The federal government pays the upfront costs for infrastructure, but the responsibility for its maintenance is yours. Forever.
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Do no harm: put your people and their needs at the heart of your approach. Here’s how.
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Incremental development doesn’t just look better—it’s the only path to long-term solvency.
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In an era in which so many people aspire to be the next Steve Jobs, who will channel their ambition in the pursuit of caretaking work?
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Here’s a pragmatic way to close the gap between what businesses know they need to thrive and what their cash-strapped cities can actually provide.
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Think budget-busting infrastructure spending isn’t happening in YOUR city? Ask these two questions to find out.
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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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The mentality of “easy to maintain” needs to be replaced with a question of whether something is “worth maintaining.”
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The unproductive use of infrastructure has put most cities, even those that are superficially prosperous, in a position where they won’t be able to afford to maintain what they’ve built. The signs of this crisis are everywhere—if you’re willing to look.
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Pine Island, MN (population 3,000) has huge dreams, yet they can’t take care of their basic systems. Who pays the price?
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In a suburban development pattern, the cul-de-sac is the gravy. It’s the cherry on top. It should be the most profitable part of the system, the place with the most tax base for the least amount of cost. If that’s not true, then something is terribly wrong with our model of growth.
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The mentality of “easy to maintain” needs to be replaced with a question of whether something is “worth maintaining.”
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See what’s new in the Strong Towns Knowledge Base this week, including an answer to a question we receive a lot—what should a strong town consider its indispensable core services? The answer might surprise you.
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If the city fixes the street outside of your home and increases the value of your real estate, you should have to pay the city back some of that windfall…right?
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My city council has been offered an impossible choice: spend millions of dollars we don’t have repairing our historic water tower, or permanently destroy an iconic landmark and a piece of our history. But there is a third option.
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