza treatment, while not perfect, was a potent source of economic development for the city with very little investment required
June 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
One of the core insights of Strong Towns is that streets are a platform for building community wealth. Real, measurable, financial wealth. This plaza treatment, while not perfect, was a potent source of economic development for the city with very little investment required
Strong Towns PDX will host a social afternoon get together on May 29th. Get food at a local business, eat in the plaza, and enjoy coffee or beverages while making new friends!
*Alcoholic drinks must be kept at adjacent Gorges Beer or Moonshot Tavern.*
*Alcoholic drinks must be kept at adjacent Gorges Beer or Moonshot Tavern.*
May 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Strong Towns PDX will host a social afternoon get together on May 29th. Get food at a local business, eat in the plaza, and enjoy coffee or beverages while making new friends!
*Alcoholic drinks must be kept at adjacent Gorges Beer or Moonshot Tavern.*
*Alcoholic drinks must be kept at adjacent Gorges Beer or Moonshot Tavern.*
Join us to work on your Strong Towns elevator pitch!
We'll work together in small groups to craft how we pitch the Strong Towns approach and talk about our group.
We'll work together in small groups to craft how we pitch the Strong Towns approach and talk about our group.
May 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Join us to work on your Strong Towns elevator pitch!
We'll work together in small groups to craft how we pitch the Strong Towns approach and talk about our group.
We'll work together in small groups to craft how we pitch the Strong Towns approach and talk about our group.
Our annual reminder that we don’t need as much pavement as we’re paying for! Let’s make our streets safer and close the gap on the budget deficit by making narrow streets permanent.
February 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Our annual reminder that we don’t need as much pavement as we’re paying for! Let’s make our streets safer and close the gap on the budget deficit by making narrow streets permanent.
Excited to see you all
next Tuesday!
next Tuesday!
February 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Excited to see you all
next Tuesday!
next Tuesday!