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Glad to see you! We're bringing you some of this week's top Strong Towns
stories, ready to read.
But first, a special welcome to our newest Richard Collins, Kelley Brown,
Bob Worrell, Tammy Cobb, John Ellis, Bob
Spencer, David Utzschneider, Maggie Sedoff, Robert Graveline, Page Remmers,
Helen Herman, Toni Hobbs, Priya Patel, Jerold Nugent, Stef Morrill, Tara
Lowe,
Amanda Kochirka, Willard Kitchen, Lezlie King, and Richard Collins, Thank
you for your support, and the work you are doing to make your communities
resilient and prosperous!
Let's get to it.
Many have recently said that the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to the
downfall of
urban spaces. Strong Towns Founder and President Chuck Marohn has a
different take. Could city-dwellers be learning that they are even better
off without suburban commuters?
One of our top pieces from this week, this story by Daniel Herriges,
discusses the fatal (sometimes literally) flaws of "vehicular cycling," and
how
many would-be cyclists don't ever hit the streets because it's simply not
feasible.
Nassim Taleb, who we often refer to as the patron saint of Strong Towns
Thinking, last week, and we think everyone should read it. Daniel Herriges
summarizes some of his most potent points in this story.
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resilient
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to
news stories that are relevant to our mission.
with Chuck Marohn
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Thanks for checking in with us! See you soon!
—Lauren at Strong Towns
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