When Strong Towns member John Holmes was fired for speaking against harmful development practices, he didn’t let that stop him. Working with other advocates, he’s paving the way to success for Charlotte, NC!
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Bottom-up change led by local heroes leads to momentum that replicates virally—and we're seeing the results nationwide.
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Lauren Fisher joins Chuck Marohn to talk about the Strong Towns approach to communication, as well as the power of thinking locally in our current political atmosphere.
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The people in our Local Conversations are doing amazing work in their communities—and it’s all thanks to the support of Strong Towns members.
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If you’ve ever thought, “I’m not a great advocate; I can’t make the big changes my community needs,” then you need to hear what this Strong Towns member has to say about the power of taking small steps.
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Kicking off a special week of podcasts, Chuck Marohn discusses the new Strong Towns strategic plan in action, and what that’s going to look like in 2023.
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This Strong Towns member was skeptical of claims that a speed trap had successfully slowed the cars on a local street…so, he conducted a speed study. Here are his results.
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This Member Week, we’re celebrating the aspirations and achievements of a million local heroes. Are you ready to join the movement?
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It takes a million local heroes to change the multitrillion-dollar North American development machine. We’re getting closer, but this Member Week, we need your support.
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This week, our Neighborhood Storyteller connects with a new community and its residents through exploring downtown and some local businesses.
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Multifamily housing, the Monorail Song, and moneyballism. 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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Here’s the latest on our ongoing legal action against the Minnesota board of engineering licensing—now officially Minnesota v. Marohn.
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MoDOT recently put out a tweet celebrating the 50-year anniversary of a highway that tore up Kansas City’s downtown. Here are just some of the (rightfully) angry reactions they got.
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This LA resident has gone viral after taking matters into his own hands to deal with the housing crisis.
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Maine residents want road maintenance. MaineDOT is giving them more roads.
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What are the origins of our current water systems, and how should we think about them, going forward?
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It’s time we move beyond the myth of “driver error” to create a more thorough framework for analyzing—and then reducing—car crashes.
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This week, our Neighborhood Storyteller reflects on the joy of finding pleasant surprises in unexpected places—including in one’s community.
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Crowd crush, brownstones, and Metro. 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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Over the course of a Sunday afternoon, this Strong Towns member created a simple and achievable plan to transform a local street—all on a small budget!
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