Northside Neighborhood in NC Reduced Property Tax Values by $7 Million

Neighbors in Chapel Hill, NC, mobilized to raise awareness of property tax inequities within their community…and ultimately brought about a $7-million reduction in home assessed values.

Top Story, NewsSeairra JonesNovember 29, 2022property tax, Just Accounting for Health, homeowners, North Carolina, transparent local accounting, home buyer, local economy

Toronto’s Curbside Patios Made 49 Times More Money Than the Parking They Replaced

A recent study on curbside dining in Toronto found that there are loads of financial possibilities waiting in empty parking spaces.

#BlackFridayParking, Top Story, NewsSeairra JonesNovember 22, 2022parking minimums, canada, finance, local business, end parking mandates and subsidies, #blackfridayparking, local economy

Speed Traps Have No Long-Term Effect on Speeding

This Strong Towns member was skeptical of claims that a speed trap had successfully slowed the cars on a local street…so, he conducted a speed study. Here are his results.

NewsSeairra JonesNovember 14, 2022streets, speeding, speed, enforcement, law enforcement, member story, transportation, texas, safe and productive streets, member week

MoDOT Is Proud of Their Highways. Missourians, Not So Much.

MoDOT recently put out a tweet celebrating the 50-year anniversary of a highway that tore up Kansas City’s downtown. Here are just some of the (rightfully) angry reactions they got.