Affiliated Organizations
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Strong Towns seeks to replace America’s post-war pattern of development, the Suburban Experiment, with a pattern of development that is financially strong and resilient. They advocate for cities of all sizes to be safe, livable, and inviting. They work to elevate local government to be the highest level of collaboration for people working together in a place, not merely the lowest level in a hierarchy of governments.
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America’s cities, suburbs, and towns are experiencing a crushing housing shortage. Welcoming Neighbors Network empowers local advocates to fix it. Because every community needs welcoming neighbors.
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The Parking Reform Network educates the public about the impact of parking policy on climate change, equity, housing, and traffic.
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Homes4WA is a growing network of advocates and neighbors from across Washington state. They represent a wide range of communities, sectors, and issue areas. They are joining forces to advance state-level solutions to increase housing stability for all Washingtonians, increase state investments in affordable homes, and support abundant home choices in our cities, near jobs, services, and transit.
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America Walks is leading the way in advancing walkable, equitable, connected, and accessible places in every community across the U.S. They are the national voice for public spaces that allow people to safely walk and move.
Local Partners
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Eastside Urbanism is an informal organization of people talkin’ about our built environment on Seattle's Eastside!
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Futurewise works throughout Washington state to encourage healthy, equitable and opportunity-rich communities, and to protect our most valuable farmlands, forests and water resources through wise land use policies and practices.
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Kirkland Greenways is dedicated to promoting safe streets for everyone. They believe that an effective transportation system provides access for people of all ages and abilities.
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Move Redmond works to win streets, trails, and transit that make Redmond more accessible and inclusive. Their mission is to expand mobility options for workers to support economic development and livability in and around Redmond.
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The Urbanist examines urban policy and advocates to improve cities and quality of life in the Puget Sound region. Urbanism is about building outstanding communities. Successful urbanism values accessibility, equity, civic engagement, health, safety, and prosperity.
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The mission of Bothellites for People-Oriented Places (BO-POP) is to use constructive civic engagement to create more connected, walkable places, safer streets, more housing choices, to seek more equitable land use, to reduce auto-centric city planning, to prioritize financially productive places over unproductive sprawl, and to re-think development codes.
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Complete Streets Bellevue envisions an equitable Bellevue with a transportation network that encourages safe, accessible, and sustainable travel by prioritizing people who walk, bike, roll, and take transit.
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Eastside For All’s mission is to transform East King County into a place where racial, economic, and social justice are made possible for communities of color. They do this by focusing on the local systemic changes required in our policies, practices, relationships, and investments.