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Back to SearchStrongest Town Semifinals: Watertown, SD
Episode 474
Sarah Caron and Michael Heuer talk about zoning changes that helped create housing options for people of all ages and abilities in Watertown, how swi…
5 years, 11 months ago
Strongest Town Semifinals: Beloit, WI
Episode 476
Shauna El-Amin talks about the "build your own" philosophy that has helped Beloit grow its downtown one entrepreneur at a time, the coordinated effor…
5 years, 11 months ago
Tales from the Crypt, +Update
Episode 472
A brief update from Chuck Marohn and (by request) a replay of Chuck's recent appearance on the Tales from the Crypt podcast with Marty Bent. Many tha…
5 years, 11 months ago
Do What You Can, a Coronavirus Update
Episode 471
There are decades when nothing happens and there are weeks when decades happen. Suddenly, the fragility that Strong Towns has long talked about is fr…
6 years ago
Ben Stevens: Every Building Is a Startup
Episode 470
There are many emotions associated with the creation of a new building in our neighborhood. They can be symbols of our best hopes...or our worst fear…
6 years ago
Danielle Arigoni: Making Great Places for People of all Ages
Episode 469
We’re undergoing a massive demographic shift in the United States, says Danielle Arigoni, director of AARP’s Livable Communities initiative. By 2034,…
6 years ago
David McAlvany: Legacy is an Accumulation of Little Decisions
Episode 468
What comprises a legacy? Is it your one big win (or big loss)? Probably not. No matter what domain of life we’re talking about—the built environment,…
6 years ago
Jenny Schuetz: Who's To Blame for High Housing Costs?
Episode 467
The affordable housing crisis is affecting not just people in coastal cities like Boston, New York, San Francisco, L.A., Seattle, and Portland. The c…
6 years ago
Tim Carney: "Alienated America" and the Rise of Populism
Episode 466
The rise of Donald Trump in the 2016 primaries—and his eventual win in the general—defied expectations and confounded explanations. Nearly every nati…
6 years, 1 month ago
Liz Swaine: Bootstrapping Downtown Shreveport
Episode 465
All too often, the national narrative portrays Louisiana as a backwater state. But we here at Strong Towns see things very differently. For example, …
6 years, 1 month ago