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Yes, you can bike (and walk) in the winter
Yes, you can bike (and walk) in the winter

3 articles prove that winter biking and walking can be fun, safe and much easier than winter driving. 

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Strong TownsJanuary 23, 2017
Small Bets in Urban Transportation
Small Bets in Urban Transportation

A big piece of the infrastructure puzzle is not about the level of government making the investment, it's about the scale of the investment. Here are 5 "small bets" to build better transportation systems in our towns.

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Top Story, HerrigesDaniel HerrigesJanuary 23, 2017incremental growth, public transportation
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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MarohnCharles MarohnJanuary 23, 2017
5 Popular Stories This Week
5 Popular Stories This Week

This week, we covered a range of topics from parking minimums to walking to infrastructure.

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Strong TownsJanuary 21, 2017
Strong Talk - How do we create more housing options?
Strong Talk - How do we create more housing options?

This week's episode features Chuck Marohn, Rachel Quednau and Nolan Gray, and the topic is affordable housing and strategies for creating more of it. 

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Strong TownsJanuary 20, 2017strong talk
New Milwaukee Housing Program Takes the Easy Route
New Milwaukee Housing Program Takes the Easy Route

A new housing program in Milwaukee, WI tries to get foreclosed homes quickly rehabbed—and loses something in the process.

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Top StoryRachel QuednauJanuary 20, 2017poverty
College Students Respond to the Strong Towns Strength Test
College Students Respond to the Strong Towns Strength Test

A Strong Towns member and college professor uses the Strong Towns Strength Test to help his students examine their communities with a critical eye.

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Rachel QuednauJanuary 19, 2017
Highway Spending is Eating the Budget
Highway Spending is Eating the Budget

Despite growing repair needs and the ever-more-apparent futility of addressing congestion through road expansion, the U.S. still spends vast sums of money to build new highways and widen existing ones. 

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Top StoryTony DutzikJanuary 19, 2017highway spending, debt
Why Walking is Worth the Effort for Me
Why Walking is Worth the Effort for Me

Picking my son up from school in a car would undoubtedly be quicker with less effort on my part. But the benefits of walking outnumber the challenges.

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Top StoryMichelle ErfurtJanuary 18, 2017children, family
New Zoning Code in Buffalo Removes Parking Requirements
New Zoning Code in Buffalo Removes Parking Requirements

A new ordinance completely removes developers’ legal obligation to provide off-street parking in Buffalo, NY.

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Top StoryDaniel Baldwin HessJanuary 18, 2017parking minimums, new york
 How Lexington Can Expand Affordable Housing (Without Touching the UGB)
How Lexington Can Expand Affordable Housing (Without Touching the UGB)

Three simple tactics could expand affordable housing options in Lexington, KY and other midsize cities like it.

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Top StoryNolan GrayJanuary 18, 2017affordable housing, mixed use, parking minimums, accessory dwelling unit
The Week Ahead: What's the agenda here?
The Week Ahead: What's the agenda here?

Chuck and Rachel chat about recent articles which have garnered a ton of attention on the internet over the past week. They also discuss the non-partisan nature of Strong Towns.

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PodcastStrong TownsJanuary 17, 2017the week ahead
Re-imagining Notre Dame makes downtown dollars and sense
Re-imagining Notre Dame makes downtown dollars and sense

The adaptive reuse of historic buildings makes dollars and sense, and translates into tangible economic benefits.

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Top StoryJoyce MandellJanuary 17, 2017historic preservation
Reinventing Poor Cities at Scale
Reinventing Poor Cities at Scale

Social justice concerns are an acceptable motive for collective action, but they don't free us from the requirement that our infrastructure investments make financial sense.

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MarohnCharles MarohnJanuary 17, 2017poverty, water, pipes, michigan
 New Years Resolutions for a Strong Citizen
New Years Resolutions for a Strong Citizen

Every year in our household—like a lot of people—we make new years resolutions. This year we wanted to try something a little different. 

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Top StorySeth ZerenJanuary 16, 2017
Top Stories This Week (Jan. 9-13, 2017)
Top Stories This Week (Jan. 9-13, 2017)

This was one of our highest traffic weeks ever. Here's what everyone was reading.

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Top StoryStrong TownsJanuary 14, 2017
Strong Talk, Episode 1
Strong Talk, Episode 1

In one hour (at 12pm Central), we'll be live-streaming a new weekly video series called Strong Talk.

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Strong TownsJanuary 13, 2017strong talk
Is Strong Towns My Tribe?
Is Strong Towns My Tribe?

Is it safe for me to like Strong Towns?

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Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnJanuary 13, 2017
Chuck Marohn interviewed on several podcasts
Chuck Marohn interviewed on several podcasts

Founder of Strong Towns, Chuck Marohn was recently interviewed on several podcasts, offering the chance to share the Strong Towns message with new audiences.

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PodcastStrong TownsJanuary 12, 2017
Urban Moats: Barriers to Growth in Rome, Utica & Schenectady
Urban Moats: Barriers to Growth in Rome, Utica & Schenectady

High speed, high volume roads often have a negative impact on the economic potential of a neighborhood. Here are three examples from Upstate New York that demonstrate this.

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Top StoryArian HorbovetzJanuary 12, 2017road diet
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