In this episode, Chuck discusses a neighborhood school slated for demolition in his hometown and the dynamics at play in this decision.
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Stroads are neither fast-moving roads nor productive, safe streets. But if you take these steps, you can turn them into something much better.
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Most public-private partnerships are merely public handouts by a different name. Here's how to avoid that.
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Texting while driving is a very real problem. The cause of the problem, however, isn’t recklessness but an incorrect perception of safety on behalf of drivers who feel little risk in texting.
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A review of the White House infrastructure plan reveals a few rough spots, but also a lot to like.
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10 years after beginning Strong Towns, founder and president Charles Marohn reflects on how this movement began, starting in 2008.
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We're on a smoother ride to the same general, crappy destination.
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Choosing a design speed is an application of core values. We shouldn't allow the engineering profession to make this decision for us.
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The most compelling thing we can do today to make our cities wealthier and more successful is to substantially slow automobile speeds on our streets.
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Charles Darwin said, "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.”
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Essential air service is a bottomless pit of subsidies that drain critical resources from struggling communities.
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Here’s how to adapt the 12-step model for a community wanting to come to grips with financial insolvency.
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This video provides a clear and compelling explanation for why homes cost so much. But there's more to the story.
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This is how you start (and win) a conversation about repealing minimum parking requirements.
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We can make low risk, high returning investments in our cities while improving the quality of life for people, particularly those who are not benefiting from the current approach.
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In this formative series, we lay out the value and importance of incremental development — and why it must be the only path forward if we want to build strong towns.
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Improving a city doesn't take a lot of money. It just takes courage.
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Our cities are so financially fragile and desperate for growth that they will do anything to land America's most eligible corporate bachelor.
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Here are the 6 best books I read this year.
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Small maintenance projects focusing on below ground infrastructure in old, established neighborhoods have the greatest potential for positive returns.
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