John Pattison
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Stroads - Top Content
"Why Bad Street Design is Both Costly and Deadly" (Video) We understand how frustrating the problem of bad street design is, especially because most communities don’t have a vision or language for ...
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Growth Ponzi Scheme - Top Content
"The Growth Ponzi Scheme" - Introduction The Growth Ponzi Scheme is the way in which we have developed so many of our modern American cities, and it is bankrupting us. This extended series represen...
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Transparent Local Accounting - Top Content
"It's Time To Rethink How We Measure Cities. We Can't Afford Not To." (Video) We are huge fans of Urban3 and the work they do uncover municipal finances, helping cities become resilient and prosper...
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End Highway Expansion - Top Content
Book: Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town, by Charles Marohn "Why Does the U.S. Destroy Its Cities for Highways?" (Video) What would you do if you created your f...
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Walkability - Top Content
"Why Is It So Hard To Cross The Street? (& What You Can Do To Help)" (Video) Crossing the street can be pretty stressful. Is it a skill issue, or is there something more? And if it's beyond individ...
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Transparent Local Accounting - Case Studies and Examples
"The Numbers Don't Lie" An exploration of tax value per acre in Kansas City, Missouri, shows just how foolish some of our biggest local investments have been—and how powerful some of our smallest c...
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Growth Ponzi Scheme - Case Studies and Examples
"Why This Town Confronted Suburbia's Debt Trap" (Video) Meet Maumee, our 9th Strongest Town winner. Now, a strong town is not a perfect town but one that is committed to building resilience and fin...
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Affordable Housing - Top Content
"The 5 Immutable Laws of Affordable Housing" There’s probably no panacea for housing affordability. Here are five immutable laws of affordable housing that cities must recognize if they want to mov...
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Missing Middle Housing - Top Content
"5 Ways To Make the Missing Middle Less Missing" Missing middle development—anything from a duplex to a cottage court to a small apartment building—is an indispensable piece of the Strong Towns vis...
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Incremental Housing - Top Content
"We Are In a Housing Trap. Can We Escape?" (Video) Housing is an investment. And investment prices must go up. Housing is shelter. When the price of shelter goes up, people experience distress. Hou...
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