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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Celebrating the American Front Porch
Campbell McCool
Celebrating the American Front Porch
Campbell McCool

Once ubiquitous, then endangered, the American front porch is making a comeback. From rocking chairs to rock music, a conference near Oxford, Mississippi celebrates the past, present, and future of the surprisingly powerful front porch.

Campbell McCool
The Streets of Paris
Charles Marohn
The Streets of Paris
Charles Marohn

The United States isn’t France, but there are still plenty of lessons to be learned—and myths to be busted—by looking at the way their streets are designed to build wealth.

Charles Marohn
Plan for Spontaneity
Arian Horbovetz
Plan for Spontaneity
Arian Horbovetz

It’s a paradox, but cities can set the stage for the unscripted. These playful surprises cater both to young and the young-at-heart, and they endear the community to visitors and residents alike.

Arian Horbovetz
Top 5 Recent Stories (August 12–August 16, 2019)
Strong Towns
Top 5 Recent Stories (August 12–August 16, 2019)
Strong Towns

Infrastructure doesn’t have to be expensive. But in the U.S., we infamously spend a fortune on it… and not always for the best results. This and more in this week’s top 5 articles.

Strong Towns
Meet the Pro Sports Stadium That Won't Make Your City Go Broke
Strong Towns
Meet the Pro Sports Stadium That Won't Make Your City Go Broke
Strong Towns

In North America, stadium projects are almost synonymous with silver bullet disasters. But does that have to be true?

Strong Towns
Copenhagen: More Than Bike Lanes
Joe Cortright
Copenhagen: More Than Bike Lanes
Joe Cortright

Copenhagen’s famous biking culture—over 3 out of every 5 commutes are by bike—is lauded internationally as an achievement for the environment, public health, and—we’d add—fiscal sustainability alike. But they didn’t get there just by building bike lanes.

Joe Cortright
Broad is the Road that Leads to Destruction
Vince Graham
Broad is the Road that Leads to Destruction
Vince Graham

We’ve been taught that a growing city inevitably needs wider highways. Even those who oppose specific road projects often accept this premise. But is it actually true?

Vince Graham
You Can't Make It Up
Charles Marohn
You Can't Make It Up
Charles Marohn

When my school district proposed tearing down buildings for parking, I and others suggested there were more creative and less destructive ways to solve these problems. We were scoffed at, and we lost. Hate to say, “I told you so,” but….

Charles Marohn
On September 10th, Strong Towns Hits the Road. Find Out Where We're Going (So Far).
Strong Towns
On September 10th, Strong Towns Hits the Road. Find Out Where We're Going (So Far).
Strong Towns

Is the Strong America Tour coming to your town?

Strong Towns
Announcing A Special Celebrity Edition of "Ask Strong Towns" with Dan Burden of Blue Zones
Strong Towns
Announcing A Special Celebrity Edition of "Ask Strong Towns" with Dan Burden of Blue Zones
Strong Towns

Our special celebrity guest for the September edition of our "Ask Strong Towns webcast is Dan Burden, Director of Innovation and Inspiration at Blue Zones and one of Planetizen’s 100 Most Influential Urbanists.

Strong Towns
Why this Strong Towns Member Got Involved in Local Government (and Why You Should, Too)
Jacob Moses
Why this Strong Towns Member Got Involved in Local Government (and Why You Should, Too)
Jacob Moses

Strong Towns member Ben Harrison shares his experience serving on a citizen advisory committee and why you should run for something in your own community, including how to pitch your vision to city staff, how to introduce Strong Towns principles, and, how serving on these committees can help you feel closer to your community.


Jacob Moses