Crowd crush, brownstones, and Metro. 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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Over the course of a Sunday afternoon, this Strong Towns member created a simple and achievable plan to transform a local street—all on a small budget!
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Airbnb owners have voiced concerns over plummeting bookings in the last few months. Are we witnessing the “Airbnbust,” and if so, what does this mean for the housing market, as a whole?
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We've said it'll take 39 years for Salem, OR, to recoup the money they're spending on the McGilchrist Street “Improvement” Project, and you've asked us to provide more proof for this assertion. So, let's do the math.
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Take a trip with our Community Builder, John Pattison, as he discovers why the design of Scottish roads makes them safe—and downright pleasant—to drive on, even for a foreigner!
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Join us at the Strong Towns National Gathering to to hear from inspiring speakers, participate in hands-on workshops, and meet with fellow advocates.
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Our Neighborhood Storyteller returns from her hiatus to share a tribute to her father, who has played a central role in several of her past stories.
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Halloween costumes, shipping container homes, and national borders. 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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Parking reform can be a hard sell when it’s done all at once. Here are some small steps you can take instead to start helping your community use less land on parking.
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State Route 99 was a long-anticipated project in Seattle, WA, but this multimillion-dollar highway expansion hasn’t recouped nearly enough money to make up for its costs.
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Alfred Melbourne sees farming as a chance to bring back land into productive use, feed neighbors, and help guide young people down a supportive path.
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Traffic headaches in Denver, CO, have caused the state to realize that widening highways just isn’t working, anymore. Instead, Colorado is making a huge shift in its transportation priorities.
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Frontier Group’s Tony Dutzik comes onto the podcast today to talk about their annual “Highway Boondoggles” report. In light of last year’s infrastructure bill, just how much funding is being wasted on highway expansion?
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Bollards, rain, and the Overview Effect. 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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Our most famous case study revealed the high cost of auto-oriented development. But what if a little creative rearrangement could make things a whole lot better?
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Join us in welcoming the newest member of the Strong Towns team!
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The Ontario government has stated that the province will need 100,000 new construction workers and 1.5 million homes over the next decade…and industry leaders aren’t feeling optimistic about it.
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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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