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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Strong Towns National Gathering: Learn How To Fight Parking Mandates From the Experts
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Strong Towns National Gathering: Learn How To Fight Parking Mandates From the Experts
Strong Towns

Join us at the Strong Towns National Gathering to hear from Tony Jordan and Jane Wilberding of the Parking Reform Network!

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Envisioning a Safer Future for This Deadly Intersection in Richmond, VA
Edward Erfurt
Envisioning a Safer Future for This Deadly Intersection in Richmond, VA
Edward Erfurt

Richmond, VA, architect Erik Bootsma shows through some simple (but effective) illustrations how a dangerous intersection can be made safer.

Edward Erfurt
A Quarter of Downtown Dallas Is Parking Lots. Could That Change?
Bethany Erickson
A Quarter of Downtown Dallas Is Parking Lots. Could That Change?
Bethany Erickson

As Dallas examines its land use plan, it's time to talk about parking lots.

Bethany Erickson
The Hidden Lessons of Catastrophic Tree Loss
Emma Durand-Wood
The Hidden Lessons of Catastrophic Tree Loss
Emma Durand-Wood

Having a city filled with one type of tree may look pretty, but what happens when pests or pestilence start killing off that particular tree species en masse?

Emma Durand-Wood
An Abandoned Downtown Equals a Pot of Gold?
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An Abandoned Downtown Equals a Pot of Gold?
Strong Towns

Developers are starting to view downtown abandoned office buildings as easy cash—that is, if you can find the right sort of abandoned office.

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The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Isn’t a Park Project, It’s a Highway Expansion
Asia Mieleszko
The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Isn’t a Park Project, It’s a Highway Expansion
Asia Mieleszko

NYCDOT is dangling the prospect of "park-like opportunities" in order to advance its latest highway expansion project, but New Yorkers aren't buying it.

Asia Mieleszko
On Learning to Not Avoid “Politics”
Tiffany Owens Reed
On Learning to Not Avoid “Politics”
Tiffany Owens Reed

Advocating for stronger towns eventually means engaging with your city’s systems of governance.

Tiffany Owens Reed
Ian Lockwood: Thoughts From an Engineer
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Ian Lockwood: Thoughts From an Engineer
Strong Towns

How should engineers be thinking about building wealth in communities? That’s just one of the questions Chuck Marohn asks of Ian Lockwood, a recognized national leader in sustainable transportation policy and urban design.

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Parking Reform Is Snowballing
Robert Steuteville
Parking Reform Is Snowballing
Robert Steuteville

Parking reform is gaining substantial momentum even in recent months—a policy development that will impact missing middle housing production, reuse of old buildings, and vehicle miles traveled, experts say.

Robert Steuteville
No City Should Rely Primarily on a Sales Tax for Funding
Charles Marohn
No City Should Rely Primarily on a Sales Tax for Funding
Charles Marohn

At a glance, the sales tax is a nearly invisible revenue source that is also a cash cow. Yet, for local governments, it is the most distorting of taxes. Here’s why.

Charles Marohn
Charles Marohn