Thank you, Alabama

I had a good pair of events this week in Birmingham with some people very enthused to help their communities become Strong Towns. It was really nice to be back in Alabama and I'm hoping for an opportunity to go back soon. In the meantime, here's what the schedule for sharing the Strong Towns message in person looks like for the next couple of months.

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 (Strong Towns members should have received an email this week.)
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....

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As Norwalk navigates a housing crisis, one thing is clear: the path forward isn’t scale for scale’s sake—it’s building smarter, more affordably, and with the community in mind.

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How To Remove Barriers to Good Housing Development, With Jesse Russell
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Jesse Russell is a small-scale developer from Bend, Oregon. He joins Norm to discuss the ways he’s helping create more attainable homes in his hometown. (Transcript included.)

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How Culdesac Tempe Develops Freedom, Revenue, and Belonging, With Ryan Johnson
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Answering the Top 3 Questions About Abundance and the Strong Towns Approach
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A couple of weeks ago, Chuck did a Q&A about how the book “Abundance” differs from the Strong Towns approach. There were some good questions, so we’ve consolidated his answers here.

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How to Build the Perfect City
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While urban planning can sound boring, how we choose to live is as fundamental a question as exists.

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Eric Higbee: How to Master the Art of Community Engagement
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Eric Higbee is a landscape architect who teaches university courses on community engagement and works on community design and planning projects through his award-winning landscape architecture practice.

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Student Journalist Goes "All Out" to Spotlight Car Dependency and Spark Change
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Student journalist William Donofrio is part of a growing group of changemakers who are noticing, documenting, and sharing the struggles their places face.

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When Parents Are Charged but the Stroad Is the Culprit
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There is nothing radical or reckless about letting your child cross the street. So why are parents across the country facing criminal charges for doing just that?

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How To Turn a Deadly Stroad Into a Safe Street: The Broad Street Project
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How did one of the most dangerous streets in Rhode Island turn into a safe and comfortable place for people to walk, bike, and shop? It’s all about community and local context.

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Healing a Neighborhood with Paint and Possibility
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Healing a Neighborhood with Paint and Possibility
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Harrisonburg skipped the renderings and went straight to the street—using a live demo to calm traffic and earn back trust.

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