If we want our cities to be more resilient and financially productive, we must allow them to become complex again.
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The best-laid plans can fail. Knowing that should cause us to think critically about what projects we pursue, how we pursue them, and how we evaluate success.
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The way be build towns and cities in North America is a radical departure from how our ancestors did it (even a few generations ago) and how cities are built elsewhere in the world. Here are 7 key differences.
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Ponzi schemes fail because they are built on illusions: there is no there there. So what happens when an entire continent of towns and cities is caught up in a kind of Growth Ponzi Scheme? We are finding out.
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People working to build stronger and more resilient communities will find, in the work of this Kentucky farmer, a voice of clarity and sanity.
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You know what’s sexier than the latest mega-project on the far edges of town? Building a city that is resilient and prosperous, both now and into the future.
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The latest partisan wedge issue—whether or not our suburbs should be allowed to evolve—is actually an opportunity for common ground.
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The work of building a Strong Town can’t be done alone. Here’s how to find (and create) collaborators where you live.
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Do you have some travel ahead of you this holiday weekend? If so, this might be a good time to check out several great podcasts that friends of the Strong Towns movement have recently launched.
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The work of building a Strong Town is ultimately “culture-making” work.
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Just as the pandemic has revealed how interconnected we all are, it has also exposed the extent to which we have dis-integrated and dis-membered our society.
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The coronavirus has revealed just how fragile our industrialized and globalized food system always was. It’s time to strengthen our local food economies. These resources can help.
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We all want to live a good life in a prosperous place. The particulars of that vary—as this story shows—but it’s an opportunity that should be available to us all.
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Sometimes the way to best advocate for change in your city isn’t obvious or easy. And the inertia of the status quo is a challenge all its own.
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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 and towns are too important — and too interesting — for sepia-toned daydreams.
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For years, you’ve been doing the work of building a stronger, more resilient, and more prosperous community. Members of Congress are noticing.
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Within one week, three of my friends were hit by intoxicated drivers. Yet in the midst of the pain, uncertainty and darkness, the power of community shone through.
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The stars of a home makeover show are setting their sights on a much larger goal: a whole town. Strong Towns advocates weigh in on the worst—and best—that could happen.
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All too often, development happens to a neighborhood rather than for a neighborhood or with a neighborhood. “The Neighborhood Playbook” can help.
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