Just got this in my email via another list, and thought Bikies might be
interested.
* **Please join us!***
*Strong Towns: New Strategies for Financially Resilient Cities*
By Charles Marohn, PE, AICP, Founder and President of Strong Towns
Wednesday. November 6th at 5:30 PM
Madison’s NEW Central Library, Room 302
201 West Mifflin Street, Madison, WI
https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/474590722654425/
* Free and open to the public*
Guess what? *Sprawl doesn’t pay the bills.* Strong Towns President Chuck
Marohn has traveled all over the United States helping communities
understand why they are in a bind today – and how they can achieve
financial strength and resiliency tomorrow. Learn more here:
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2013/6/1/cnu-21-closing-plenary.html#.UnEvlPlciFl<http://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-podcast/2013/7/25/show-146-cnu-21-closing-plenary.html>
*Brought to you by the Wisconsin chapter of the Congress for the New
Urbanism*
A Discussion of New Strategies for the Economic Realities Facing America’s
Cities
This is a pivotal time for Wisconsin’s cities and villages. Years of
unstable property values have created uncertain revenue streams. Local
government aid has been cut. Budgets are stretched. Delayed maintenance of
prior years are starting to show up on the ground. Local leaders are
looking for answers. What they are discovering is that they are largely on
their own. The standard approach emphasizes growth over resiliency. This is
a key part of our problem. To truly do more with less, we need to
understand how we have built ourselves into decline. Why have local
investments failed to generate prosperity? How is the standard approach
harming our towns and neighborhoods? Most importantly, how do we start a
real recovery?
Charles Marohn, PE, AICP, is the President of Strong Towns, a
Minnesota-based nonprofit, nonpartisan organization. He has traveled around
the country to discuss the reasons behind persistent local financial
challenges and methods for helping
America’s cities and villages achieve financial strength and resiliency.
Robbie Webber
Transportation Policy Analyst
State Smart Transportation Initiative
www.ssti.us
608-263-9984 (o)
[email protected]
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