If you’ve got a parking shortage in your downtown, consider this unique, cost-effective solution: a valet service.
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This week, we’re doing a deep dive on Lockport, Illinois, the 2021 Strongest Town champion. Here’s why.
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It’s time to crown this year’s Strongest Town winner!
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Past winners of the Strongest Town contest give updates on their cities and weigh in on this year’s finalists.
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Who will be crowned this year’s Strongest Town winner? You get to help decide.
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Who will move on to the championship round next week? Their fate is in your hands!
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Strong Towns member Michael Smith and colleague Aaron Holverson are working to make Rockford, IL a more economically resilient place.
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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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Extend the "open streets" and sidewalk dining revolution to include a fair shake for the smallest of small entrepreneurs.
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The suburban development pattern has been putting enormous pressure on small businesses for decades. Now with the pandemic, the razor’s edge of survival somehow got even narrower.
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An urban photographer reflects on the reactions he got when he started capturing what the American urban landscape is really like—parking lots, declining neighborhoods, tract homes, and all.
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In many cities, supply of commercial spaces far outstripped demand even before the pandemic. Clustering businesses together can be good for consumers, good for business owners, and good for landlords too.
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They left a city that is the envy of urbanists everywhere, for a small town seemingly in the middle of nowhere. The cofounder of the Little Free Libraries movement reflects on what makes his rural community strong.
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Many cities think they need to grow to get strong. But adding thousands of additional acres to the city and millions of dollars in infrastructure is usually the last thing a city needs. It’s like trying to lose weight by consuming more pizza and beer.
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It’s a paradox, but cities can set the stage for the unscripted. These playful surprises cater both to young and the young-at-heart, and they endear the community to visitors and residents alike.
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The first step toward making your community a stronger place is articulating what’s wrong with the status quo. Strong Towns gives local advocates the vocabulary to do this—just ask member Michael Smith of Rockford, IL.
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A diverse group of advocates in Rockford, IL are coming together to make theirs a stronger town.
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In a wide-ranging conversation, journalist and planner Pete Saunders discusses the fate of Detroit, how baseball stadiums connect with their surrounding neighborhoods, and what African American migration to the suburbs means for the future of America.
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