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Top 5 Stories This Week (December 11-15, 2017)
Top 5 Stories This Week (December 11-15, 2017)

This is our last week of publishing for the year. Have a wonderful holiday! We'll see you in 2018.

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Strong TownsDecember 16, 2017post roundup
A Curbside Chat in Washington, DC
A Curbside Chat in Washington, DC

This fall, Strong Towns had the chance to present a Curbside Chat in Washington, DC co-hosted by The American Conservative and the Congress for the New Urbanism. Here's the video.

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VideoStrong TownsDecember 15, 2017events
Poor Neighborhoods Make the Best Investments
Poor Neighborhoods Make the Best Investments

We can make low risk, high returning investments in our cities while improving the quality of life for people, particularly those who are not benefiting from the current approach.

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Marohn, Best of BlogCharles MarohnDecember 15, 2017
Traffic Engineers’ Epic Fail
Traffic Engineers’ Epic Fail

The consequence for minor lapses in judgment shouldn’t be death.

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Member Post, Best of BlogJon LarsenDecember 15, 2017
The Final Week Ahead Podcast of 2017
The Final Week Ahead Podcast of 2017

Chuck and Rachel ask for help in choosing new intro music for the podcast, plus they share their list of favorite podcast episodes from the year.

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PodcastStrong TownsDecember 14, 2017the week ahead
The Power of Growing Incrementally (a series)
The Power of Growing Incrementally (a series)

In this formative series, we lay out the value and importance of incremental development — and why it must be the only path forward if we want to build strong towns.

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Top Story, Marohn, Best of BlogCharles MarohnDecember 14, 2017
Why I Chose to Raise my Kid in an Urban Neighborhood
Why I Chose to Raise my Kid in an Urban Neighborhood

Many people leave the city and head for the suburbs once they have children. I did the opposite.

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Top Story, Best of BlogKristin GreenDecember 14, 2017
Our Best Podcast Episodes from 2017
Our Best Podcast Episodes from 2017

Here are our 6 most talked about and beloved podcast episodes from the year.

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Podcast, Best of BlogStrong TownsDecember 13, 2017
5 Low Cost Ideas to Make Your City Wealthier
5 Low Cost Ideas to Make Your City Wealthier

Improving a city doesn't take a lot of money. It just takes courage.

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Marohn, Best of Blog, Top StoryCharles MarohnDecember 13, 2017
Where Will Lexington Put 40,000 People?
Where Will Lexington Put 40,000 People?

Lexington, KY offered my young parents an affordable home and a good life decades ago. If we want that opportunity to be available for the next generation, we're going to need to remove a lot of barriers to development.

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Gray, HousingNolan GrayDecember 13, 2017growth, development
The Isolation of Aging in an Auto-Oriented Place
The Isolation of Aging in an Auto-Oriented Place

By designing our cities for cars, we have created landscapes that exclude the aging.

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Proppe, Best of Blog, Top StorySara Joy ProppeDecember 13, 2017
What can I do to make you love me?
What can I do to make you love me?

Our cities are so financially fragile and desperate for growth that they will do anything to land America's most eligible corporate bachelor.

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Marohn, Best of Blog, Top StoryCharles MarohnDecember 12, 2017
Thank you to our many volunteers!
Thank you to our many volunteers!

The work of Strong Towns is made possible by a multitude of volunteers and we're giving a special shout-out to them today.

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Top StoryStrong TownsDecember 12, 2017
So you want to build a Strong Town
So you want to build a Strong Town

These 7 steps will take you from a nebulous idea to successfully addressing an issue that matters in your town.

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Top Story, Best of Blog, WIlsonKea WilsonDecember 12, 2017
Favorite Books from 2017
Favorite Books from 2017

Here are the 6 best books I read this year.

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Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnDecember 11, 2017books
The 5 Immutable Laws of Affordable Housing
The 5 Immutable Laws of Affordable Housing

Here are the 5 immutable laws of affordable housing that cities must recognize if they want to move forward — plus 3 strategies for achieving true housing affordability.

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Gardner, Best of Blog, Greatest Hits, Top EvergreenSpencer GardnerDecember 11, 2017housing
A Letter to POTUS on Infrastructure
A Letter to POTUS on Infrastructure

Small maintenance projects focusing on below ground infrastructure in old, established neighborhoods have the greatest potential for positive returns.

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Marohn, Best of BlogCharles MarohnDecember 11, 2017
Top 5 Stories from the Week (December 4-8, 2017)
Top 5 Stories from the Week (December 4-8, 2017)

This week kicked off our annual recap of favorite content from the year. These are the best of the best.

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Strong TownsDecember 8, 2017post roundup
Where is our republic headed?
Where is our republic headed?

The line between optimism and reality can be a fine one to walk.

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Marohn, Best of Blog, Top StoryCharles MarohnDecember 8, 2017
The Real Reason Your City Has No Money
The Real Reason Your City Has No Money

Infrastructure was supposed to serve us. Now we serve it.

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Marohn, Best of BlogCharles MarohnDecember 8, 2017
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