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The Suburbs Will Thrive or Fail on Their Own Terms
The Suburbs Will Thrive or Fail on Their Own Terms

The society that built Main Street is long gone. Is it time to move on to Plan B?

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Top StoryJohnny SanphillippoJuly 12, 2021real estate, suburbs, homeowners, wisconsin, home buyer
Friday Faves - Your Weekly Strong Towns Roundup
Friday Faves - Your Weekly Strong Towns Roundup

Mini-gardens, competitive speed chuting, and community elders. These are just some of the stories from around the web that Strong Towns staffers were reading and talking about this week.

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Top StoryStrong TownsJuly 9, 2021friday faves
How Highways Finally Crushed Black Tulsa
How Highways Finally Crushed Black Tulsa

Tulsa’s Greenwood neighborhood survived the 1921 race massacre, only to be ultimately destroyed by a more unrelenting foe: interstate highways.

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Top StoryJoe CortrightJuly 9, 2021race, history, highways, Reparations, oklahoma
The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Making Cities More Bike- and Walk-Friendly
The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Making Cities More Bike- and Walk-Friendly

Michael Kelley is helping to make Kansas City a place where getting around is easy and affordable for everyone.

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Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsJuly 8, 2021The Bottom-Up Revolution, taking action, missouri
Design Speed is a Value Statement
Design Speed is a Value Statement

Choosing a design speed is an application of core values. We shouldn't allow the engineering profession to make this decision for us.

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Marohn, Podcast, Engineering Reform, Top StoryCharles MarohnJuly 8, 2021engineering ethics, engineers, safe and productive streets, podcast
When The Treatment Perpetuates the Disease
When The Treatment Perpetuates the Disease

In 2016, Portland enacted an Inclusionary Housing policy affecting buildings of 20+ units. The result? The city now has a bunch of new 19-unit buildings. Let’s talk about intervening in a system as complex and adaptive as the housing market.

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Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesJuly 7, 2021Top-down Tools series, housing, housing crisis, housing policy, zoning, top-down
Mayors Are Turning Talk into Action On Reparations
Mayors Are Turning Talk into Action On Reparations

When it comes to reparations, mayors are turning their good intentions into action, using tools they already have.

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Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsJuly 7, 2021Reparations, redlining, success stories, upzoned, podcast, missouri
A Tale of Two Walks: Part 2
A Tale of Two Walks: Part 2

Our walk together continues on Fairfax Boulevard, where we encounter a much different (i.e., less friendly) pedestrian experience.

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Top StoryAddison Del MastroJuly 7, 2021walkability, pedestrians, car culture, virginia
A Tale of Two Walks: Part 1
A Tale of Two Walks: Part 1

Let’s take a walk together down two different streets, and observe what car-oriented places are like from the viewpoint of a pedestrian.

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Top StoryAddison Del MastroJuly 6, 2021walkability, fine-grained, pedestrians, car culture, virginia
Here's How Cities Undermine Their Own Competitiveness
Here's How Cities Undermine Their Own Competitiveness

Many of the economic strategies pursued by towns and cities compromise not only their competitiveness, but even their long-term solvency.

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Podcast, Marohn, Top StoryStrong TownsJuly 6, 2021Conservatism, politics, podcast
A Preview of Bi-Partisan Compromise on Infrastructure (Sorry, It's Not Good)
A Preview of Bi-Partisan Compromise on Infrastructure (Sorry, It's Not Good)

We should not be cheering on simulacrums of reform when the majority of spending is going to programs that are making us weaker as a country, as cities, and as neighborhoods.

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Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnJuly 6, 2021transportation, walkability, bikeability, infrastructure cult, local government, minnesota, end highway expansion, infrastructure
Friday Faves - Your Weekly Strong Towns Roundup
Friday Faves - Your Weekly Strong Towns Roundup

Ancient irrigation systems, #NoNewRoads in Wales, and the history of #1 singles. These are just some of the stories from around the web that Strong Towns staffers were reading and talking about this week.

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Top StoryStrong TownsJuly 2, 2021friday faves
Shade in the City
Shade in the City

Why do some cities make it so hard to find shade…or create your own?

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Top StoryJohn PattisonJuly 2, 2021climate, Heat Islands, street trees, redlining, california, oregon
Mayors Leading the Push for Reparations Programs
Mayors Leading the Push for Reparations Programs

A new coalition of 11 U.S. mayors has announced an initiative to establish pilot reparations programs aimed at reducing the racial wealth gap.

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Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesJuly 1, 2021success stories, redlining, race, local government, Reparations
The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Shining a Spotlight on the Good That's Happening in Your Town
The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Shining a Spotlight on the Good That's Happening in Your Town

Nick Meyer’s magazine is breathing new life into the community of Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

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Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsJuly 1, 2021arts, The Bottom-Up Revolution, local business, taking action, wisconsin
45,000 Bridges in the U.S. Are 50+ Years Old. And They Are Beginning to Fail.
45,000 Bridges in the U.S. Are 50+ Years Old. And They Are Beginning to Fail.

The recent failure of a Memphis bridge is costing millions every day. And there are 45,000 others like it in the U.S. that could suffer the same fate.

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Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsJune 30, 2021infrastructure maintenance, maintenance, upzoned, podcast, infrastructure, tennessee
It's Time to Bring Decision-Making Down to the Local Level (Part 2)
It's Time to Bring Decision-Making Down to the Local Level (Part 2)

Local decision-making must become more accessible to everyday people. Here's how to make that happen in your place.

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Top StoryAlexander DukesJune 29, 2021local government, local regulation, Municipalism, subsidiarity, neighborhoods
How Dutch Cities Restored the “Freedom to Roam”
How Dutch Cities Restored the “Freedom to Roam”

Five decades ago, Delft made some urban planning decisions that granted children the freedom to freely and safely wander the streets of their city.

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Top StoryMelissa Bruntlett & Chris BruntlettJune 29, 2021bikeability, bike infrastructure, history, safe and productive streets, europe
Aligning Transportation with a Strong Towns Approach
Aligning Transportation with a Strong Towns Approach

At every level of decision-making and across the political spectrum, everyone agrees: our transportation system is broken. There is a better way.

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Top StoryStrong TownsJune 28, 2021Strong Towns Academy, transportation
It's Time to Bring Decision-Making Down to the Local Level
It's Time to Bring Decision-Making Down to the Local Level

To increase faith in our democracy we must make local decision-making more accessible and meaningful to everyday people.

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Top StoryAlexander DukesJune 28, 2021local government, state government, federal government, subsidiarity, Decisions
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