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Read MoreOn April 9th, I left my home near Kansas City with my bandmates and embarked on a month-and-a-half long tour across the United States…
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Read MoreOur biggest financial problems are not line items in a budget. They are far more systemic.
Read MoreIn Minnesota, two cities made entirely of trailer homes show us a different model for affordable housing — one that’s been successfully operating for decades.
Read MoreIf your city spends $30 million on new parks, then closes other parks due to a $30 million budget shortfall, something is very, very wrong.
Read MoreA pop-up music venue is making a big impact in Akron, Ohio.
Read MoreStrong Towns Pathfinder, Michelle Erfurt, shares insight on upcoming events, plus recent favorite movies and books.
Read MoreHartford got rid of parking minimums. So can your city.
Read MoreRun your city with business principles, just don’t run it with business values.
Read MoreThis week, we contemplated questions like, “What will help declining cities come back to life?” and “When is it okay to annex property?”
Read MoreIs there life for vacant downtown office towers beyond the cubicle?
Read MoreThe city's loss decades ago was the suburb's gain. Today's city gain is coming at the expense of the suburbs.
Read MoreWhy does Charleston’s quaint downtown have such astronomically high property values?
Read MoreArchitects and CNU leaders, Andres Duany and Kevin Klinkenberg pull back the curtain on Savannah, GA.
Read MoreMost of the land in our cities sits vacant for large parts of the day. Is this the best use of our resources?
Read MoreThe worst thing a business of any size can do is alienate their regular patrons by showing favor to new ones. This applies in cities too.
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