Everyone deserves the opportunity to live a good life in a prospering place.

Strong Towns is replacing America's postwar pattern of development, the Suburban Experiment, with a pattern of development that is financially strong and resilient. We advocate for cities of all sizes to be safe, livable and inviting. We believe local government is the highest level of collaboration for people working together in a place, not merely the lowest level in a hierarchy of governments.

Strong Towns has Local Conversations across the country, enabling advocates to connect and transform ideas into action within their own communities.

Learn more about Strong Towns PDX here.

Monthly Meeting

Summer Park Series: Wallace Park

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 • 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Wallace Park Picnic Shelter

NW 25th Ave and Raleigh St, Portland, OR 97210

For June, July, and August, we'll be spending our typical monthly meeting time in our local parks, enjoying the sunshine! And in September, we'll be hosting an installation for Parking Day.

At our first event, join your NW neighbors and friends for a family-friendly evening at Wallace Park!

We'll enjoy an evening of food and drinks, socializing, lawn games, a data walk, and cleaning up our local park. You're welcome to bring food, non-alcoholic drinks, your own utensils/plate/bowl (if possible), a camp chair, picnic blanket, children's activities, and games.

Salmon on Salmon Street Painting Party

Saturday, June 21, 2025 • 4:00 – 7:00 pm
SE Salmon St between 10th & 11th Ave

1006 SE Salmon St, Portland, OR 97214

RSVP here!

We're painting salmon onto Salmon Street!

Southeast Salmon Street is a beautiful Neighborhood Greenway, and we want to make it even better! We're painting a school of salmon swimming up the street. Come hang out with us while we do it at this block party!

Strong Towns PDX is a local neighborhood-based group, and we love small actions to make our city better. This event is a part of City Repair's Village Building Convergence (VBC), and also supported and inspired by the organizers of the Salmon Life Cycle Ride (Pacific Rivers, Save Our Wild Salmon, and GHCC), which will be having a Bike Summer ride on August 5th!

RSVPs appreciated. This is a free event, although we are happy to accept financial support - we'd like to continue adding more salmon and wayfinding to this wonderful greenway! Donate here.

Urbanist Social Hour

Thursday, June 26, 2025 • 4:00 - 7:00 pm
Ankeny Rainbow Road
2720 SE Ankeny St, Portland, OR 97214

Strong Towns PDX will host bike riders, housing and land use nerds, public transit geeks, and all those who like urban planning and design to meet and enjoy a social Thursday together. Get food at local businesses, eat in the plaza, and enjoy coffee or beverages while making new friends.

Monthly Hangout and Bike Ride

PSU Farmers Market Ride - NW Edition

Saturday, June 28, 2025 • 10:30 - 11:15 am
Wallace Park, NW Raleigh & NW 26th

Join us for a slow-paced, all-abilities bike ride from Wallace Park to the PSU Farmers Market. This is an urban ride that will take us on bike lanes and in car traffic lanes. Bring a bike lock to secure your bike at the end of the ride. The ride will end a couple blocks away from the hangout location. Rain or shine!
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Hangout

Saturday, June 28, 2025 • 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Cafe Yumm (PSU Rec Center)
1806 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97209

Stop by for an informal hangout to chat and meet other Portlanders interested in the Strong Towns approach.