It’s not just those who work in or with local government who have something to offer to the Strong Towns movement. Our work touches on deeper questions of how we live in community, and this is why we seek to learn from psychologists, philosophers, historians, and—in one classic 2013 podcast interview—even a religious scholar.
Read MoreCity officials often ask, “What target price point for new homes will ensure that we can balance our books?” Here’s why they’re asking the wrong question.
Read MoreRound 2 of #StrongestTown is here. Check out these gorgeous photos and testimonials, and then you tell us: which four strong North American cities should advance to the semifinals?
Read MoreCast your vote! Who should advance to the Semifinal Round in the fourth annual Strongest Town Contest?!
Read MoreCast your vote! Who should advance to the Semifinal Round in the fourth annual Strongest Town Contest?!
Read MoreCast your vote! Who should advance to the Semifinal Round in the fourth annual Strongest Town Contest?!
Read MoreCast your vote! Who should advance to the Semifinal Round in the fourth annual Strongest Town Contest?!
Read MoreLast week, we announced the biggest news in the Strong Towns universe in a long time: our founder wrote a book. This week, we’re taking you behind the scenes.
Read MoreEvery week, we take one of the best questions submitted to the Strong Towns Knowledge Base and answer it. This week, we tackle the arguments for allowing more housing across the board in your city, from a Strong Towns perspective.
Read MoreDon't be seduced by the "signature project" that takes 20 years to complete, when there's huge basket of small projects you could hit the ground running on. That's a wildly different approach than anything our transit agencies or federal transportation funding mechanisms are set up for. But it's a more promising one.
Read MoreWe, as a culture, have become so fixated on growing jobs in our communities that we can’t see anything else. It is up to us to recognize that our cities and metro areas can ask for better.
Read MoreOur prevailing property tax system rewards those who sit on valuable land and leave it idle, while punishing with higher taxes those who put it to productive use. And for that, our buddy the speculator just wants to say, "Thanks, neighbor."
Read MoreCast your vote! Who should advance to Round 2 in the fourth annual Strongest Town Contest?!
Read MoreCast your vote! Who should advance to Round 2 in the fourth annual Strongest Town Contest?!
Read MoreCast your vote! Who should advance to Round 2 in the fourth annual Strongest Town Contest?!
Read MoreCast your vote! Who should advance to Round 2 in the fourth annual Strongest Town Contest?!
Read MoreFour years ago, a fellow civil engineer in Minnesota tried (unsuccessfully) to challenge Strong Towns president Chuck Marohn’s license, in retaliation for Strong Towns’s criticism of infrastructure lobbying organizations. This incident still says a lot today about the need for reform in the profession.
Read MoreCast your vote! Who should advance to Round 2 in the fourth annual Strongest Town Contest?!
Read MoreCast your vote! Who should advance to Round 2 in the fourth annual Strongest Town Contest?!
Read MoreCast your vote! Who should advance to Round 2 in the fourth annual Strongest Town Contest?!
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