There is no amount of signage or cops patrolling that will eliminate the problem of dangerous design. We have to address the root cause.
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Yet another reason not to build a new stadium in your city.
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Applications are now open for #StrongestTown 2018.
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An all-or-nothing development environment creates a built-in bias toward big actors who can weather wide market swings and are in a position to exploit them for profit.
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A breakthrough design on La Jolla Boulevard in San Diego cuts crashes by 90 percent and gives local business a big boost.
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In the last 10 years, the number of breweries in America has increased sixfold.
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This week's guest is Alexander Dukes, a Strong Towns member and contributor who just finished an extended series on community planning.
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Simple steps could make life much easier for people on foot. Why aren't our cities taking them?
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A review of the White House infrastructure plan reveals a few rough spots, but also a lot to like.
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This week we shared some important lessons for towns big and small.
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10 years after beginning Strong Towns, founder and president Charles Marohn reflects on how this movement began, starting in 2008.
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Engineering professionals must change their approach to designing roads and setting speed limits or they will continue to be responsible for thousands of deaths on American streets every year.
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Across the country, a movement of local doers is taking hold — one where problem solving happens from the bottom up instead of the top down. That's what Bruce Katz, Centennial Scholar at Brookings, argues in his new book.
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From the individual citizen to the federal bureaucrat, we need to start having a fundamentally different conversation about how we build our shared living spaces.
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Changing minds isn’t easy, but it’s one of the most powerful things you can do to make your town stronger. Here's how to get started.
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We're on a smoother ride to the same general, crappy destination.
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Millennials are incredibly resourceful, adaptable, and entrepreneurial, and many of them are pursuing unique and creative ways to affordably obtain that highly-desired urban lifestyle with kids.
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Here are 2 handy checklists to help you tell the difference between people-oriented and auto-oriented streets.
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Charles Marohn recently did an interview with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.
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It's not what you think. Today, tossing the keys often means freedom, not infirmity.
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