How to Solve a Parking Problem Without Breaking the Bank

Lockport, Illinois, won our 2021 Strongest Town contest—chosen by you, our readers—because they demonstrated just how much local leaders there have adopted a Strong Towns approach to urban development. That approach, it must be emphasized, is not a final destination: it’s not about having solved all your city’s problems, but about how you go about solving them. It’s about iterating on success, asking not, “How do we solve this problem forever?” but, “What’s the next, best small thing we can do?”