Next week Chuck and Jim will be in the Los Angeles area, our first Strong Towns trip to California since 2012. We're working really hard to get to Northern CA yet this year -- keep your eyes open for that.

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SOME STUFF FROM THIS WEEK YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED.

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The One-Week Coworking Space
Joe Nickol
The One-Week Coworking Space
Joe Nickol

The lines between work and home zones are blurring: more employers want to be in walkable, amenitized areas, and conversely, people are choosing to live closer to where they work. This Cincinnati placemaking experiment exemplifies the kind of small bets this trend is making possible.

Joe Nickol
Big Box Stores Think Their Tax Bills Should Be Lower. Are They Right?
Strong Towns
Big Box Stores Think Their Tax Bills Should Be Lower. Are They Right?
Strong Towns

Check out the second episode of our new podcast Upzoned! Kea Wilson and Chuck Marohn dig into an article on a troubling trend: big box retailers in Minnesota think they’re paying too much in property taxes, and they’re asking for a cut. But that’s a hard pill to swallow for small towns.

Strong Towns
Top 5 Stories from the Week (Sept 17–Sept 21, 2018)
Strong Towns
Top 5 Stories from the Week (Sept 17–Sept 21, 2018)
Strong Towns

The top 5 stories from September 17-21, 2018.

Strong Towns
What comes after NEXT?
Charles Marohn
What comes after NEXT?
Charles Marohn

Austin needs a new Grand Bargain, one that includes everyone and exempts no one.

Charles Marohn
So You Want to Build an ADU?
Aubrey Byron
So You Want to Build an ADU?
Aubrey Byron

Let’s walk through what it actually takes to build a small rental apartment on your property in Austin, Texas. It’s a lesson in how the city’s existing code stymies gentle, incremental, small-scale development.

Aubrey Byron
Marohn on Crony Capitalism
Charles Marohn
Marohn on Crony Capitalism
Charles Marohn

The American Conservative just shared a well-produced video of the Crony Capitalism event Strong Towns participated in last month in Anaheim.

Charles Marohn
Does the public really want dramatic change?
Charles Marohn
Does the public really want dramatic change?
Charles Marohn

Does the average resident want dramatic change or do they want the urban development status quo?

Charles Marohn
Want to Love Your Town? Act Like Someone Who Loves Their Town.
Jacob Moses
Want to Love Your Town? Act Like Someone Who Loves Their Town.
Jacob Moses

Want to better your community but don’t know where to start? Enter It’s the Little Things: a Strong Towns podcast that gives you the wisdom and encouragement you need to take the small yet powerful actions that can make your city or town stronger.

Jacob Moses
"What's the best time to add a sidewalk?" ...and other questions from Strong Towns readers.
Charles Marohn
"What's the best time to add a sidewalk?" ...and other questions from Strong Towns readers.
Charles Marohn

Chuck and Kea answer member questions in this edition of Ask Strong Towns.

Charles Marohn
Austin's Bad Party: The Failure of CodeNEXT
Daniel Herriges
Austin's Bad Party: The Failure of CodeNEXT
Daniel Herriges

Austin’s CodeNEXT process, a dramatic overhaul of the city’s zoning code, tried to placate multiple constituencies with a “grand bargain.” The result was a draft code that satisified almost no one and failed to solve the city’s housing and growth challenges.

Daniel Herriges
Can Brad Pitt Make it Right?
Charles Marohn
Can Brad Pitt Make it Right?
Charles Marohn

Residents are bring lawsuits against Brad Pitt’s Make it Right foundation, but were these investments ever going to work, no matter the good intentions?

Charles Marohn