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.

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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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Top 5 Stories from the Week (July 9-13, 2018)
Strong Towns
Top 5 Stories from the Week (July 9-13, 2018)
Strong Towns

This week, we discussed tactics for making your town stronger — and how to know when to leave, if your town just isn’t the right place for you.

Strong Towns
What is the future of Iowa's small towns?
Bruce Nesmith
What is the future of Iowa's small towns?
Bruce Nesmith

To my fellow small town Iowans: stop voting for policies that help you feel good, and start voting for policies that help you live well.

Bruce Nesmith
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Downtown Universities
Mark Schweitzer
The Good, Bad and Ugly of Downtown Universities
Mark Schweitzer

What’s the impact of a university campus on your city’s downtown? Akron, Ohio offers a valuable illustration.

Mark Schweitzer
Rather than demonizing driving—let’s just stop subsidizing it
Joe Cortright
Rather than demonizing driving—let’s just stop subsidizing it
Joe Cortright

A “war on cars” won’t win many hearts and minds. Let’s ask for responsibility instead.

Joe Cortright
What does it mean to build a vibrant community?
Strong Towns
What does it mean to build a vibrant community?
Strong Towns

A community leader, visionary, and entrepreneur has made it his mission to strengthen his town and turn it into an attractive place where people want to be.

Strong Towns
Breaking Down Atlanta's Suburban Experiment
Connor Nielsen
Breaking Down Atlanta's Suburban Experiment
Connor Nielsen

What would the opposite of the Strong Towns approach look like?

Connor Nielsen
The Power of Gridded Streets
Vince Graham
The Power of Gridded Streets
Vince Graham

One man’s quest to find the equation proving the value of gridded streets leads him down some interesting roads.

Vince Graham
Can Recreation Make Your Town Stronger?
Aubrey Byron
Can Recreation Make Your Town Stronger?
Aubrey Byron

An unlikely town has become a hub for cycling and mountain biking — and it’s paying serious dividends for the community.

Aubrey Byron
Stop Playing Public Hearing Bingo
Sarah Kobos
Stop Playing Public Hearing Bingo
Sarah Kobos

Here are a few ideas to make you a more effective—and interesting—public hearing participant.

Sarah Kobos
Scanning the radio or hitting the presets?
Spencer Gardner
Scanning the radio or hitting the presets?
Spencer Gardner

Unless we change the underlying rules that govern the design of our cities, we'll be fiddling with radio dials instead of zeroing in on exactly what we need.

Spencer Gardner