Norm Van Eeden Petersman

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3. Questions to Ask Candidates for Public Works Director?

I shared this question with a few colleagues and we came up with several ideas: Describe your approach to balancing technical expertise with community input, especially when residents push for low...

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• March 26, 2025 23:16
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3. Using Corporate Retailers As Backers For The Movement

You’re absolutely right that there’s a frustrating resistance to walkability in many parts of the U.S., even when the benefits—economic, environmental, and social—are well-documented. And while cor...

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• March 04, 2025 20:44
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3. How do I assess the purported benefits of a new development?

Edward also wrote Shelly to say,    There are several ways to do some quick, back of the napkin return on investment. Without knowing all of the specifics of this project, here are some things to a...

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• September 14, 2024 01:08
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3. How do I assess the purported benefits of a new development?

Here's the link to the video response https://youtu.be/uYiZklkqBUc

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• September 14, 2024 01:07
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3. Public Sector Accounting Board Reports referenced in Making Municipal Finance Fun episode

I emailed Michel Durand-Wood and he responded:  The City of Winnipeg's financial statements going back to 2001 are available on their website: https://legacy.winnipeg.ca/finance/documents_page.stm#...

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• September 13, 2024 19:12
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3. Jane Jacob's Critique of Property Taxes

Nathan responded with some thoughts I'm still reflecting on a couple of lines from chapter five of Dark Age Ahead: "Many costs of urban life and urban infrastructures are most equitably levied acco...

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• August 23, 2024 20:55
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3. Jane Jacob's Critique of Property Taxes

Michel Durand-Wood's post on the Dear Winnipeg blog has a really helpful description of the benefits of property taxes in contrast to the alternatives:  Cities provide critical live-sustaining ser...

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• August 19, 2024 23:48
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Great question! You've reached us when several team members are out on vacation but I've asked Edward Erfurt to weigh in when he's back at his desk with time to provide further comments.  One cruci...

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• August 07, 2024 16:14
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3. How to help places where businesses are closing due to a shortage of employees?

Three articles related to this topic https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2013/2/25/infrastructure-for-the-sake-of-jobs.htmlhttps://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/12/5/the-big-urban-mistake-buildi...

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• July 25, 2024 19:52
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3. How to help places where businesses are closing due to a shortage of employees?

This is a tough issue in your community. Let's dive into this. Firstly, it's important to understand that Strong Towns approach is about building resilient, financially strong communities from the ...

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• July 25, 2024 19:52
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