Last week, the McAlvany Weekly Commentary featured economist Tomas Sedlacek. I've never heard him -- or any economist like him -- before. Mind = blown.
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Zoning is often explicitly biased against renters. This creates challenges not only for the renting population, but also for small-scale developers who would like to build rental housing.
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In Little Havana, Miami, two urban designers hope to return a dangerous stroad to its walkable roots. Community input is an essentail part of that process.
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Walmart builds cheap buildings in order to sell Americans cheap stuff. This model is harming small towns across America.
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Walking away from a neighborhood is seen as a harmless passive act. Moving in is viewed as an act of aggression and displacement.
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Do car-drivers have to pull up to each intersection, lean out their window and push a button in order to get a green light? No. So why should pedestrians?
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In this weekly update podcast, Jason Schaefer makes a guest appearance along with Rachel Quednau while Chuck is out on vacation.
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We’re incredibly excited to announce the latest addition to our 2016 Member Webinar Series: Performing a Value Per Acre Analysis with Joshua McCarty at Urban3. Mark your calendars!
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When we build a city worth experiencing, we’re building a place that has enduring wealth.
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In urban America, the federal government is often a helping hand. A difference maker. In rural America, they are the kingmaker, the largest fish in a very small pond.
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While doing some research for a potential Strong Towns visit to the Bay Area, I was introduced to Ian Ross with OppSites. OppSites helps communities connect with developers to spur infill development projects.
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We pay lots of money for property to live on, but we pay nothing to store our vehicles on public roads.
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Matt Rahner is a photographer and professor in Missouri. His photo series, Eminent Domain, examines the government's take over and demolition of homes in the Wendell-Phillips neighborhood of Kansas City, MO.
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No one–pedestrians, cyclists, motorists–should die on Main Street.
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Our urban fire departments need urban equipment.
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Thinking about blogging? Check out our webinar for tips and our member blogroll for inspiration.
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As I engage more in this work of neighbourhood-level doing, the role of local knowledge is becoming clearer to me. It seems almost cruel that at a certain scale, local knowledge is worth everything.
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Michael Kovacs is a Strong Citizen spreading the message of financial resilience with his town.
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Engineers in Obetz have built a hamster wheel for walkers and cyclists.
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Today is Super Tuesday. It's also Taco Tuesday at Taco John's. Both will likely give you regrets and leave you feeling nauseous.
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