What lessons can we glean about anti-fragility and human psychology from a 2,000-year-old fast food restaurant?
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If every local community in the United States found themselves independently stable, prosperous, and self-sufficient, would we need competition with other nations?
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The strongest argument against the Strong Towns approach is one almost no one ever makes.
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This could be the most transformative gift you give this holiday season.
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Strong Towns president Chuck Marohn recommends two podcasts that will inspire and equip you to build stronger, more financially resilient cities.
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Do we open things up and get people back to work or do we continue to flatten the curve and live with the financial fallout? Economically, it’s a distinction without a difference.
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Even before the pandemic, towns and cities across North America were drifting toward bankruptcy...and many of them didn’t even know it. Now’s the time to take control of your community’s financial future.
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A retrenchment in the stock market will be devastating to our cities. It’s also inevitable and, in some ways, necessary.
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An interview on the Nonprofit Growth Show gets deep into the Strong Towns strategy for taking on the development pattern of North America.
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The Strong Towns approach to public investment is part of an overall strategy of shifting our local energy from chasing the next project to building real wealth.
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How a place makes us feel can’t replace the hard feedback of things that can be measured, but it can be a hint that something is working…or not.
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See examples of “spooky wisdom” in communities across North America, submitted by readers and members in the Strong Towns Book Club.
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Let’s change the conversation around how we build our towns and cities in North America. Join Strong Towns staffers and local advocates like you in our new Strong Towns book club.
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An annual tradition, here is Chuck Marohn’s list of his favorite books he read in 2019.
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Okay, so you want to build a stronger community. But where do you start? Chuck Marohn and Kevin Shepherd (of Verdunity) discuss why this question is so important—and why there is no one-size-fits-all answer. Also discussed: the role of APEs in making our towns and cities fragile, comprehensive plans, and much more.
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We recently shared the Strong America presentation at Talks at Google during a recent trip to Manhattan.
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The Strong Towns approach to city building is fundamentally different than conventional practice. Here’s a short list to help you see the difference.
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Send your relatives this interview between Chuck Marohn and Jefferson Public Radio.
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Financially, Strong Towns took a huge leap off a cliff when we tightened our business model to focus on a few core things to advance our mission. Thousands of you were there to catch us.
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Today we kick off our member drive, your opportunity to support this bottom-up revolution and bring needed change to cities across North America.
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