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The Bottom-Up Revolution features the stories of the Strong Towns movement in action. Hosted by Tiffany Owens Reed and Norm Van Eeden Petersman, it's all about how regular people have stepped up to make their communities more economically resilient, and how others can implement these ideas in their own places. We’ll talk about taking concrete action steps, connecting with fellow advocates to build power, and surviving the bumps along the way—all in the pursuit of creating stronger towns. Each episode features a Strong Towns advocate who is making positive change in their community.
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We've learned a tremendous amount about designing cities, yet many new neighborhoods still lack the charm of those built generations ago. Architect and urban designer Naama Blonder has spent years studying what makes older neighborhoods so enjoyable, and why new developments rarely capture that same feeling. In her book Building Charm, she identifies the physical qualities behind that experience and proposes ways to incorporate them into new developments. Blonder explains how her firm, Smart Density, applies these ideas in practice, and why making denser neighborhoods more appealing could help address the housing affordability crisis. Could the answer be as simple as scaling things down?
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ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES
- Naama Blonder (LinkedIn)
- Smart Density (Site)
- Building Charm: A hyper-practical guide to developing outstanding new neighborhoods by Naama Blonder and Misha Bereznyak (Book)
- What Street Design Has to Do With the Housing Shortage (Article)
- Local Recommendations:
- Tiffany Owens Reed (Instagram)
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