Strong Towns, Weak Arguments
The substance is more important than the form
A few weeks ago this piece by progressive urbanist Allison Lirish Dean, in Current Affairs, made the Twitter rounds: “The Strong Towns Movement is Simply Right-Libertarianism Dressed in Progressive Garb.”
The piece and the reactions are interesting. Dean’s main critique of the Strong Towns philosophy is its focus on financial productivity and its charact…
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