Chuck and Rachel dish about the fraudulent justification of a highway project and the current standings in the Strongest Town Contest.
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Valparaiso, IN has a bye this week due to their competitors stepping out of the contest. But we'd still like to show you their photos, demonstrating what makes them a strong town.
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Mr. Trash Wheel teaches a lesson about the power of ‘loveability.’
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Two northern towns — Wausau, WI and Guelph, ON — go head to head in the second round of our Strongest Town Contest.
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Two unique cities compete for the title of "strongest" in the latest match-up in our Strongest Town Contest.
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Here's your chance to vote for the strongest town in the second round of our contest: Is it Traverse City, MI or Ellsworth, ME?
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Shreveport is overwhelmed -- except for a short period of time in a limited space -- with excess auto capacity, yet the I-49 Connector economic impact report cites a study of French cities to suggest more capacity is needed. C’est pas vrai.
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This week was all about the Strongest Town Contest. We also discussed pedestrian streets and how to choose a neighborhood for your family.
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Eight towns advance to the next round in our Strongest Town contest.
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Chuck Marohn and friend of Strong Towns Joe Minicozzi were recently featured in an interview with the Congress for the New Urbanism's Public Square.
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If “big data” and “smart cities” are really going to amount to anything substantial, it has to be more than just generating high tech scare stories.
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John Thomas is a Strong Towns member who believes trees are a vital part of any urban landscape and he’s been working to get his town of Iowa City to plant more of them.
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He wants urban. She wants rural. How does a couple decide where to live and where to raise their children? It turns out there's a middle ground.
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Many people leave the city and head for the suburbs once they have children. I did the opposite.
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We're kicking off a new series going in-depth on the Strong Towns Strength Test with an exploration of main street health. Today's question: Does your main street have more cars than people?
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An interview with Mark Sundeen, author of The Unsettlers, shows how we don't have to leave society if we want to radically rebuild our world.
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What if we moved beyond temporary "open streets" events and used what we learned there to make lasting changes to our street design?
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In the final match-up for the first round of our #StrongestTown contest, it's time for you to help us choose which of these Massachusetts towns is the strongest.
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Texas and Louisiana towns face off in this round of our Strongest Town Contest. Cast your votes.
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This Strongest Town Contest match-up is our Canadian edition, featuring two Ontario towns. We need your votes to decide which is the strongest.
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