The Suburban Experiment is pushing schools toward the edges of our communities. This comes at a cost—and not just to the bottom-line.
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Cities are betting big on the Suburban Experiment, assuming the market or federal government will be able to bail them out. Those are bad bets and risky assumptions.
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Houston’s “Energy Corridor” gets a pedestrian makeover, but just one thing seems to be missing: Pedestrians.
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Lessons for America from 1940s Britain, a web series about “uncomfortable conversations,” and tiny house villages for the homeless. These are some of the things from around the web that Strong Towns staff were reading and talking about this week.
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One of the biggest barriers to implementation—in business, community, and nearly everywhere—is not understanding how to manage change. These strategies will help.
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How do you go from seeing a problem in your city to solving it collectively, and then getting elected to city council? This advocate’s story will show you.
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Winnipeg says how much infrastructure it can afford is based on “personal preference.” But doing the math tells a different — and alarming — story.
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Cities essentially subsidize parking, to their own harm. An ordinance in Hartford would close that gap with what one expert describes as a “lite” version of the land value tax.
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A new toolkit helps neighborhoods measure their adaptive capacity.
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Our action-focused online event series kicks off next week.
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Cities aren’t exempt from the iron laws of accounting: if you’re spending more than you make, eventually you’ll be underwater.
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Understanding risk and uncertainty—and the difference between the two—can help local communities face the unknown.
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It’s possible to grow and accumulate wealth…but not without intention. That starts with asking the right question. "How do we get more money for infrastructure?" is the wrong question.
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The Roaring 2020s, rethinking conventional narratives in the Rust Belt, and how local pharmacies are getting the job done with vaccinations. These are just some of the stories from around the web the Strong Towns staff were reading and talking about this week.
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Hartford, Connecticut is considering a pioneering move to make parking pay its way.
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There are only a couple reforms Strong Towns recommends unequivocally for every town and city. Sacramento just passed both of them…unanimously…in one evening.
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What happens when you open your eyes to the stories around you? How does that change the way you see your community?
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Cities are learning they must be able to flex and bend with the rising tides of change.
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An amendment passed back in the ‘90s limits the amount of public housing in the U.S. How far will repealing it go toward addressing the housing crisis?
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