Strong Towns

Last May, the grassroots advocacy group commissioned an artist to paint 15 circus-themed murals connecting the Bloomington Public Library and the McLean County Museum of History. The member organization will do the same thing this summer to celebrate the centennial of Route 66.

Strong Towns Blono leaders have researched several design ideas for how to develop the south end of Downtown Bloomington, especially in rebuilding on the soon-to-be demolished Front N Center building site.

The civic organization Strong Towns BloNo will host a screening of the 2023 documentary based on Harvard University professor Robert Putnam's "Bowling Alone."

A draft McLean County Land Use Plan is getting pushback from various stakeholders. Regional Planning Commission staff now say they'll change the process.

Fifteen colorful circus-theme sidewalk murals connect downtown to the Bloomington Public Library. A celebration is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, May 31, at the library.

One of the most influential thought-leaders in urban development — Chuck Marohn from Strong Towns — is offering some words of wisdom to his acolytes in Bloomington-Normal.

The outlook is not good for the nation's cities if current trends continue.That's according to Charles Marohn Jr., the author of the new book "Strong…