In this special episode of Bottom-Up Shorts, host Norm Van Eeden Petersman is joined by Edward Erfurt, chief technical advisor for Strong Towns, to discuss real-world examples of a transformative 4-step approach to public investment.
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Wisconsin offered a $3 billion dollar subsidy to Foxconn and were promised a $10 billion factory and 13,000 jobs in exchange. Instead, the locals got three empty buildings, a few hundred jobs, and a mountain of debt. Sorry, Wisconsin. As Ronny Chieng from the Daily Show put it, “You got catfished.”
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Deatra Kemp oversees homebuyer coaching, lending, and home rehab programs that help first-time homebuyers realize their dream of owning a home.
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Milwaukee, WI, is now going to start charging more for parking in downtown. Here’s why that’s something to celebrate, rather than bemoan.
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Political and engineering leaders in Madison, WI, are working to make their city streets safer by developing a culture of safety with the efforts of their Vision Zero initiative.
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Yet another failed mall (this time in Milwaukee, WI) proves to be a drag on—and an active harm to—its surroundings.
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Strong Towns member Montavius Jones is committed to making Milwaukee, WI, a better place to live for everyone.
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When you’re not allowed to build the kind of housing you want, sometimes you have to work with what’s already here.
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Or in anyone else’s, for that matter! A strong neighborhood has businesses that keep money in the local economy, instead of siphoning money out.
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Exploring the property market in Appleton, WI, reveals the ephemeral nature of the North American development pattern.
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The society that built Main Street is long gone. Is it time to move on to Plan B?
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Nick Meyer’s magazine is breathing new life into the community of Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
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Vote now in Round 2 of the Strongest Town Contest! Which city should advance to the semifinals?
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Cast your vote! Who should advance to Round 2 in the sixth annual Strongest Town Contest?!
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Two congressmen—one Democrat, one Republican, both longtime Strong Towns readers—talk about federal infrastructure spending and Congress’s role in making towns and cities stronger and more financially resilient.
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House hunting—even online—puts the effects of the suburban development pattern on full display.
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Wisconsin’s plan to expand a key highway in Milwaukee will not reduce congestion or travel times. In fact, the evidence suggests they’ll likely get worse.
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A program in Wisconsin demonstrates how small actions taken on the local level can have a huge financial and social impact on a community.
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Sometimes to appreciate the power, versatility, and appeal of missing middle housing, it helps to go somewhere it still exists.
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With global supply lines disrupted, people are getting “social” again to buy local food. To build lasting resilience, we’re going to need to keep it up.
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