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What Is Strong Towns?
Strong Towns is replacing America’s postwar pattern of development, the Suburban Experiment, with a pattern of development that is financially strong and resilient. We advocate for cities of all sizes to be safe, livable and inviting. We elevate local government as the highest level of collaboration for people working together in a place, not merely the lowest level in a hierarchy of governments.
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Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity
Many American cities and towns are overwhelmed by debt. “Strong Towns” explains how this happened and lays out the core principles of the Strong Towns movement, empowering readers to take control of their communities’ futures.
Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town
North America’s transportation system is broken, and most attempts to fix it only make it worse. In “Confessions of a Recovering Engineer,” Charles Marohn explains how the conventional approach to transportation puts communities in danger, increases debt and worsens transportation issues like congestion. He also shares how residents, local officials and engineers can work together to create real solutions.
Escaping the Housing Trap: The Strong Towns Response to the Housing Crisis
The housing market is trapped in a paradox: For housing to be a good investment, prices must continually rise, but to fulfill its role as shelter, prices must remain affordable. Coauthored by Charles Marohn and Daniel Herriges, this bestseller explains how the tension between investment and shelter led to the current housing crisis and how cities can restore balance to the market.
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The American pattern of development creates the illusion of wealth. Today we are in the process of seeing that illusion destroyed…and with it the prosperity we have come to take for granted.