This new interactive map shows homeowners how their home assessment compares to other properties nearby—and has exposed that many homes of similar value are being overassessed.
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Many of us are keen to express the “what” that we’d like to see in the built environment, but unwilling to think rationally and clearly about the “how.”
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City planners, Ren in the Glen, and the Orange Line. These are just some of the stories from around the internet that Strong Towns staff were reading and talking about this week.
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A hundred people gathered in Tacoma, WA, to mourn the death of 13-year-old Michael Weilert, who was recently killed while bicycling in his neighborhood. If we want to prevent more tragedies like this, then we must redesign our streets.
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A new, state-wide law in California has ended some parking minimums in response to climate concerns. But what’s been left unsaid in this seemingly big step toward parking reform?
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Interested in applying for our video content creator and action team coordinator positions? Get all your questions about these two roles answered in these Q&A videos!
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Many local governments have taken on a “the customer is always right” mindset, but that’s simply not the best approach, especially for decisions that should be made at the block level.
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Engineers who work on municipal infrastructure need to stop ubiquitously describing their projects as “improvements”—especially when the project is actually harmful, not helpful.
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Public spaces are an important investment, and as an example of a public space done right, look no further than Missoula, MT, which is home to the world’s best public library of 2022.
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This Friday, the Strong Towns staff “confess” where we each fall short of what you might imagine a Strong Towns advocate to be—to show that you don’t have to be perfect to effectively champion this movement!
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While other places keep finding ways to say “no” to new housing, this Indiana city is offering pre-approved development templates to small-scale developers at no cost.
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A recent article from The Wall Street Journal claims that land must be positioned in a very specific way to support more development. What’s the Strong Towns take on this?
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Many older homeowners face a tough choice: Age in a home that’s too large or inaccessible for them, or give up their property and move somewhere else. Here’s how one resident of Delta, BC, found a third option.
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Get all your questions about our open staff writer position answered in this Q&A briefing!
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If a natural disaster hit your city, would your tax revenue pay for the damage, or would you be underwater—literally and figuratively?
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Strong Towns is hiring an action team coordinator and a video content creator!
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Traffic engineers in Canada wear an iron pinky ring as a reminder of their responsibility to public safety. So why, then, do they routinely make street design choices that kill people every day?
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Stranded with a dying phone and no car, our Neighborhood Storyteller relies this week on public transit and the kindness of strangers to get where she needs to go.
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Academies, libraries, and Kamloops. These are just some of the stories from around the internet that Strong Towns staff were reading and talking about this week.
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Sarah Cipkar created a tool to help people navigate the ADU process in Canada.
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