Thinking about applying for our Member Advocate position? Watch this video to get your questions about it answered!
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These observations from a morning detour demonstrate why small neighborhood side streets are better than big, wide highways, even when it comes to moving traffic.
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One of the easiest ways we can have more housing that more people can afford is to allow that housing to be built in the first place. In other words, we need to readdress our zoning codes.
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You can build it, but they won’t park there.
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Incrementalism is not an end in itself. Nor is it about a “small-is-beautiful” aesthetic for its own sake. Instead, it’s a practical pathway toward resilient, financially sound places.
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How have we come to the conclusion that most short-term rentals are taxed as “residential,” when many have no residents?
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Two podcast recommendations offer different takes on how the Strong Towns approach can help cities keep the promises they made to the people who live in them.
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Civic culture needs innovating, and it might just take some hard work. Literally.
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We’ve seen a lot of fascinating takes on the Strong Towns approach, but this none quite like this musical take.
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Or in anyone else’s, for that matter! A strong neighborhood has businesses that keep money in the local economy, instead of siphoning money out.
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This case shows why local governments need to do a better job accounting for maintenance costs.
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The Beatles, gingerbread ADUs, and repurposed malls. 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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This week in High Value, Brendon Klein gets the news that his family’s grocery store may be in peril.
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In San Elizario, TX, these local leaders are spearheading an agricultural renaissance.
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The infrastructure avalanche is coming… Is your town prepared?
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Frustrated by cars speeding down your neighborhood street at 40 mph? Don’t blame the people driving the cars.
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A recent article states that “real progress on climate change will require innovations that some on the left won’t like.” What’s the Strong Towns response?
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We live in a culture that exalts the people who say, “I know.” But sometimes what our places need are people willing to say, “I don’t know,” and, “What do you think?” and, “Let’s figure that out together.”
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The belief that we’re going to radically transform our cities from the top down defies reality. Despite widespread anxiety about urban growth and change, the vast majority of places aren’t changing very much at all.
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Recently, the North Carolina Ad Hoc Appraisals Committee was challenged to face their own biases and fix their broken property tax assessment system. Here’s what happened.
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