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“I Want To Make a Change in My Community…but Where Do I Start?”
“I Want To Make a Change in My Community…but Where Do I Start?”

Sometimes it can be daunting for advocates to begin…well, actually advocating. Here’s a simple, 4-step process that can help you overcome that first hurdle toward making your place stronger.

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Top StoryJohn PattisonMay 26, 2022taking action, how to, community, advocacy, Strong Towns Academy, Local-Motive Tour
Social Housing and the Strong Towns Approach (Part 2)
Social Housing and the Strong Towns Approach (Part 2)

Why isn’t social housing the silver bullet it's sometimes sold as, and what it would take to be successful? (Hint: You still have to fix the market.)

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Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesMay 26, 2022housing, housing cost, housing affordability, housing crisis, housing policy, co-housing, social housing series
Corporate Investors Own Nearly Half of This City's Residential Property
Corporate Investors Own Nearly Half of This City's Residential Property

What does this case study imply for housing in the U.S., as a whole?

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Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsMay 25, 2022podcast, housing, housing crisis, housing market, housing policy, upzoned, home buyer
CityNerd: Which Affordable, Walkable City Should You Move To?
CityNerd: Which Affordable, Walkable City Should You Move To?

This week’s CityNerd takes you on a tour of 10 cities you might not expect to be the most affordable, livable, walkable, and transit-friendly places in America.

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Top StoryJay StangeMay 25, 2022housing, housing affordability, housing cost, cities
Social Housing and the Strong Towns Approach (Part 1)
Social Housing and the Strong Towns Approach (Part 1)

Forget what you've heard; this isn't your granddad's social housing.

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Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesMay 25, 2022housing, housing cost, housing affordability, housing crisis, housing policy, co-housing, social housing series
CDOT Cancels Highway Expansion Plans
CDOT Cancels Highway Expansion Plans

In a moment to be celebrated, CDOT cancels highway expansion plans, stating they "have no money" to add vehicle capacity to I-25.

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Top StorySeairra JonesMay 24, 2022transportation, transportation spending, highways, highway spending, freeway widening, freeways, colorado, success stories, end highway expansion
Large Scale, Small Scale
Large Scale, Small Scale

What if we could get back large buildings hosting businesses at a hyperlocal scale—and what if that actually helped reduce the sentiment we call NIMBYism?

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Top StoryAddison Del MastroMay 24, 2022localism, NIMBY, small towns, hotels, history, new jersey
Here Is Where the Pieces Connect
Here Is Where the Pieces Connect

What started as a simple email group turned into a storytelling forum.

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Neighborhood Storyteller, Top StoryKarla TheilenMay 24, 2022neighborhood storyteller, community site, community, iowa
Mike McGinn: Making America More Walkable
Mike McGinn: Making America More Walkable

This week on the Strong Towns Podcast, host Chuck Marohn gets to talk with Mike McGinn, executive director of America Walks.

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Podcast, Marohn, Top StoryStrong TownsMay 23, 2022walkability, podcast
Wealth and Buildings
Wealth and Buildings

In the realm of urban planning, there’s plenty of discourse out there about housing affordability—but what about household wealth building?

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Top StoryKevin KlinkenbergMay 23, 2022housing, housing affordability, finance, urban planning, urbanism, suburbs, suburban experiment, suburbanization, home buyer, housing cost
I'm Retiring From the Engineering Profession
I'm Retiring From the Engineering Profession

To protect our advocacy work against future harassment from the Minnesota licensing board, Strong Towns President Charles Marohn is retiring as a professional engineer.

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Engineering Reform, Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnMay 23, 2022engineering ethics, engineers
Friday Faves - Your Weekly Strong Towns Roundup
Friday Faves - Your Weekly Strong Towns Roundup

Wilderness loss, Peppa Pig, and ride-hailing apps. 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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Top StoryStrong TownsMay 20, 2022friday faves
High Value, Chapter 12: Brad Riese
High Value, Chapter 12: Brad Riese

This week on High Value, tensions come to a head as High Value representative Brad Riese make his case for bringing the big-box store to Chippewa Falls.

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High Value Serial, Top StoryHamilton LudwigMay 20, 2022High Value series, series
Seeing the Glass as Half Full: Exploring the Reuse Opportunity for Houses of Worship on Main Street
Seeing the Glass as Half Full: Exploring the Reuse Opportunity for Houses of Worship on Main Street

Up to one-third of all houses of worship in the United States will have closed over the next few years. What will we do with the spaces they leave behind?

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Top StoryRick ReinhardMay 20, 2022churches, religion, main street, downtown, revitalization, public institutions, Faith Featured, faith communities
The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...a Neighborhood Storyteller
The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...a Neighborhood Storyteller

Meet one of our weekly columnists, the fascinating Karla Theilen.

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Podcast, Top Story, Neighborhood StorytellerStrong TownsMay 19, 2022podcast, neighborhoods
Join the Strong Towns Toastmasters Club!
Join the Strong Towns Toastmasters Club!

If you want to help spread the Strong Towns message, but are held back by a fear of public speaking, then this is the club for you!

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Top StoryJennifer GaughranMay 19, 2022member story, advocacy, taking action, nonprofit sector
Tyranny Won’t Get Us More Housing
Tyranny Won’t Get Us More Housing

Perceived threats to a home's value often prompt homeowners to shut down any discussion about neighborhood changes. But eliminating opportunities for such reactions isn’t helpful, either.

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Top StoryJay StangeMay 19, 2022housing, housing crisis, housing activism, NIMBY, public engagement, zoning, upzoning, neighborhood change, new york
Philadelphia Is Launching the First Public Bank Owned by a City
Philadelphia Is Launching the First Public Bank Owned by a City

Is this an amazing idea that could have transformative benefits for people…or a horrible idea ripe for corruption and mismanagement?

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Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsMay 18, 2022podcast, banks, finance, upzoned, pennsylvania, local economy
Strong Towns Need Strong Downtowns
Strong Towns Need Strong Downtowns

A crucial part of making your city or town stronger lies in revitalizing your downtown. Here’s how one Local Conversation organizer is doing that work in her place.

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Top StoryJohn PattisonMay 18, 2022advocacy, main street, small towns, community, local economy, downtown, louisiana
Cracking the Code on Fighting Highway Expansion Projects
Cracking the Code on Fighting Highway Expansion Projects

When a highway expansion threatened to destroy a historic Black neighborhood in New Orleans, this advocate spoke out against it. Here’s how she made herself heard.

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Top StoryAmy StellyMay 18, 2022highways, freeway widening, freeway removal, freeways, urban freeways, success stories, infrastructure, end highway expansion, louisiana
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