A narrow main street demonstrates just how powerful small changes in street design can be.
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A lack of access to land and equity prevents Native communities from gaining real wealth.
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Our unceasing desire for cheap and efficient production has squeezed out family farmers across the nation.
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What does it mean to be "rent-burdened"? What do Low Income Housing Tax Credits really accomplish? Your housing questions answered here.
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Rachel's guest this week is Chuck Marohn who recaps a recent trip to Massachusetts and discusses his article today on autonomous vehicles.
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Why are our cities so spread out, struggling to pay their basic maintenance bills? A look at our history can tell us a lot.
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Automated vehicle technology will do nothing to make our streets better places to be.
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This week we debunked some common myths about housing preferences, public transit, new developments and more.
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Here is this year's Strongest Town...
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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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We called out a suburban retrofit project on Facebook. Here's how the developer responded.
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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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What you think you know about public preference (for a certain style of home, neighborhood, etc.) is all wrong.
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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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How did beer turn the consolidation ship around and what can we learn from craft brewing's success?
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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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