Urbanist Book Club: Strong Towns

City design and investments should evolve to meet the community’s needs, remain financially solvent, and support maintenance of existing infrastructure. We explore how these ideas apply, or could apply, to Little Rock.

Invest in How People Use Little Rock

How can we change our approach to public investment so we succeed in building stronger, more resilient places? Invest in how people use the city. Observe where it is not working and what we can do to fix it. Focus efforts here.

A Happy City Values Everyone’s Experience

First Urbanist Book Club sessions were focused on the book Happy City by Charles Montgomery. “By spending resources and designing cities in a way that values everyone’s experience, life can get easier and more pleasant for everyone.”

Launch of the Pedal Party – Season 3!

Picture this: It’s Monday evening and there are joyful people of all ages, wearing different styles of clothing, with bikes, scooters, bike-trailers covered in colorful lights.

Introducing the Downtown Little Rock Master Plan

What would you like to see in Downtown Little Rock to make it a place where people were able to easily get around to go to work, enjoy natural spaces, run errands, spend time with friends, connect and contribute to a thriving city and urban core?

Progress on the Markham Street Road Diet

You may have heard that the City recently approved funding for the Markham Street Road Diet, which will improve walkability along Markham Street from Woodrow Street to Brown Street! https://youtu.be/rNPQ7S_dQXk?feature=shared Back in 2018, StudioMain hosted PopUp in the Rock on Markham Street to reimagine this corridor to be more welcoming to people who walk, bike, […]