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And the winner is...
And the winner is...

It’s time to crown this year’s Strongest Town winner!

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Top StoryStrong TownsApril 9, 2021Strongest Town 2021, Strongest Town Winner, strongest town contest, illinois
Why is Everything "Infrastructure" Now, and Does it Matter if it Is?
Why is Everything "Infrastructure" Now, and Does it Matter if it Is?

The answer isn’t about the definition of "infrastructure” at all. This is an issue of how Congress functions. Or doesn't.

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Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesApril 8, 2021infrastructure bill, infrastructure cult, Joe Biden, Congress, partisan
The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Bridging the Wealth Gap Through Intentional Investment
The Bottom-Up Revolution is... Bridging the Wealth Gap Through Intentional Investment

This Houston-based real estate professional and urban planner is helping build community wealth through financially strong housing and development practices.

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Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsApril 8, 2021The Bottom-Up Revolution, real estate, taking action
How “Closed-Loop Capital” Builds Local Businesses and Stronger Local Economies
How “Closed-Loop Capital” Builds Local Businesses and Stronger Local Economies

A relatively new funding mechanism helps small businesses build support in the community, even without all the resources of a larger startup.

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Top StoryNick MathewsApril 8, 2021local business, finance, community, crowdfunding
Has Infrastructure Become the "Ultimate Partisan Battleground"?
Has Infrastructure Become the "Ultimate Partisan Battleground"?

Instead of bringing the parties together, Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan has stirred up controversy. Is this the end of the Infrastructure Cult?

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Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsApril 7, 2021infrastructure cult, infrastructure bill, Joe Biden, partisan, upzoned, podcast, infrastructure
Strongest Town: Strong Towns Members Weigh in on the Finalists (Webcast)
Strongest Town: Strong Towns Members Weigh in on the Finalists (Webcast)

Strong Towns members weigh in on this year’s Strongest Town finalists.

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Top StoryStrong TownsApril 7, 2021Strongest Town 2021, strongest town contest, member week
"Another Kind of Piñata You Can Be"
"Another Kind of Piñata You Can Be"

The suburban growth model might as well be called an extractive industry: it deals just as much of a beating to communities that embrace it.

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Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesApril 7, 2021suburbs, colorado, suburban experiment, urban3, resource trap
Reintroducing the Strong Towns Member Blog Roll
Reintroducing the Strong Towns Member Blog Roll

We’ve updated our blog roll! Check out the 50 blogs and podcasts our members are producing on Strong Towns themes!

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Top StoryStrong TownsApril 6, 2021blog roll, Action Lab
Not Just Bikes: How Bankrupt American Cities Stay Alive (New Video)
Not Just Bikes: How Bankrupt American Cities Stay Alive (New Video)

If you pull back the curtain on North America’s financially insolvent cities, you’ll see what’s REALLY propping them up.

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Top StoryStrong TownsApril 6, 2021Not Just Bikes, debt, private sector debt, growth ponzi scheme, municipal finance
The Subtle Relationship Between Traffic Deaths and Congestion
The Subtle Relationship Between Traffic Deaths and Congestion

What officials and engineers need to understand before sinking more resources into infrastructure investment.

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Top StorySteffen BerrApril 5, 2021transportation, traffic congestion, roads, streets, traffic engineering, safe and productive streets
Strongest Town: A Conversation with Past Winners (Webcast)
Strongest Town: A Conversation with Past Winners (Webcast)

Past winners of the Strongest Town contest give updates on their cities and weigh in on this year’s finalists.

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Top StoryStrong TownsApril 5, 2021Strongest Town 2021, strongest town contest, pennsylvania, illinois, mississippi, florida
Strongest Town: Championship Round
Strongest Town: Championship Round

Who will be crowned this year’s Strongest Town winner? You get to help decide.

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Top StoryStrong TownsApril 5, 2021Strongest Town 2021, strongest town contest, illinois, mississippi
The Mailbox: Can traffic cameras make our streets safer?
The Mailbox: Can traffic cameras make our streets safer?

Our streets are “dangerous by design.” We answer a listener’s question about the role of automated enforcement in making them safer.

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Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnApril 5, 2021tactical urbanism, speed, traffic engineering, safe and productive streets, safety
Friday Faves - Your Weekly Strong Towns Roundup
Friday Faves - Your Weekly Strong Towns Roundup

The first tribal-owned brewery in Southern California, the bottom-up innovations of Latino Urbanism, and the Western states experimenting with weather modification. These are just a few stories from around the web that Strong Towns staff were reading and talking about this week.

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Top StoryStrong TownsApril 2, 2021friday faves
And the finalists are...
And the finalists are...

This year’s Strongest Town winner will be one of these two cities.

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Top StoryStrong TownsApril 2, 2021Strongest Town 2021, strongest town contest
Summer Internship Opportunity with Strong Towns and Urban3
Summer Internship Opportunity with Strong Towns and Urban3

Are you a data geek? Do you enjoy creating stories and visuals to simplify complex concepts?

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Top StoryStrong TownsApril 1, 2021announcement
When "Easy to Maintain" Shouldn't Be the Goal
When "Easy to Maintain" Shouldn't Be the Goal

Cities should take responsibility for getting the factors right that make public spaces lovable and worthy of care.

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Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesApril 1, 2021sidewalks, prosperity, street trees, safe and productive streets, florida
Does Subsidizing Electric Vehicles Promote Car Dependency?
Does Subsidizing Electric Vehicles Promote Car Dependency?

Advocates say promoting EVs is a key step toward addressing climate change. But what if it’s actually a distraction from an underlying issue: the suburban development pattern?

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Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsMarch 31, 2021cars, car culture, suburban development pattern, upzoned
Federal Transportation Reform Starts With Damage Control
Federal Transportation Reform Starts With Damage Control

What could it look like to have a USDOT committed to reversing course from the mistakes of the freeway era?

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Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesMarch 31, 2021freeways, urban freeways, fhwa, car culture, Top-down Tools series, department of transportation, texas
Kick Back with Strong Towns Next Week
Kick Back with Strong Towns Next Week

You’re invited to an exclusive interactive show with Strong Towns members and staff.

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Top StoryStrong TownsMarch 30, 2021events, event, announcement, member week
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