A new documentary produced by a Strong Towns member will explore the growing nationwide movement to dramatically increase the number of people riding bikes.
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It’s easy to caricature people you don’t know or understand, and it can be satisfying in a superficial way. It’s much more difficult to accept that people are multidimensional, and what you know of one dimension may not represent the entire human being.
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A new report explores why some residents are moving back to their Rust Belt towns.
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So you've been reading Strong Towns for a while now. Maybe you even took the next step and became a member... But now what?
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A new redevelopment plan for an empty site in St. Paul, MN has pitted neighbors against neighbors, and blurred the lines of typical narratives that explain opposition to urban development.
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The Strong Indy group offers advice on how to organize your neighbors to build strong towns.
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My plan was always to leave Oklahoma for lovely, liberal Portland. It didn’t work out that way, but I got something much better by hanging around.
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Edible gardens can double as green infrastructure, taking the pressure off the man-made systems we rely on to make our cities function.
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Our approach to building strong towns isn't driven by large influxes of federal money or top-down, cookie cutter government programs.
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Yes, it's possible to have a community meeting where resident voices are heard, while experts and professionals get their say as well. Here are several tips for how to do that.
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The American drive toward hyper-mobility has led to an over-arching cultural and social impotence to make the connection between loving our places and the possibility of flourishing local communities.
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If there's public perception that a new development is opposed, then opposition will grow—even if the initial outcry was only coming from a few loud, angry people.
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If you don't get involved in the planning of your city, it will be planned for you. Much of it already has been.
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Strong Towns is furthering Jane Jacobs' legacy in a way that few other organizations are. If Jacobs' writing is your Bible, then Strong Towns should be your church.
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In this wide-reaching dialogue, Grace Potts, Elias Crim and Chuck Marohn contemplate how to build truly resilient communities where power rests in the hands of neighbors, and where economic prosperity is not the realm of the few, but shared by all.
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Here in Shreveport, we took a small bet to make our city stronger and learn a little bit in the process.
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How I stopped being frustrated by my city and started working to improve it, with the help of my neighbors.
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Little free pantries are a hyper-local, small-scale way to help out neighbors who are hungry.
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A unique program in Cook County, MN gives local organizations and businesses grants of up to just $1,000 to take on small projects that improve their town. And it's making a big impact.
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A "museum without walls" draws visitors and residents to Asheville's downtown, providing an opportunity to learn about the city's history and culture, as well as encouraging patronage at local businesses.
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