What makes a successful entrepreneur? How can your city encourage more entrepreneurs to step up and put their ideas into action? Check out this free how-to guide for the answers.
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Is it worth investing in something that (seemingly) has no practical function? If we want to strengthen our neighborhoods, sometimes the answer is “yes.”
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To move the needle of biking access, we have to thoughtful advocates. This guide will help you become one.
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We’re excited to introduce you to a group of amazing leaders who are helping to guide the future of this movement.
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The Strong Towns movement is growing across the globe. Are you ready to join this movement and put your dot on the map, too?
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A brilliant cargo bikeshare program in Germany could serve as a model for North American cities.
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These 4 steps will put your city or town on the path toward greater resilience and sovereignty.
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The new infrastructure bill will have big goals. But big new road projects won’t actually help us meet those goals.
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House hunting—even online—puts the effects of the suburban development pattern on full display.
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Revitalization without gentrification, stopping a huge highway project, transforming an unproductive intersection, and more. These are some lessons we’ve learned from some of our upcoming Local-Motive Tour speakers.
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How local leaders should respond to the pandemic, the movement to end parking minimums, and the power of incremental development. Here are replays of our top webcasts of 2020.
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This college town took steps to increase outside space for retail and dining. But the work didn’t stop there: Lawrence continued to learn and adapt.
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What would an incremental, fiscally responsible and local approach to solving homelessness look like?
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Ever feel like you’re an island in a sea of people fine with the status quo? Turns out, you’re not actually alone.
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In a community dismissed as the “ghetto,” residents are doing the math on public investments — and finding surprises — then empowering residents to build a stronger future.
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This spring, hundreds of cities and towns moved swiftly to allow restaurants, bars and shops to open temporary outdoor seating areas. What have we learned?
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We all love those “Before” and “After” shots. But where things get interesting—whether it’s on a home makeover show, or building a strong town—is what comes in-between.
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Slowly but surely, the national conversation is changing around how to build stronger and more resilient cities. And you’re making it happen.
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Solving the housing crisis requires bringing back “missing-middle” housing. The planner who coined the term “missing-middle” explains how.
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The City of Philadelphia is pursuing expensive new construction while neglecting basic maintenance on hundreds of houses that could become homes for low-income residents. Now, residents are taking matters into their own hands.
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