Two simple questions can help us understand why different groups don’t seem to speak the same language about growth and development in cities, and why seemingly-strange political alliances form around these issues.
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Local advocates who are at each others’ throats often have legitimate, but conflicting, aims. Talking about the trade-offs involved isn’t going to make us all start agreeing with each other. But it might make our disagreements more productive.
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The current climate of distrust and pushback against new development is a recipe for perpetual housing problems.
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Housing options become even more scarce when the value of property is no longer tethered to the local labor market.
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Planners and developers have a lot to learn from their most vocal adversaries.
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The ship is sinking and we're not even rearranging the deck chairs; we're arguing about their color.
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Three key factors work together to make Philadelphia a more affordable city than its East Coast sisters.
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NIMBYs are responding to a set of very rational incentives. That presents a challenge for those of us who hope to alter the course of the Suburban Experiment.
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Seth Zeren provides this week's version of the Monday Member News Digest, a look at the blog posts written this past week by Strong Towns members.
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