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Elizabeth Turman-Bryant: The Bottom-Up Path to Local Leadership

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Paint, Planters, and People Power: Indianapolis' Grassroots Makeover

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Forget Growth for Growth’s Sake—Langley Residents Want to Know What Pays

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How To Handle Bureaucracy in Local Government: City Staffers Explain

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Bottom-Up Shorts: How This California City Builds Bikeable Streets

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'Completely Avoidable': Strong Towns Advocates Fight for Safer Streets

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Indianapolis Community Reduces Crashes by 73% – Here’s How

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The Opposite of Strong Isn’t Weak. It’s Dependent.

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Pittsburgh’s Leaders Made Streets Safer—Your Officials Can Too

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Connecticut Towns Are Losing Millions to Parking Minimums. Will Lawmakers Act?

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This Canadian City is Taking a Hard Look at its Finances

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The Rent Is Too Damn Artificial

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Ohio REALTORS™ Share Their Knowledge To Respond to Ohio’s Housing Crisis

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From Abandoned Church to Community Anchor: How Small-Scale Development Revives Neighborhoods

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Doing the Math as a City Council Member

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Cities Are Already Defaulting on Their Debts

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The Numbers Don’t Lie: New Study Proves That Tactical Urbanism Can Boost Local Economy

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The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Designing Prosperous Places

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The ASCE Infrastructure Report Card Is Propaganda. We Deserve Better.

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Will Trump's Plan To Privatize Mortgages Fix the Housing Market?

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Small Town America vs Big Box Stores

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Bottom-Up Shorts: How To Build a City’s Economic Core

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How One Bill is Trying to Keep Texas Affordable

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How To Understand and Fix Government Budgeting, With Mark Moses

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Cities Are Not Nations: The Hard Budget Reality of Brainerd, Minnesota

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Minnesota Rethinks Parking Mandates—Will Your City Keep Up?

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Iowa May Legalize Backyard Cottages—Your City Can Do It First

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North Carolina is Ditching 1960s Era Zoning

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Cincinnati Ditches the Status Quo with its Zoning Reform

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The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Using Art To Advocate for Street Safety

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Small-Scale Housing is Making a Big Impact in Seattle

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Two Views, One Budget: Why Houston’s Financial Story Isn’t as Simple as It Looks

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One Brooklyn Pizzeria’s Battle in the War Against Outdoor Dining

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Officials Are Using the Strong Towns Approach in This California Town

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Memphis Leads the Way with Preapproved Plans for Housing

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Bentonville Doubled Water Rates—Get Help Having This Tough Conversation in Your City

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Bottom-Up Shorts: How Local Pride Can Strengthen a Town

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Marion's Comeback: How This Rust Belt Town Is Rebuilding Itself From the Ground Up

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Hope for More Affordable Housing Options Is Growing in Greenfield

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The Growth Ponzi Scheme Revisited: Houston as a Case Study

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How Bend, Oregon, Is Facing the Challenges of Rapid Growth Head-On

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Building a Stronger Harrisonburg, One Small Step at a Time

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How To Manage City Finance Effectively: A Conversation With Rick Cole

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North Carolina May End Parking Mandates—Your City Should Be Next

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The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Building Strong Cities in Two Countries

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Federal Policy Broke the Housing Market. It Won’t Fix Things Now.

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Ottawa Rethinks a Costly Development—Your City Can Too

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I Love My Neighborhood — That’s Why I Want More People To Live Here

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A Better Way To Tax Property? Minnesota Moves To Let Cities Decide

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Strong Towns Is Where The Housing Crisis Response Starts

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