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The Strong Towns Movement is Simply Right-Libertarianism Dressed in Progressive Garb (www.currentaffairs.org)

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Strong Towns’ critique of America’s car-centric sprawl sounds appealing. But its proposed solutions rely on a conservative politics that prioritizes ‘wealth creation’ over just and equitable urban planning.

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[–] nal@lib.lgbt 13 points 1 year ago

Great read! I always found Strong Towns' critiques of North American suburban planning useful because they put things in terms that liberals can understand easily - essentially, that widening roads and encouraging low-density development ends up costing towns more money, and that we can provide better services to more people by building more densely with more mixed uses. I hadn't looked into the actual recommendations of Strong Towns' founder, though, and this article points out some real doozies that are good to keep in mind when using his critiques.