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Local Conversations

This Is Strong Towns in Real Life

Local Conversations connect nearby, like-minded advocates to put Strong Towns ideas into action where you live.

 
 
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You experience your city every day.

You see it declining.

You know what your community needs to thrive, but you need help to make change.

 Not ready to join a Local Conversation?

Consider becoming a Strong Towns member to support local groups around North America and beyond.

 
 

 Connect with Strong Towns advocates already in your community, and grow the movement around you.

 
 

Strong Towns is helping advocates like you forge new neighborhood connections.

Supporting existing Local Conversations.

And amplifying your hard work.

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How Will Gardner Is Helping Build a Stronger South Coast
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How One California City Teamed Up With Residents To Stop Speeding
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Portland Advocates Defend Life-Saving Street Design — and Win a Pause
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After 3 Crashes in 4 Days, Massachusetts Residents Rally for Safer Streets
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How To Make Your City Stronger With 4 Hours and a Shovel
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Courtyard Urbanism: Mixing the Best Parts of the City and the Suburb
Replace a Historic Building With a Parking Lot? Not on Their Watch.
Replace a Historic Building With a Parking Lot? Not on Their Watch.
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Bottom-Up Shorts: One Soldier’s Stand for Safer Streets
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They Shared a Vision for Better Housing. Will Their Cities Listen?
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How To Drive Change Through Civic Empowerment, With Brandi Thompson
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How To Build a Thriving Advocacy Group, With Alyssa Lee and Kay Crumb
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How Ottawa Residents Turned a Movie Marquee Into a Message for Better Transit
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Bottom-Up Shorts: How To Humbly Observe Where People Struggle
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One Intersection. 28 Crashes. Locals Say No More.
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Columbus Locals Turn Data into Dialogue
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Bottom-Up Shorts: How To Build a Network of Advocates
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21 Years of Growth, 21 Years of Risk: What Sacramento’s Budget Really Says
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Bottom-Up Shorts: How To Make a More Walkable City
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How Strong Towns Metro Milwaukee Is Building a Regional Movement for Change
Bottom-Up Shorts: How To Build a Stronger Richmond Hill
Bottom-Up Shorts: How To Build a Stronger Richmond Hill
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While Others Talk, This Movement Builds
Bottom-Up Shorts: How Normal People Can Make a Big Difference
Bottom-Up Shorts: How Normal People Can Make a Big Difference
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Planting the Seeds of a Stronger Artesia (and Watching Them Grow)
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New Tool Sparks a Wave of Financial Self-Awareness Across North America
Forget Growth for Growth’s Sake—Langley Residents Want to Know What Pays
Forget Growth for Growth’s Sake—Langley Residents Want to Know What Pays
'Completely Avoidable': Strong Towns Advocates Fight for Safer Streets
'Completely Avoidable': Strong Towns Advocates Fight for Safer Streets
The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Building Strong Cities in Two Countries
The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Building Strong Cities in Two Countries
I Love My Neighborhood — That’s Why I Want More People To Live Here
I Love My Neighborhood — That’s Why I Want More People To Live Here
The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Empowering a Network of Advocates
The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Empowering a Network of Advocates
Bottom-Up Shorts: How To Make Your City’s Finances More Accessible
Bottom-Up Shorts: How To Make Your City’s Finances More Accessible
 
 

Stop feeling alone.
Meet the movement in your community.

Join a Local Conversation

When you join a local conversation, you’ll immediately connect with people in your community and start making a positive impact on your place.

Start a Local Conversation

Find out how to start your own local conversation. We’ll support you along the way as you discover new connections and lead them in making your town a strong town.

 

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