Rural Resurrection

The Iconic Downtown of Salina, Kansas

Last summer, I had the chance to take a road trip that was quite rewarding. I was able to take in many great small towns throughout Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri…. Read more »

International Placemaking Week 2025

In 2016, the Project for Public Spaces (@PPS_Placemaking) started the International Placemaking Week conference. Since then, the conference has been an on-and-off-again event, but when held, it has drawn over… Read more »

APA NPC ’25 – Denver – The Aftermath

The APA National Planning Conference (NPC ’25) was quite the event his year. For five days, planning nerds from around the nation (and the world) descended on the Mile High… Read more »

Memorial Day: Heartland Veterans Memorial Park

Each year we take a day to honor and mourn the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Memorial Day is observed on the… Read more »

ADUs Work for Small Towns Too

One topic that has not yet been addressed on Rural Resurrection is Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). According to the American Planning Association (APA) an ADU is: “…a smaller, independent residential… Read more »

The Housing Supply Accelerator Playbook

May is Affordable Housing Month. Rural Resurrection continues to explore ways to help communities provide safe, decent, affordable housing. Last year, at this time, I reported on a new initiative that… Read more »

Affordable Housing Month 2025

The month of May is Affordable Housing Month. Rural Resurrection continues to look at ways to help communities to provide safe, decent, affordable housing. For the past few years, I… Read more »

University of Minnesota is Assisting Agritourism

Agritourism is a realm that I’ve talked quite a bit about in the past, but not as much over the past year. Still, it remains quite an option to draw… Read more »

Celebrate Trails Day

The fourth Saturday of April is quickly drawing more attention on people’s calendars. On this day each year is Celebrate Trails Day, an annual celebration of the nation’s trails. Started… Read more »

2025 Nebraska Planning Conference – The Aftermath

Though the weather made this year’s conference quite challenging, attendees of the 2025 Nebraska Planning Conference have left better trained to deal with the planning and zoning issues in their… Read more »