Main Streets Designed Like State Highways: How They Work and How To Change Them
Main Streets Designed Like State Highways: How They Work and How To Change Them

Two prominent communities in Berkshire County, MA, are in the midst of deciding what to prioritize on their main streets: cars or people?

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#SlowtheCars, Member Post, Walkability, Top Story, Safe & Productive Streets, Community StoriesNicholas RussoStreet Design, streets, Safe and Productive Streets, main street, Traditional Main Street, design, #SlowTheCars, walkability, Pedestrian Safety, pedestrian safety, Safety, safety, member story, Massachusetts
Northside Neighborhood in NC Reduced Property Tax Values by $7 Million
Northside Neighborhood in NC Reduced Property Tax Values by $7 Million

Neighbors in Chapel Hill, NC, mobilized to raise awareness of property tax inequities within their community…and ultimately brought about a $7-million reduction in home assessed values.

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#DotheMath, Finance, Sheppard, Top Story, News, Transparent AccountingSeairra Sheppardlocal finance, property tax, Just Accounting for Health, Transparent Local Accounting, homeowners, Homeownership, homeownership, North Carolina, #DoTheMath
Your City May Be Illegally Assessing You for Routine Infrastructure Maintenance
Your City May Be Illegally Assessing You for Routine Infrastructure Maintenance

Part of having transparent local accounting is ensuring that the people living in a community know and understand the public costs associated with their homes and businesses. Right now, that isn’t the case in most places.

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#DotheMath, Infrastructure, Marohn, Finance, Top Story, Transparent AccountingCharles MarohnTransparent Local Accounting, local finance, public finance, maintenance, Maintenance, Infrastructure, infrastructure, infrastructure cost, infrastructure maintenance, financial solvency, #DoTheMath
The #BlackFridayParking Exception That Proves the Rule
The #BlackFridayParking Exception That Proves the Rule

Most parking lots on Black Friday are not going to be full. Here’s one retail complex that’s an exception—but it just proves that having “enough” parking is always less important than creating a place people want to be.

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#BlackFridayParking, Parking, Herriges, Top Story, End Parking MandatesDaniel HerrigesParking, parking, parking minimums, End Parking Mandates and Subsidies, #BlackFridayParking, greenspace, Florida