Small, adaptable homes create opportunities for individuals and families to build stable, connected lives. Here’s how this style of development is creating housing opportunities in Florida.
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The practice of "grandfathering in" old buildings — letting them exist without meeting current building codes — is a good one. However, buildings lose this protected status if their owners perform renovations or additions, resulting in many buildings declining or sitting empty. It doesn't have to be this way.
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In an annual Strong Towns tradition, we ask some of our staff members to share their favorite articles and podcasts from this year. Here’s Strong Towns Director of Membership and Development Norm Van Eeden Petersman’s picks.
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You see what’s happening as our cities and towns dig themselves ever deeper into a hole of their own making—but here is your chance to help change everything.
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When you look around you, it's easy to see all the problems in your place. All the work yet to be done. But, look again: you'll also see the work that is currently underway to make a change for the better.
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Want to take action in your community, but don’t know where to begin because of imposter syndrome or a sense of helplessness—or hopelessness? Here’s how to shed your doubts and become a well-equipped enthusiast.
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This video about a recent street redesign project in Selkirk, Manitoba, shows just how cities should be communicating with their residents.
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Strong Towns Member Advocate Norm Van Eeden Petersman shares his favorite content from this past year.
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On this special episode of The Bottom-Up Revolution, Chuck Marohn talks with our member advocate, Norm Van Eeden Petersman, about Strong Towns membership and the new initiatives we plan to launch soon.
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If you’ve ever thought, “I’m not a great advocate; I can’t make the big changes my community needs,” then you need to hear what this Strong Towns member has to say about the power of taking small steps.
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This Member Week, we’re celebrating the aspirations and achievements of a million local heroes. Are you ready to join the movement?
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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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Many older homeowners face a tough choice: Age in a home that’s too large or inaccessible for them, or give up their property and move somewhere else. Here’s how one resident of Delta, BC, found a third option.
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It's hard being the driver of a large truck, these days. You want your urban truck-driving experience to be better, but how? Answer: By supporting great pedestrian and cycling projects!
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Join us Wednesday, August 31, for a mock council meeting, in which we’ve asked our Strong Towns Toastmasters members to prepare a persuasive speech or participate as a skeptical council member.
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Sometimes, building connections with your neighbors is as simple as hosting a block party.
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Given our current pattern of development, is it overly romantic to want to transition through the stages of life while remaining in the same neighborhood, with the same people around us?
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