As you may have heard, Chuck Marohn is spending much of this fall on the road, visiting dozens of communities around the United States and Canada. We’re calling it the Strong America Tour.

This tour is a way for us to talk about the new Strong Towns book and grow the Strong Towns movement. But, just as important, it’s an opportunity for Chuck and other Strong Towns staff to meet people who are putting the Strong Towns movement to work in their own communities.

These are people like you—people of passion, purpose, and creativity, who deeply love their places. We always knew you were out there. But it’s not often that we get to put faces to names, to meet people in person, to hear their stories, and to see their neighborhoods firsthand.

We’ve started to capture some of these stories on Facebook and Twitter, using the hashtag #HumansOfStrongTowns.

The name was inspired by Humans of New York, a moving project started by a guy name by Brandon Stanton. Stanton publishes portraits of people he meets on the streets of New York, along with quotes and stories about their lives. New York is obviously a huge city, with a population of more than 8 million. But by capturing particular people and particular moments, Humans of New York reminds us that all 8 million of those people have unique stories. That they have pasts and presents and hopes for the future. That we all do.

Similarly, this Strong America Tour has personalized the Strong Towns movement for us. Through our articles, podcasts, events, and social media, we reach more than 1.5 million people per year. Over the next several months, if you follow us on social media, you’ll start to meet some of the real-life folks behind the abstract analytics.

Come connect with us on Facebook and Twitter, and then check in with the hashtag #HumansOfStrongTowns.

Here are a few we’ve posted already: