Next Up: California

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.

UPCOMING EVENTS

KEEP INFORMED ON WHEN WE'LL BE SOMEWHERE NEAR YOU.

SOME STUFF FROM THIS WEEK YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED.

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Want To Pass Statewide Parking Reform? Try Reframing the Conversation
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Want To Pass Statewide Parking Reform? Try Reframing the Conversation
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In a game-changer for housing and small business development, Washington state eliminated or capped parking mandates statewide. Here’s how they did it.

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This Small Restaurant Outperforms Walmart — Here’s Why
Asia Mieleszko
This Small Restaurant Outperforms Walmart — Here’s Why
Asia Mieleszko

What do a taqueria, a bike shop, and an art center have in common? They’re all outpacing a retail giant when it comes to property tax revenues.

Asia Mieleszko
How Community Gardens Can Make Cities Stronger
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How Community Gardens Can Make Cities Stronger
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Linda Appel Lipsius is the executive director of Denver Urban Gardens, a network of community gardens that produce 650,000 pounds of food annually. She discusses the benefits of community gardens and how a permaculture design philosophy can make cities resilient.

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Removing an Urban Highway Is Step One. Here’s What Comes Next
Mya Riley
Removing an Urban Highway Is Step One. Here’s What Comes Next
Mya Riley

Removing an urban highway is a big win—but the work doesn’t stop there. Providence shows how cities can take the next steps to repair their communities.

Mya Riley
Suburbs Broke the American Sunbelt. Now What?
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Suburbs Broke the American Sunbelt. Now What?
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Sunbelt cities have long prided themselves on having affordable and abundant housing. However, they’re now seeing housing construction stagnate and rapidly rising costs. Abby is joined by trained architect and video creator Rachel Leonardo to discuss whether these cities can course correct.

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Bottom-Up Shorts: How To Give People Better Transportation Options
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Bottom-Up Shorts: How To Give People Better Transportation Options
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Wendy Nash is the founder of Get Around Caboolture, a group that advocates for more transportation options in Caboolture, Australia. They were the first group to host a Week Without Driving outside of the U.S.

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This Summer’s Hottest Trend? Ditching Parking Mandates.
Asia Mieleszko
This Summer’s Hottest Trend? Ditching Parking Mandates.
Asia Mieleszko

In three different states, one big idea is catching on: stop forcing parking where it’s not needed, and start building places people actually want.

Asia Mieleszko
The Housing Crisis Is More Than Just a Supply Problem
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The Housing Crisis Is More Than Just a Supply Problem
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Chuck explores the popular theory that the housing crisis is caused by a lack of supply and shows how this belief relates to the Strong Towns approach.

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The Infrastructure Conversation I Didn’t Expect in New Zealand
Charles Marohn
The Infrastructure Conversation I Didn’t Expect in New Zealand
Charles Marohn

When I flew halfway around the world to New Zealand, I expected it to be radically different from North America. But the problems they’re facing are strikingly, painfully familiar.

Charles Marohn
This $1.8B Project Shows Why State DOTs Need a New Playbook
Mya Riley
This $1.8B Project Shows Why State DOTs Need a New Playbook
Mya Riley

North Carolina’s I-26 Connector illustrates everything wrong with the way state DOTs operate—especially in an area still recovering from Hurricane Helene. But it also shows how these systems can change.

Mya Riley
How To Drive Change Through Civic Empowerment, With Brandi Thompson
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How To Drive Change Through Civic Empowerment, With Brandi Thompson
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Brandi Thompson is the co-founder and leader of Strong Towns ABQ, a Local Conversation in New Mexico. She discusses the strategies that have helped her group successfully advocate for zoning reform and against highway expansions.

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