Rural Resurrection

Embrace Remote Workers

COVID-19 had a number of wide-ranging impacts on the world. One of the biggest long-term impacts is on the mobility of our workforce. We were quickly forced to figure out… Read more »

Be Different, Be Different, Be Different

Recently, I came across this tweet. Portland, Oregon, is well known for its “Keep Portland Wierd” slogan. They’re different and not ashamed of it. In fact, they are proud of… Read more »

Destination Towns: Lindsborg, Kansas

Destination Towns is a relatively new series on Rural Resurrection. These towns are unique and boldly different, towns that stick out in a crowd and draw people in rather than… Read more »

Active Mobility Planning

In my early years in the planning profession, I was involved in a few bicycle and pedestrian plans and reviewed many more. But much like everything else, these plans have… Read more »

Scoping for Successful Implementation

This January Rural Resurrection is celebrating the fifth annual National Implementation Month! So let the festivities begin! To map a path ahead it is important to scope for your implementation… Read more »

Implementation Month: Don’t Reinvent the Wheel

This January Rural Resurrection is celebrating the fifth annual National Implementation Month! So let the festivities begin! But where do you start? One aspect to remember in implementation is “don’t… Read more »

National Implementation Month 2025

Happy National Implementation Month!! This year’s National Implementation Month is the 5th annual celebration of getting things done! Half a decade and still no Presidential Declaration? Odd, I know. Maybe… Read more »

Looking Back on 2024

This year was busy for Rural Resurrection. It was full of firsts, traditional favorites, and quite a bit of exploring. Although the year flew by, this blog covered a wide… Read more »

Example Architectural Design Guidelines to Explore

In our fourth and final post about design guidelines, we’re going to go through a few examples of design guidelines. Hopefully, these guidelines spark your interest and give you ideas… Read more »

Implementing Design Guidelines

In our third and final post of four about design guidelines, we’re going to discuss implementing design guidelines. Even if you’ve created a great set of design guidelines, they are… Read more »