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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How Ottawa Residents Turned a Movie Marquee Into a Message for Better Transit
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How Ottawa Residents Turned a Movie Marquee Into a Message for Better Transit
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Instead of waiting for someone else to fix their community’s transit problems, this group of local advocates took initiative with something simple—and powerful.

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NYT Journalist on Sprawl and Why You Can’t Make Money on Housing
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NYT Journalist on Sprawl and Why You Can’t Make Money on Housing
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Chuck sits down with New York Times housing and development reporter Conor Dougherty to discuss his recent viral article, “Why America Should Sprawl.” (Audio, text, and video formats available.)

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The Trouble with Abundance
Charles Marohn
The Trouble with Abundance
Charles Marohn

Abundance looks to reform from above. We think you shouldn’t wait for permission.

Charles Marohn
Reclaim Your Streets: 5 Essential Guides & Studies
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Reclaim Your Streets: 5 Essential Guides & Studies
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Tactical urbanism is changing the way we approach city-building—here are five studies, toolkits, and guides to help you get started where you live.

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Mr. Barricade: How to Quick Build a Connected City
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Mr. Barricade: How to Quick Build a Connected City
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Vignesh Swaminathan is an engineer, transportation planner, and content creator with over 1.7 million followers. He explains how he works with quick-build projects, intersection design, and social media to make cities stronger. (Transcript included.)

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Stop Hitting My House
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Stop Hitting My House
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John Gall’s home sits at the base of a T-intersection—a spot where, in theory, drivers are supposed to turn either left or right. But that’s not what keeps happening.

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Fed Up With Red Tape, an Indiana Town Tries a New Housing Strategy
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Fed Up With Red Tape, an Indiana Town Tries a New Housing Strategy
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In Lawrence, Indiana, a new housing task force is turning local tools into real solutions to tackle the town’s growing housing crisis head-on.

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Want To Stop Your City’s Decline? Start Building Public Trust.
Tiffany Owens Reed
Want To Stop Your City’s Decline? Start Building Public Trust.
Tiffany Owens Reed

From school integration to budget reform, Rick Cole has spent his life encouraging cities to meet their residents’ needs in smart and sustainable ways. Here's his advice for city officials.

Tiffany Owens Reed
Bottom-Up Shorts: How To Humbly Observe Where People Struggle
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Bottom-Up Shorts: How To Humbly Observe Where People Struggle
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Danny Wind is a Local Conversation leader and Regional Transportation Commission member from California. Danny discusses their Open Street Map Project, which gives people a space to share the everyday challenges they face. (Transcript included.)

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The Elements of a City: Structures, Conduits, and Interfaces
Andrew Burleson
The Elements of a City: Structures, Conduits, and Interfaces
Andrew Burleson

To build a strong city, you first have to understand the building blocks you’re working with and how they fit together.

Andrew Burleson
The Design That’s Failing Phoenix—One Crash at a Time
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The Design That’s Failing Phoenix—One Crash at a Time
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If crashes happen in the same place over and over, is it really an accident? Phoenix residents say no—and they have the data to prove it.

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