A cohort of small developers representing over 100 properties in poor, disinvested neighborhoods are, together, the largest developer in South Bend, IN. Can their success be replicated?
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You don’t have to move into a condo or apartment tower to support—and experience the benefits of—smart urban growth.
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Making city budgets accessible to the average citizen is crucial for building stronger places. Here’s 4 examples of cities that made their budgets not only accessible, but even fun!
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In a world of real estate investors seeking quick profits, we need more people like Greg O'Connell.
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Cleveland’s “richest poor neighborhood” is empowering its neighbors to help each other.
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If you’ve got a parking shortage in your downtown, consider this unique, cost-effective solution: a valet service.
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The 85th percentile rule makes it hard to ensure safe streets, so residents of northeast Kansas City took matters into their own hands.
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When it comes to reparations, mayors are turning their good intentions into action, using tools they already have.
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A new coalition of 11 U.S. mayors has announced an initiative to establish pilot reparations programs aimed at reducing the racial wealth gap.
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There’s a lot of conversation about how cities can become “15-minute cities.” What role does the Strong Towns approach play?
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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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The generational ranch model has been wobbling since WWII, but here's how one small community in Montana is keeping grazing land as working lands, as well as bolstering opportunities for young producers.
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Detroit today, your town tomorrow. Here’s how we can help keep homes out of foreclosure and residents from being evicted.
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A model of what the future could look like for communities that depend on extractive industry, if they make the right investments.
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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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A grassroots effort to bring bus riders in Rochester a little comfort and a little dignity.
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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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Calgary — like so many North American cities — is like an intergenerational dine-and-dash. Our children will get the bill.
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You don’t have to be a math wizard to figure out if your town or city has more infrastructure than it can afford. Just follow these 5 simple steps.
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How one West Virginia town is giving the City, developers, and residents the flexibility to build a stronger place.
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