Influencers
Resources and Information that influence small town research
Books, blogs, vlogs, pod casts and other media that have influenced smalltownresearch.org
Strong Towns 101 - video recording of the basics
Pod casts: Strong Towns, Bottom Up Revolution, Upzoned
Verdunity website
Go Cultivate pod cast
Books
Walkable City & Walkable City Rules - How Downtown can Save America One Step at a Time by Jeff Speck
Our Towns - A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America by James Fallows and Deborah Fallows
Strong Towns & Confessions of a Recovering Engineer by Charles Marohn
The Color of Law - A Forgotten History of how our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein
This Is Where You Belong - The Art and Science of Loving the Place you Live by Melody Warnick
Happy City - Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design by Charles Montgomery
Confessions of a Recovering Engineer by Charles Marohn
TV Shows
Still Standing (series)
A Canadian television series (a hybrid comedy and reality series), the program features actor and comedian Jonny Harris. In each episode, Harris travels to small Canadian communities which are financially struggling but "still standing" and spends time getting to know the residents and their lifestyles. At the end of the trip, Harris performs a stand-up comedy show for the town's residents, into which he integrates some of his newfound insights about life in their community.
Abandoned (documentary series)
Skateboarder Rick McCrank explores abandoned places with the people who love them long after the lights have gone out.
Good Bones (series)
Mother Daughter team flipping abandoned houses in Indianapolis, helping to rejuvenate neighborhoods
Home Town (series)
Erin and Ben Napier renovate houses in the historic district of Laurel, Mississippi