Top 5 Recent Stories (February 24–28)

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1. Urban Dinosaurs: It's Time These 8 Things Went Extinct In Our Cities

by Daniel Herriges | February 21, 2020

We asked our members about urban design features that ought to go the way of the dinosaur, because of how they make our cities less walkable, productive and resilient. Here are some that we could decide today to never build again.

2. Just Say No

by Chuck Marohn | February 24, 2020

If you want to be a Strong Town, your community must redirect its energy to things that will make it financially better off and more prosperous.

3. A Minor Miracle in St. Paul

by Christa Moseng | February 20, 2020

St. Paul consistently prioritizes car speed and convenience over the safety and comfort of cyclists and pedestrians. It just inadvertently demonstrated that a better way is possible.

4. A $7.5 Billion Boondoggle Advances in Austin

by Daniel Herriges | February 27, 2020

The State of Texas is prepared to fully fund a massive freeway widening project through the heart of Austin. Have we learned nothing? (Answer: apparently not.)

5. Speculators are holding buildable land hostage in Anchorage. A change in the way properties are taxed can help.

by Mikhail Siskoff | February 27, 2020

To grow sustainably, Anchorage (like so many other cities) should adopt a land value tax.

Top image via Sean Hayford Oleary, featured in “Urban Dinosaurs: It's Time These 8 Things Went Extinct In Our Cities.”

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