What does it actually mean to support something?
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There are all kinds of people that make up the Strong Towns membership, but they have one thing in common: they are all supporting this movement.
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Ashley Salvador is a housing advocate and city councilor in Edmonton, Alberta.
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The next generation of local leaders won’t consign themselves to serving as wards of the state. Instead, they’ll step up as the highest level of organizing for members of a community.
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Some people get up in arms about adding new bike lanes to neighborhoods. So why do the mayors who head these projects so often get reelected?
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The Strong Towns movement is getting traction, in no small part thanks to the 100+ Local Conversations our members are having across North America.
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You’re not alone in your desire for a safer neighborhood or a city where every family can prosper.
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What if you had free rein to do the things you know need to be done to fix your neighborhood street?
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We encounter a lot of “doers” in this movement—but there’s more than one way to take a step toward action.
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You’re here because you sensed that something was wrong with North America’s development pattern. So what will it be: red pill or blue pill?
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Is there a question that brought you to this movement? What answer were you seeking when you first found us?
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Pop social-scientists, zen habits, and small-scale farming. These are just some of the stories from around the internet that Strong Towns staff were reading and talking about this week.
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Next month, the Portland Metro government is being asked to approve $36 million in additional funds for further planning of a massive freeway project. It should say no.
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Your small town had a 1 in 5,000 chance to receive a reality TV makeover. What can the other 4,999 learn?
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City Councilor and Strong Towns member Mason Thompson is committed to making Bothell, WA, a resilient place to live.
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Fact: New roads always produce new driving. Say hello to “induced demand.”
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The “Zillow Offers” program was supposed to sell thousands of homes to homeowners and landlords…so why is Zillow now having to offload them onto institutional investors, instead?
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We’re skeptical that the bill will address the real and current infrastructure needs in our cities today—but the good news is, you can. And you can get started right now.
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This architect demonstrates how there are so many places ready and waiting to become a part of the housing solution—if we would just allow them.
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Unless we start making better accounting choices today, we’ll be facing service cuts and tax increases every year going forward. …That is, until the day we can’t anymore.
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