STRONG TOWNS

There are no universal answers to the complex problems our cities, towns and neighborhoods face. At Strong Towns, we seek to discover rational ways to respond to these challenges... Our current approach to growth emphasizes investments in new infrastructure to serve or induce new development. This approach uses public dollars inefficiently, destructively subsidizes one type of development over another and leaves massive maintenance liabilities to future generations... For a country to prosper, it must have strong cities, towns and neighborhoods. Enduring prosperity cannot be artificially created from the outside but must be built from within, incrementally over time. A nation in transition must focus on developing strong, local communities, places where humanity's creativity, compassion and spirit of collaboration can flourish.