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The Local Leader's Toolkit: A Strong Towns Response to the Pandemic (Webinar)

The COVID-19 crisis is revealing just how fragile our local economies always were. Returning to the status quo isn’t an option. Now is the time to build your Strong Town.

A Live Presentation by Charles Marohn
Strong Towns, Founder and President
May 19th, 12 p.m. CDT

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Local leaders are on the front lines of our nation’s response to the health and economic crises created by COVID-19. You’re being forced to adapt to new realities in an environment where the individuals, families, businesses, and civic organizations in your community are under extreme stress.

Five years now, certain communities will stand out as the towns and cities that emerged strongest from the pandemic. And everyone will know the names of the local leaders who responded to the crisis with courage, wisdom, and vision.

In this free webinar, Strong Towns president Chuck Marohn will describe the three phases of a Strong Towns response to the pandemic. He gets specific, with short-, medium-, and long-range tasks. This plan will improve your recovery, lead to greater prosperity, and make your city more financially resilient — no matter what the future brings.

Make sure to attend this webinar if you want to:

  • Hear the Strong Towns plan for what local leaders should do in the first 60 days, in months 2 through 12, and over the long-term

  • Learn how to stabilize your community and lay the groundwork for the strongest possible recovery

  • Understand why the “new normal” for cities could end up being stronger than the old normal

  • Get specific recommendations related to housing, transportation, public spaces, development, and more.

Webinar attendees will also get early access to our new free ebook, The Local Leader's Toolkit: A Strong Towns Response to Pandemic.

P.S. Are you a local government official, city staff, a member of your city’s planning or transportation committees, or a member of a local advocacy organization? We encourage you to invite members of your team to this webinar, then work together to take collective action toward building a safer, stronger, more financially resilient community.