A Canadian city and a Louisiana city face off in this third round of our Strongest Town Contest. Who will go to the championship round?
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Listen to these short podcasts and then cast your vote for the strongest town between these two midwestern cities.
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We've spent trillions to save seconds in the first and last mile of each trip, and what we've gotten is the fake prosperity of a land use pattern that is bankrupting us.
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Here's what got the most reads this week at Strong Towns.
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Find out who advanced in the competition to be named the Strongest Town in the world.
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We’ve got the built environment that we have and the overwhelming majority of it isn’t going to change.
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In this episode, Chuck Marohn discusses the need to create a new infrastructure funding system, not keep dumping more money into the existing system.
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We're deeply honored to be named #1 podcast in Streets.MN's list of Top 7 Urban Planning Podcasts.
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I remain curious as to why a casino plays such a central role in our city's discussions of economic development.
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What's it like to watch a shopping mall die?
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A couple weeks ago, we showed you "Your Highway ABC Book," a piece of propaganda for children put out by the National Highway Users Conference in the 1930s. Now we're sharing our own ABCs.
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Let's not allow a simplistic reaction to direct funding of highways -- as opposed to our current indirect approach -- keep us from doing things that will help everyone, especially the poor.
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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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