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Last Updated: 06/25/2019
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Last Updated: 05/31/2019
Here is Chuck Marohn's brief answer to this question—framed as "What should cities issue bonds for?"– from a previous Ask Strong Towns live webcast: Here is an edited transcript of the answer: When Should Citi...
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Last Updated: 05/30/2019
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Last Updated: 05/30/2019
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Last Updated: 05/17/2019
The core services that local governments provide, such as maintenance and public safety, are essential to a functional city. Local governments use the tax revenue they collect to fund various programs (or core services). However, as with any instit...
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Last Updated: 05/16/2019
The Department of Transportation (DOT) is responsible for maintaining and creating the United State's transportation systems and infrastructure. You may associate the DOT's work with highways on the edge of the city. However, its infrastruct...
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Last Updated: 05/16/2019
An impact fee (which we call an exaction fee throughout this video) is a fee local governments impose on a new development. The fee is intended to pay for all or a portion of the cost for the cities to provide public services to the development. (Th...
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Last Updated: 05/10/2019
After Santa Rosa, California sustained several damage from wildfires in 2017, several Strong Towns members raised the question, "How do we rebuild according to Strong Towns principles?" And equally important, "How do we have that conv...
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Last Updated: 05/09/2019
Learn the best way citizens can contribute to revitalizing their downtown.
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Last Updated: 05/02/2019
At Strong Towns, we love street trees. They shade sidewalks and streets so people can comfortably walk or ride their bike, increase the value of a neighborhood, and people to drive slower. However, concerned with the infrastructure underneath ...