Chuck is heading to Wisconsin for a Curbside Chat tonight and then to give Transportation in the Next American City tomorrow. Exciting opportunity to share our message. Here's the most current schedule of upcoming events, including Alabama next week.

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April 9-10 - La Crosse, WI
April 14-15 - Birmingham, AL
April 24-25 - Stevens Point, WI  - Half day training session, AICP Credits will be offered - Register Here
April 28 - Dallas, TX - Curbside Chat
April 30 - Dallas, TX - Member Appreciation Event - More details to come to Strong Towns Members by email
May 13 - Fargo, ND - Curbside Chat
May 14 - Grand Forks, ND - Curbside Chat
May 19 - Hays, KS - Curbside Chat
May 21 - Lewiston, ME - Conference Keynote
June 17 - Boston, MA - Conference Keynote
June 18 - Denver, CO - Strong Towns on Tap
June 23 - Detroit, MI - Conference Panel
June 30 - Des Moines, IA - Conference Keynote

In case you missed it this week...

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Top 5 Recent Stories (September 16 - September 20, 2019)
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Top 5 Recent Stories (September 16 - September 20, 2019)
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The methods traffic engineers use to thwart the will of elected officials and the public those officials represent, is unbecoming of a profession that is supposed to be about public service.

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Our Cities' Housing Crises are Getting Worse. Is it Time to Offer a Cash Prize to Anyone Who Can Solve Them?
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Our Cities' Housing Crises are Getting Worse. Is it Time to Offer a Cash Prize to Anyone Who Can Solve Them?
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Think tanks and government agencies aren’t solving our housing crisis nearly as fast as our cities need. Should we let the public have a shot—and give the person with the winning idea a big prize if they can make a dent?

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Statewide Rent Control: Solution or Distraction?
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Statewide Rent Control: Solution or Distraction?
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California recently passed a statewide rent control bill. Will it protect tenants, alleviate the housing crisis, and strengthen communities? Or is it another massive #california intervention that will do little to clean up the mess made by the LAST massive intervention?

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"The Good Life is A Long Journey Across A Narrow Street"
Preston Pouteaux
"The Good Life is A Long Journey Across A Narrow Street"
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It's easy to get into a rut and miss the beauty and promise of our places. Here's how beekeeping led one writer to discover that the neighborhood can hold the key to our sense of purpose, hope and joy.

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The Problem with Drive-By Urbanism
Ace Houston
The Problem with Drive-By Urbanism
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Fast-growing Austin is at a crossroads. Officials there are weighing the adoption of a new land development code. Will the city settle for the status quo—drive-by urbanism and a code that doesn’t adequately address the need for more housing? Or can something better emerge?

Ace Houston
This Neighborhood in Germany Shows Us Why American Planned Communities are So Abysmal
Taylor Dotson
This Neighborhood in Germany Shows Us Why American Planned Communities are So Abysmal
Taylor Dotson

We all know the pitfalls of master-planned communities, right? Sterile. Homogenous. Certainly not adaptable or resilient over time. Is there a way around it? Maybe, if this fascinating case study from Germany has anything to teach us. And it all starts with one word: Baugruppen.

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A Bottom-Up Revolution in York, Pennsylvania
Jacob Moses
A Bottom-Up Revolution in York, Pennsylvania
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Salvador “Sal” Galdamez—founder and president of nonprofit York XL—shares how you can bring your neighbors together around bottom-up action to create more prosperous, healthy, and empowered neighborhoods.

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Building Healthier Places That Reflect Our Values: A Conversation with Dan Burden of Blue Zones
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Building Healthier Places That Reflect Our Values: A Conversation with Dan Burden of Blue Zones
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Dan Burden has been called the “Johnny Appleseed of pedestrian and bike design.” You asked one of the world’s foremost experts on planning for healthy, active communities your questions in our latest Ask Strong Towns—and now we’re sharing the video.

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Want to Show People What Their City Could Be? Build It.
Daniel Herriges
Want to Show People What Their City Could Be? Build It.
Daniel Herriges

A leading infill developer in Victoria, BC is building beautiful homes that address the housing crisis and make neighborhoods stronger. They’re also changing the conversation about what’s possible.

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Think Buses and Trains are Empty? Take a Look at Rural Highways
Arian Horbovetz
Think Buses and Trains are Empty? Take a Look at Rural Highways
Arian Horbovetz

Skeptics cite empty buses and trains as proof that public transit isn’t worth the investment. But what if they applied their same standard to our rural highways?

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A More Humane Economics
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A More Humane Economics
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Our economic system prizes growth above all. This has created a looming disaster, at both the local and national levels. How did we get here? And is there an alternative?

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