My city wants to bulldoze a historic home for more parking. I did the math on what that would actually cost and how much it would really benefit us.
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Take the time to think through what you like and don't like about a given city's streets and you just might learn something.
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Why would this city invest in such an unnecessary transit project? Because it is not a transit investment at all.
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The elements that have made craft breweries successful in American small towns could also spell good news for other industries.
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Gentrification is producing more diverse schools and growing enrollment in Washington, DC.
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Don't let your town be lured in by the big, shiny project. Focus on practical investments you can make to improve your community for the long haul.
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Two teams compete for the title of strongest. Which will get your vote?
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The auto-oriented development pattern is an approach with limited financial upside and lots of downside. How much better does traditional development perform?
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So often, what we call “conversation” is simply each person waiting for their turn to speak rather than truly taking in what is being said.
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Using “urban acupuncture,” we acquire the worst vacant house on each block and renovate it.
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Strong Towns members can get their burning questions answered via a new webcast series.
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The rise of technology is slowly emptying out our malls and business parks. They could be put to better use... if we actually wanted to solve the problem.
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Disneyland may be a completely fake city but the lessons we can learn from it are very real.
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In Celebration, Florida, a lack of smaller lots meant a huge missed opportunity for the town.
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Join us for Round 3 of the Strongest Town Contest by listening to these two interviews with leaders from Pensacola and Kent, then voting for the strongest community.
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Join us for Round 3 of the Strongest Town Contest where two cities face off via podcast interviews with local leaders to determine the strongest.
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In the city of Milwaukee, like so many other communities, it is the poorest residents who bear the brunt of dangerous street design.
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Is your city acting like a moody teenager? Take a deep breath and help shepherd it toward adulthood.
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My small Midwestern town is an ideal place to bike, which makes the whole community more affordable for everyone. And it's not because of protected bike lanes...
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The Strong Towns message is taking hold in St. Louis, MO.
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