States, cities, and metropolitan regions should compete on the underlying strength of their communities — not on public handouts to private business.
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Your town isn’t a dress rehearsal. This is it, folks.
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Most public-private partnerships are merely public handouts by a different name. Here's how to avoid that.
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A small amount of support goes a long way toward helping communities become safer and more accessible for everyone.
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Our urban environments subtly (and sometimes not so subtly) tell us whether we should spend time in them or leave, whether we should walk through them or drive. We can design our cities with this messaging in mind.
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Texting while driving is a very real problem. The cause of the problem, however, isn’t recklessness but an incorrect perception of safety on behalf of drivers who feel little risk in texting.
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There is no amount of signage or cops patrolling that will eliminate the problem of dangerous design. We have to address the root cause.
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Applications are now open for #StrongestTown 2018.
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A breakthrough design on La Jolla Boulevard in San Diego cuts crashes by 90 percent and gives local business a big boost.
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In the last 10 years, the number of breweries in America has increased sixfold.
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Simple steps could make life much easier for people on foot. Why aren't our cities taking them?
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A review of the White House infrastructure plan reveals a few rough spots, but also a lot to like.
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10 years after beginning Strong Towns, founder and president Charles Marohn reflects on how this movement began, starting in 2008.
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From the individual citizen to the federal bureaucrat, we need to start having a fundamentally different conversation about how we build our shared living spaces.
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Changing minds isn’t easy, but it’s one of the most powerful things you can do to make your town stronger. Here's how to get started.
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We're on a smoother ride to the same general, crappy destination.
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Millennials are incredibly resourceful, adaptable, and entrepreneurial, and many of them are pursuing unique and creative ways to affordably obtain that highly-desired urban lifestyle with kids.
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Charles Marohn recently did an interview with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.
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It's not what you think. Today, tossing the keys often means freedom, not infirmity.
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