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How to Build the Perfect City
—This article was originally published, in slightly different form, on the writer’s Substack, Chris Arnade Walks the World. It is shared here with permission. Photos provided by the writer.
I Refuse To Accept That My Best Days of Walkability Were in College
—This article was originally published, in slightly different form, by the Emerging New Urbanists in their monthly newsletter, The ENU Exchange. It is shared here with permission.
The Elements of a City: Structures, Conduits, and Interfaces
—This article was originally published, in slightly different form, by Strong Towns Chairman Andrew Burleson on his Substack The Post-Suburban Future. It is shared here with permission. Images provided by the writer.
To warm up our minds, let’s start by thinking about a building. What makes a building a building? We all know it when we see it…. And yet, defining things like this can be tricky.
Is a bridge a building?
Governing Like Caesar with Jesus in Mind: Why Cities Fail When They Plan Top-Down and Hope Bottom-Up
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What’s With the Vacant Storefronts? 8 Reasons for Empty Commercial Spaces
—This article was originally published, in slightly different form, on founding Strong Towns member Seth Zeren’s Substack, Build the Next Right Thing. It is shared here with permission. Images were provided by the writer.