Tuesday Network Update

Last week the Strong Towns Network crossed over the 500 member threshold. The dialog there is really expanding -- it is really fun to see our long time readers and friends from this site show up there and expand the conversation.

• Peter Forbes asks for some advice on engaging in a TOD (transit oriented development) project near his neighborhood.

• Benjamin Douds needs some help dealing with stormwater ponds.

• Some intense analysis by David Peterson on the development pattern of Little Rock.

• Stephen Stofka provides some observations on GDP and a conversation about the validity of gold as a monetary unit ensues. A worthy topic.

• Interested in updating the AASHTO Green Book? John Burke is.

• The new transportation secretary has yet to be named. The Network dissects the merits of Jim Oberstar as a potential nominee.

• Per-acre land valuation makes little sense once one looks at the actual numbers. Joe Minicozzi chimes in on this conversation started by Peter Forbes.

And finally, I added a bonus piece as background to Monday's STROAD video as well as another short Q&A post on retrofitting STROADs.

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