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It's not spending versus taxes. It's productivity versus liabilities.
Every fatal crash leaves two lives permanently altered: the person who died, and the person who now has to live with having taken another person’s life.
Strong Towns says "yes" to big buildings near transit stations. However, it's a debt coming due, not a victory.
A Rhode Island town discovered that the strongest foundation for a comprehensive plan wasn't a list of projects, but a shared understanding of what was worth protecting.
How one citizen and one mayor showed what local government is supposed to be.
When borrowed authority disappears, local leadership has to take its place.
Community revitalization depends on accountability, but it also depends on giving the first people willing to invest a realistic chance to succeed.
When a crash happens, at first glance we might blame the driver, then perhaps the designer. But take it a step further: why was the design allowed to pass, to begin with?
Austin's falling rents have become a canonical story. That should make us more curious, not less.
Smart Growth America’s newest report shows pedestrian deaths hovering near 40-year highs. U.S. cities have seen huge increases in walking deaths since the agency began tracking the problem in 2009.
Faith institutions already own land and want to help address community needs — can this include housing?
Before asking who should pay for rebuilding a street, ask whether we're rebuilding more than we can afford.
What if the most effective code enforcement for property management didn't stop at violations, but instead pointed people toward solutions?
Florida is walking a road California paved in 1978 — toward higher taxes, more state control, and less say for the cities caught in between.
For decades, Phoenix mandated more parking than it needed. The consequences are now impossible to ignore.
The next step toward safer streets doesn't require waiting for the next planning cycle.
Public engagement works best when residents are experts in their own lives, not amateur urban planners.
What two days with Strong Towns and a budget week in Manatee County, FL, taught me.
A small safety tool helped shine a light on a much bigger challenge.
The housing debate needs fewer tribes and more curiosity.
How one country built a national consensus around fixing what it has.
A look back at the debate over Regent Street, and what it tells us about the future of transportation in Madison, WI.
Transportation experts rarely factor the human and economic toll into decisions that pave over safer alternatives.
A delightful experience and glimpse into the future of housing.
Many towns are overwhelmed by their obligations, but it might not be obvious.
An important transition for Strong Towns and the movement we're building together.
This Strong Towns member is helping her city turn crash reviews into community learning.
The work of building a strong town is never finished — and that's exactly the point.
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