Even before the pandemic, towns and cities across North America were drifting toward bankruptcy...and many of them didn’t even know it. Now’s the time to take control of your community’s financial future.
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The worst mistake in Minneapolis planning history, the role we all suddenly play in our community’s “care map,“ and why the coronavirus pandemic will reveal the best humanity has to offer. These stories and more in our weekly Top 5.
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Results of Round 2 of the Strongest Town competition…and a look ahead to the Semifinals!
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Are spread-out suburbs safer in a pandemic than compact, walkable cities? Short answer: Yes. Does that mean suburban-style neighborhoods are “stronger” during a pandemic? Not even close. Here’s why.
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If we do these simple things, we’ll set the stage not just to survive but to thrive once the pandemic dies down. (And it will die down.)
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Financially, public pension funds are finished. There are two important reasons we need to admit this now…and find a way forward together.
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The lesson of coronavirus is not that it’s bad to have strong human connections in cities. The lesson is that we need to be able to shut them down quickly when we need to.
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Perhaps unknowingly, you now serve an essential role in your community’s “care map.”
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Locals call it “the worst planning mistake in Minneapolis history.” Now that it’s going away, what must planners (and the public) do to avoid replacing it with another one?
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The world’s cities have played host to a lot of human misery over the ages. But they’re also a vehicle for the very best that humanity is capable of. That isn’t going to change.
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Everything about how we live our lives as Americans is about to change dramatically. The sooner we come to grips with that, the quicker we can get to work build Strong Towns.
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We’re hearing stories of local heroes responding to the pandemic in creative and courageous ways. We want to share them with you…and hear your story too.
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For years, you’ve been doing the work of building a stronger, more resilient, and more prosperous community. Members of Congress are noticing.
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The more efficient we make our systems, the more fragile they become. To make our cities stable and prosperous, our development pattern needs to become less efficient.
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New legislation to address California’s statewide housing crisis looks a lot more like successful efforts in Oregon and the city of Minneapolis. It also looks a lot more like a Strong Towns approach.
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Who should advance to the semi-final round of the Strongest Town Contest? Cast your vote!
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Who should advance to the semi-final round of the Strongest Town Contest? Cast your vote!
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Who should advance to the semi-final round of the Strongest Town Contest? Cast your vote!
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Who should advance to the semi-final round of the Strongest Town Contest? Cast your vote!
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Results of Round 1 of the Strongest Town competition…and a look ahead to Round 2.
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