Top 5 Stories from the Week (Jan 2-5, 2018)
Here's what was most popular on our site this week:
How to Find Strong Towns Advocates Near You
by Strong Towns | January 2, 2018
We just unveiled a new tool for connecting with local Strong Towns advocates. We invite you to check it out.
Surprising Approaches to Achieving Density
by Andrew Price | January 3, 2018
We can build compact, walkable cities in an adaptable and economically inclusive manner — no high-rise towers needed.
5 Community-Building Values for a Strong Town
by Charles Marohn | January 2, 2018
Strong Towns advocates need to think for themselves, analyze different actions and optimize in the face of overwhelming complexity. Here's how to get started.
A Bridge Over Muddled Waters
by Charles Marohn | January 3, 2018
In times like this, where we're asking cities to innovate and to do more with less, we should be adding tools to the local government toolbox, not removing them.
Why Redundancy is Better Than Efficiency
by Rachel Quednau | January 2, 2018
Our culture seems to increasingly value efficiency over almost everything else. That's foolish.
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