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Freeway Widening for Whomst?
Freeway Widening for Whomst?

Widening freeways is no way to promote equity.

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Top StoryJoe CortrightMarch 9, 2022highways, highway spending, freeway widening, freeways, transportation, race, infrastructure, end highway expansion, oregon
The Pedalling Pastor
The Pedalling Pastor

This bicycling pastor’s new book offers valuable advice for any Strong Towns advocate—religious or otherwise.

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Top StoryJay StangeMarch 9, 2022biking, bikes, bikeability, bicycling, Faith Featured, faith communities, human scale, walkability, transportation, active transportation, car-lite
Taking a Magnifying Glass to Property Tax Inequities
Taking a Magnifying Glass to Property Tax Inequities

What is the real reason behind our striking property tax disparities?

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Top StorySeairra JonesMarch 8, 2022Just Accounting for Health, property tax, Assessments, finance, public finance, urban3, home buyer
Not Just Bikes: Where We've Been Living This Whole Time (New Video)
Not Just Bikes: Where We've Been Living This Whole Time (New Video)

Two of our favorite storytellers—Urban3 and Not Just Bikes—come together in this awesome video.

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Top StoryJohn PattisonMarch 8, 2022Not Just Bikes, maps, finance, resilience, urban3, value per acre
Sew Much to Learn
Sew Much to Learn

This community ed teacher shares an important lesson about iterating to success: starting with something imperfect now and working your way toward perfection.

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Neighborhood Storyteller, Top StoryKarla TheilenMarch 8, 2022neighborhood storyteller, community, montana, arts, neighborliness
“How Can My Town *Not* Be Wealthy When There’s Been So Much Growth?”
“How Can My Town *Not* Be Wealthy When There’s Been So Much Growth?”

Let's talk about some core Strong Towns concepts: complexity, incrementalism, fragility, and more!

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Podcast, Marohn, Top StoryStrong TownsMarch 7, 2022strong towns approach, incrementalism, fragility, complex systems, incremental growth, incremental, incremental development, podcast
The Reckless Driver Narrative Is Reckless. Stop Spreading It.
The Reckless Driver Narrative Is Reckless. Stop Spreading It.

If we want safe and productive streets, we have to focus on the deadly design of our public spaces and not be distracted by the scapegoating narrative of the “reckless driver.”

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Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnMarch 7, 2022traffic congestion, traffic engineering, pedestrians, safety, public safety, transportation
Red Light, Green Light, No Insight
Red Light, Green Light, No Insight

When we hand our whole transportation system to engineers, we shouldn’t be surprised that the values of their profession override the values of the public. It’s time for a new paradigm.

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Top StoryMichel Durand-WoodMarch 4, 2022transportation, public transportation, engineers, traffic engineering, canada, safe and productive streets, confessions of a recovering engineer
Here is Your 2022 Strongest Town Contest Elite Eight
Here is Your 2022 Strongest Town Contest Elite Eight

Results of Round 1 of the Strongest Town competition…and a look ahead to Round 2.

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Top StoryStrong TownsMarch 4, 2022Strongest Town 2022, strongest town contest
The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Using Communicative Planning
The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Using Communicative Planning

Shelley Denison is a city planner in Sandy, OR, who views planning as a relationship between residents and leaders.

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Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsMarch 3, 2022taking action, The Bottom-Up Revolution, missing middle, urban planning
CityNerd Runs Down America's Most Humongous Parking Lots
CityNerd Runs Down America's Most Humongous Parking Lots

“There may be no greater indication of car dependency in the United States than the sheer number of massive parking craters that litter our cities,” says this YouTuber.

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Top StoryJay StangeMarch 3, 2022parking minimums, urbanism, end parking mandates and subsidies
Less Than 24 Hours To Vote in the 2022 Strongest Town Contest SWEET SIXTEEN
Less Than 24 Hours To Vote in the 2022 Strongest Town Contest SWEET SIXTEEN

Get your vote in today for your favorite town!

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Top StoryStrong TownsMarch 2, 2022Strongest Town 2022, strongest town contest
What Have Cities *Actually* Accomplished in the Past 100 Years?
What Have Cities *Actually* Accomplished in the Past 100 Years?

The modern conceit is that we are far more advanced than the people of past generations—but how do our cities really stack up against those of the past?

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Top StoryKevin KlinkenbergMarch 2, 2022history, urban planning, urban design, missouri, zoning
Corner Liquor Stores vs. Fancy Shopping Malls
Corner Liquor Stores vs. Fancy Shopping Malls

Let’s #DoTheMath on some public infrastructure in Providence, RI.

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Top StorySeth ZerenMarch 2, 2022suburban experiment, infrastructure, public finance, value per acre, transparent local accounting
"We Require WAY Too Much Parking"
"We Require WAY Too Much Parking"

This Strong Towns member saw a huge problem with the parking minimums in his city—and decided to do something about it.

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Top StorySeairra JonesMarch 1, 2022member story, advocacy, taking action, parking minimums, biking, bicycling, bikes, bikeability, bike lanes, minimum parking requirements, success stories, end parking mandates and subsidies, california
Would Tax Abatements Spur More ADU Construction in Anchorage?
Would Tax Abatements Spur More ADU Construction in Anchorage?

Like so many other cities, Anchorage needs to encourage more options for housing. But how?

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Top StoryMikhail SiskoffMarch 1, 2022housing, housing crisis, housing policy, zoning, alaska, accessory dwelling unit
I Found My People...in a Completely Different Town
I Found My People...in a Completely Different Town

When a community is strong, it can make even an “outsider” feel welcome.

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Neighborhood Storyteller, Top StoryKarla TheilenMarch 1, 2022neighborhood storyteller, community, hospitals, hospitality, small towns, montana
Annamarie Pluhar: Shared Housing Doesn't Have to Be Scary
Annamarie Pluhar: Shared Housing Doesn't Have to Be Scary

It’s time we embraced co-housing as a viable solution for both affordable housing and social isolation.

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Podcast, Marohn, Top StoryStrong TownsFebruary 28, 2022housing, housing crisis, co-housing, podcast
Strongest Town 2022, Round 1: University Place, WA vs. White Salmon, WA
Strongest Town 2022, Round 1: University Place, WA vs. White Salmon, WA

Cast your vote! Who should advance to Round 2 in the seventh annual Strongest Town Contest?

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Strong TownsFebruary 28, 2022White Salmon WA, University Place WA, Strongest Town 2022, strongest town contest
Strongest Town 2022, Round 1: Chauncey, OH vs. Norwood, OH
Strongest Town 2022, Round 1: Chauncey, OH vs. Norwood, OH

Cast your vote! Who should advance to Round 2 in the seventh annual Strongest Town Contest?

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Strong TownsFebruary 28, 2022Strongest Town 2022, Chauncey OH, Norwood OH, strongest town contest
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