Rural Resurrection

Become a Trail Town

With any luck, when this post is published, I’ll be in Carroll, Iowa. Sitting in a chair, sipping on a tasty beverage, and waiting for my team to ride into… Read more »

RAGBRAI ’23 is Coming!

Do you hear that? That distant rumble is the beginning of the convergence of hordes of bicyclists upon Iowa. Once again, I’ll be escorting the Buff Riders on their journey… Read more »

How to Start an Adopt-A-Road Program

You’ve seen them before, large signs along a roadway that state that this section of roadway has been adopted by an organization. You may have even witnessed a cleanup event… Read more »

The Pop-Up Placemaking Tool Kit

There’s a placemaking tool kit available to those who are working on such initiatives in their communities. Interestingly enough, the source for this tool kit is not an organization that… Read more »

Curbside Appeal of Your Town’s Front Door

While attending the Nebraska Planning Conference this spring I had the chance to listen to a keynote speech from Ed McMahon of Urban Land Institute (@UrbanLandInst). It was a great… Read more »

Book Review: “Rural Areas in Transition”

Book Reviews are a new category of post on Rural Resurrection. As the name suggests, Book Reviews takes a look at books that have a rural subject, or provides commentary… Read more »

Memorial Day: North Bend Memorial Park

Each year we take a day to remember those who died in active military service. Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday in May as flags line our streets… Read more »

Main Street’s Housing Guidebook for Local Leaders

Those of you who follow Rural Resurrection’s Twitter account (@ruralresurrect), know that I tend to follow Main Street America’s Twitter feed (@NatlMainStreet) quite closely. In fact, if you looked at… Read more »

AARP Helping with Missing Middle Housing

One of the many takeaways from the APA National Conference in Philadelphia this year was AARP’s investment in planning. I’ve already mentioned their desire to fund good placemaking efforts. But… Read more »

Know Your Midwest Housing Styles

Every rural community has a wide range of housing styles. Many times the styles of your housing stock are based purely on what style was prevalent during the time period… Read more »