Thank you, Alabama

I had a good pair of events this week in Birmingham with some people very enthused to help their communities become Strong Towns. It was really nice to be back in Alabama and I'm hoping for an opportunity to go back soon. In the meantime, here's what the schedule for sharing the Strong Towns message in person looks like for the next couple of months.

April 24-25 - Stevens Point, WI  - Half day training session, AICP Credits will be offered - Register Here
April 28 - Dallas, TX - Curbside Chat
April 30 - Dallas, TX - Member Appreciation Event (Strong Towns members should have received an email this week.)
May 13 - Fargo, ND - Curbside Chat
May 14 - Grand Forks, ND - Curbside Chat
May 19 - Hays, KS - Curbside Chat
May 21 - Lewiston, ME - Conference Keynote
June 17 - Boston, MA - Conference Keynote
June 18 - Denver, CO - Strong Towns on Tap
June 23 - Detroit, MI - Conference Panel
June 30 - Des Moines, IA - Conference Keynote

In case you missed it....

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This $1.8B Project Shows Why State DOTs Need a New Playbook
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This $1.8B Project Shows Why State DOTs Need a New Playbook
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North Carolina’s I-26 Connector illustrates everything wrong with the way state DOTs operate—especially in an area still recovering from Hurricane Helene. But it also shows how these systems can change.

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How To Drive Change Through Civic Empowerment, With Brandi Thompson
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How To Drive Change Through Civic Empowerment, With Brandi Thompson
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Brandi Thompson is the co-founder and leader of Strong Towns ABQ, a Local Conversation in New Mexico. She discusses the strategies that have helped her group successfully advocate for zoning reform and against highway expansions.

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Small-Scale Housing Wins Big in Bend, Oregon
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Small-Scale Housing Wins Big in Bend, Oregon
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How do you grow without losing what makes your town special? In Bend, Oregon, Jesse Russell is proving it can start with smaller homes.

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Forget Megaprojects—This Teacher Has a Better Way to Fix Cities
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Forget Megaprojects—This Teacher Has a Better Way to Fix Cities
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What if fixing your city didn’t require a billion-dollar plan—just a neighbor with a shovel and a bold idea? In Bloomington, a high school teacher is quietly leading a local revolution, one small step at a time.

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The Sims Are Taking Over the City
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The Sims Are Taking Over the City
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If urban planning is playing SimCity in real life, then the Strong Towns movement isn’t made up of distant players — it's made up of the Sims who live and work in the city every day. And they're taking over the game.

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How To Build a Thriving Advocacy Group, With Alyssa Lee and Kay Crumb
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How To Build a Thriving Advocacy Group, With Alyssa Lee and Kay Crumb
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Alyssa Lee and Kay Crumb are leaders of Strong SacTown, one of the largest and most successful groups in the Strong Towns Local Conversations program. Today, they share their advice for building and sustaining a successful group.

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This Canadian City is Ditching Red Tape for Rowhouses
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This Canadian City is Ditching Red Tape for Rowhouses
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Calgary is cutting delays—not corners—to deliver more housing where it’s needed. And your city should be paying attention.

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West Virginia Is the Canary in America’s Infrastructure Coal Mine
Edward Erfurt
West Virginia Is the Canary in America’s Infrastructure Coal Mine
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West Virginia’s $1.6 billion Road to Prosperity program was supposed to cover maintenance costs and reignite economic growth. Seven years later, the money’s gone and the situation has gotten worse.

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The Intersection of Waste and Opportunity
Norm Van Eeden Petersman
The Intersection of Waste and Opportunity
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An intersection redesign in Fairbanks, Alaska, proves that road projects are not always improvements—and that DOT priorities are often out of touch with reality.

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Bangor’s Bold Moves on Housing
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Bangor’s Bold Moves on Housing
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Bangor, Maine, isn’t holding out for silver bullets. It’s getting to work—clearing the way for more homes in creative, community-minded ways.

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Charles Marohn