My hometown has no need to be embarrassed by what it has to offer. It has a significance, a value, and an attraction all its own, as do so many cities of its size.
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If you missed our recent Strong Towns Summit in Tulsa or want a recap of what happened, we've got 7 new videos for you.
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If big developers keep snatching up huge plots of land in my city, I may never own a home. But if land is sold in smaller increments, that means more opportunities for small developers and home owners.
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In the rush to convert one-ways to two-ways, I worry we’re trending the wrong-way.
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A Chicago alderman opposes a new development that would create hundreds of new housing units and extensive retail space because it might cause congestion.
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America’s transportation needs are changing. America’s transportation spending priorities aren’t.
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There is something about the slow pace of foot hitting pavement that enables one to see—really see—the neighborhood.
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Chuck and Rachel discuss several recent and upcoming events, as well as Chuck's recent article, "Cargo Cult Planning."
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By designing our cities for cars, we have created landscapes that exclude the aging.
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We're not as smart as we think we are.
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This week was all about tactical urbanism, small-scale development and urban planning theory.
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Community organizer Joyce Mandell discusses the energy and community growth happening in Worcester, MA.
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The message of incremental growth and bottom-up action to build financially resilient places is applicable everywhere. Here's a taste of one of the many sorts of places where Chuck Marohn shares the Strong Towns message.
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"Parking influences the way cities look, and how people travel around them, more powerfully than almost anything else."
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There's a place where your voice really matters and where your opinions and actions can make an impact.
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A neighborhood is an ecosystem, a quirky human habitat, and when it’s been damaged by generations of neglect, it probably needs help that has nothing to do with repairing roofs and bringing wiring up to code.
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What we need is not a new and improved vision of urban form but a robust liberal understanding of urban form. This transition involves shifting from thinking of cities as simple machines toward thinking of cities as complex, emergent systems.
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It's spring—a perfect time to get outside and take some small, simple steps to improve your neighborhood.
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I'd like you to join with me and the many good people of Worcester as we mourn the passing of this amazing building.
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In a handful of regions throughout the world, longevity and a high quality of life in old age are the norm. We can learn a lot from these places and in turn, use that knowledge to build towns that support prosperous, long lives for ourselves and our neighbors.
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