Vermont Activists Help Abolish Parking Minimums in Burlington

The group Vermonters for People-Oriented Places just launched this year, but they’re already off to a fast start in Burlington, VT, where they’re supporting important changes for the community.

End Parking Mandates, Success Story, Top Story, Community StoriesJohn PattisonFebruary 13, 2023Parking, parking minimums, parking, End Parking Mandates and Subsidies, Vermont, community, local conversations, Community, success, success stories

The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Welcoming New Americans and Building Up a Rural Economy

Jennifer Stromsten and Alex Beck are leading economic development efforts in Brattleboro, VT.

Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, Success Story, Top StoryStrong TownsJune 30, 2022Podcast, The Bottom-Up Revolution, success stories, Vermont, rural, immigrants

Something Is Clearly Wrong With the Property Tax Appraisal System

Across the country, the property tax system is causing economic hardship for homeowners—and it’s because the system itself is flawed.

Housing, Sheppard, Top Story, Transparent AccountingSeairra SheppardApril 19, 2022Just Accounting for Health, Urban3, tax base, property tax, North Carolina, Vermont, homeowners, Homeownership, homeownership, homelessness, Homelessness

Round 2: Bismarck, ND vs. Northfield, VT

Vote now in Round 2 of the Strongest Town Contest! Which city should advance to the semifinals?

Strongest Town Contest, Top StoryStrong TownsMarch 22, 2021Strongest Town 2021, Strongest Town Competition, Bismarck ND, North Dakota, Northfield VT, Vermont

In Vermont, One Step Closer to Finding “Missing Middle” Housing

A bill making its way through the Vermont legislature could be a model for making communities more affordable, more walkable, and more prosperous.

Zoning, Top StoryMatthew RobareAugust 18, 2020zoning, Vermont, multi-family

A Big, Sad Hole in the Cold Vermont Ground

It was going to be great, but it didn't turn out like the planners said it would.

#ChaoticButSmart, Hood, Top StoryNathaniel M. HoodSeptember 26, 2016Newport, Vermont, incremental development, incremental growth

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