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Streets designed to keep people on bikes safe also boost community wealth. And budget-conscious city officials are starting to take notice.
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The “lightning bolt moment” is different for everyone. But one thing a lot of these experiences have in common: the realization there are thousands standing with you.
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There are many entry points to the Strong Towns conversation. For our content manager, it was asking big questions about how our cities’ development patterns can either bring people together or keep them apart.
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Our cities are littered with the bones of policies that failed because we tried to solve complex problems with top-down, technocratic solutions. So how does change happen?
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Follow these steps and you’ll stabilize your community and lay the groundwork for the strongest possible recovery.
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Our cities and towns are too important — and too interesting — for sepia-toned daydreams.
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The American pattern of development creates the illusion of wealth. Today we are in the process of seeing that illusion destroyed…and with it the prosperity we have come to take for granted.
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Fifteen people joined the Strong Towns Movement this week, and our community shared some great resources for people who want to get connected with their local farmers.
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It’s a shame it took a global pandemic for towns and cities to discover the benefits of low-cost, low-risk experiments.
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Parts of the country are slowly re-opening. Here are eight tips on how to showcase the things that make your town or city great.
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This low-cost initiative out of Oswego, New York is one every city should prioritize to build wealth and stronger towns from the bottom up.
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Minimum parking requirements are expensive, waste space, and waste opportunities. Edmonton seems poised to do something about it.
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Cities all over the world are adapting to give small businesses the best chance to survive the COVID-19 crisis. Will your town or city do the same?
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The recent remake of a classic video game features an unusual setting—an urban slum—and some surprising real-world insights about how people who have nothing build a place that’s worth something.
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A home that’s been flexible in meeting the family’s needs for generations finds new use during the COVID-19 crisis.
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From the author of “The Righteous Mind,” three insights from positive psychology on how to thrive in the COVID-19 crisis.
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One of our most trusted guides on the social and economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis, its impact on suburbia, and how to live in the long emergency.
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Don’t ask if we can still afford public transit in American cities. Ask if we can still afford the alternative: car-dependent development, and universal car usage as a minimum ante to participate in society.
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Last week we released Nine Things Local Government Needs to Do Right Now in Response to the Pandemic. Here’s the next step for a strong recovery.
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