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Build Below Your Means

Did we get too rich for classic urbanism?

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Addison Del Mastro
Aug 24, 2023
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I saw this tweet recently from Strong Towns:

This is a catchy way of condensing the central claim of Strong Towns: that classic urbanism is not just pretty, or conducive to building community, but that it’s financially productive. That is, this pattern is cheap and produces value, while suburbia is expensive and produces far less.

Some argue that this is …

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