Hello, John
We're coming at you after a great week—we hope it was for you, too.
To our new members, Joseph Crugnale, Chris Duni, Jonathon Weber, Carol Walker Aten, Laura Boehm, Patricia Greco, James Tucker, Tom Horsman, Jacob Mason, Kevin Knutson, Suzanne Steffen, Sarina Sawyer, Craig Slawson, Reghardt Pretorious, Sam Peck, Alan O'Hashi, and Erin Maze, we want to begin by saying "hello!" and "welcome!" Your support allows us to produce and host the stories we're sending your way today, and so much more.
In case you missed them, here are some of our favorite pieces from the week.
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How This Strong Towns Member Used a “Vision Block” to Celebrate Small Bets
Have a few minutes to listen? Check out this episode of our podcast, It's the Little Things. Host Jacob Moses learns how Strong Towns member Shawn Reilly brought his community together to envision, and temporarily implement, the ideal design of a high-traffic corridor in his neighborhood.
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Highway lobbying groups are angling to fund and push through massive road infrastructure projects using COVID-19 relief money—when it's clear we can't afford to maintain what we already have. Tony Dutzik of Frontier Group has some more responsible ideas that might actually make our places stronger.
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Everybody Loves Local Businesses Now. How Do We Make the Enthusiasm Last?
Daniel Herriges explores some of the reasons why people are flocking to local businesses to meet their needs during this economic slow-down. How are people finding mom-n-pop shops they've never heard of before? Check out social media screenshots that illustrate the enthusiasm.
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Since the COVID-19 outbreak started, many of us are homebound or social distancing at the office. To meet people where they are, we're offering a series of free webinars to give you the tools you need to rebuild your place when the pandemic has run its course.
Our next installment will air live on Tuesday, April 28 at 3pm Central Time. Thriving on the Other Side after COVID-19 features founder Chuck Marohn and Quint Studer, author of Building a Vibrant Community, as they discuss how to make our places stronger than ever following an unprecedented economic slowdown.
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Thanks for checking in with us! See you soon!
—Lauren at Strong Towns
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