Cities are complex systems…and maintaining a healthy system in a stable equilibrium is relatively easy. But restoring an unhealthy system back to equilibrium is very hard.
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Read MoreWhat can we do at the most immediate, local level when water reservoirs run low?
Read MoreOur broken transportation system wasn’t pre-ordained; it was built out of the choices we’ve made. And we need to start making better ones if we want to fix it.
Read MoreWe get a lot of questions about a federal infrastructure bill, but at the end of the day…does it really matter?
Read MoreToday we share some of the confessions we’ve received from readers both involved in and victimized by America’s broken transportation system.
Read MorePorches, food access, and “back row America.” These are just some of the stories from around the internet that Strong Towns staff were reading and talking about this week.
Read MoreWhat are some of the hidden things we can’t see because we’re blinded by three generations of the Suburban Experiment?
Read MoreStrong Towns member Rob Green went from Coast Guard officer to neighborhood association president to mayor of Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Read MoreWhen (if ever) should taxpayers subsidize a new pro sports stadium?
Read MoreIt’s back. But why?
Read MoreSB 9 just passed in California, effectively ending single-family zoning there. The open question is, "What now?" Will anything actually change?
Read MoreThe Kansas City Royals are considering building a new stadium downtown. But who should pay for it: the princes (team owners) or the paupers (taxpayers)?
Read MoreSoftware engineers don’t design user interface, so why do we let civil engineers design streets?
Read MoreODOT has resorted to some truly cheap and deceptive marketing tactics to promote their new freeway-widening project.
Read MoreFor significant populations of people in the U.S., the requirement to drive is a major barrier to participating in city life.
Read MoreFrogger, the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, and Chernobyl. 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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Read MoreSchools across the U.S. are experiencing a bus driver shortage, but the root cause of this issue has less to do with the COVID pandemic than one might think.
Read MoreSarah Davis is fresh out of planning school and interned for Strong Towns and Urban3 this summer.
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