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 Nonsensical Math Behind Municipal Budgets
Rachel Quednau
The Nonsensical Math Behind Municipal Budgets
Rachel Quednau

If your city spends $30 million on new parks, then closes other parks due to a $30 million budget shortfall, something is very, very wrong.

Rachel Quednau
How music has helped one neighborhood connect with its past and plan for its future
Nicole Stempak
How music has helped one neighborhood connect with its past and plan for its future
Nicole Stempak

A pop-up music venue is making a big impact in Akron, Ohio.

Nicole Stempak
The Week Ahead: Bee Season
Strong Towns
The Week Ahead: Bee Season
Strong Towns

Strong Towns Pathfinder, Michelle Erfurt, shares insight on upcoming events, plus recent favorite movies and books.

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3 Lessons in People-Centered Transportation from the First U.S. City to Completely Eliminate Parking Minimums
Rachel Quednau
3 Lessons in People-Centered Transportation from the First U.S. City to Completely Eliminate Parking Minimums
Rachel Quednau

Hartford got rid of parking minimums. So can your city.

Rachel Quednau
Running government like a business
Charles Marohn
Running government like a business
Charles Marohn

Run your city with business principles, just don’t run it with business values.

Charles Marohn
Top 5 Stories This Week (June 11-15, 2018)
Strong Towns
Top 5 Stories This Week (June 11-15, 2018)
Strong Towns

This week, we contemplated questions like, “What will help declining cities come back to life?” and “When is it okay to annex property?”

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What will become of our empty office towers?
Kathy Holwadel
What will become of our empty office towers?
Kathy Holwadel

Is there life for vacant downtown office towers beyond the cubicle?

Kathy Holwadel
Can Detroit's Suburbs Survive the City's Rebirth?
Pete Saunders
Can Detroit's Suburbs Survive the City's Rebirth?
Pete Saunders

The city's loss decades ago was the suburb's gain. Today's city gain is coming at the expense of the suburbs.

Pete Saunders
What One Historic Town Can Teach us About the Value of Place
Connor Nielsen
What One Historic Town Can Teach us About the Value of Place
Connor Nielsen

Why does Charleston’s quaint downtown have such astronomically high property values?

Connor Nielsen
Even Historic Cities Face Auto-Oriented Design Problems
Strong Towns
Even Historic Cities Face Auto-Oriented Design Problems
Strong Towns

Architects and CNU leaders, Andres Duany and Kevin Klinkenberg pull back the curtain on Savannah, GA.

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Trick Question: Is Your City Half Empty or Half Full?
Sarah Kobos
Trick Question: Is Your City Half Empty or Half Full?
Sarah Kobos

Most of the land in our cities sits vacant for large parts of the day. Is this the best use of our resources?

Sarah Kobos