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« on: February 28, 2017, 10:19:31 am » |
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This is an amazing opportunity for people in Tulsa to see a free presentation by Strong Towns founder Chuck Marohn.
If you've ever wondered why Tulsa struggles to generate tax dollars and fix our streets despite constant expansion and development, this presentation is for you.
Date: Thursday, March 30 Time: 7:00 PM Location: OSU-Tulsa Auditorium 700 N Greenwood Ave, Tulsa, OK 74106
Strong Towns has done a lot of research that proves car-centric, single-use development doesn't generate enough tax dollars to pay for the long-term public infrastructure costs associated with it. Instead, we should re-focus our investments on what does work: old-fashioned, incremental, walkable, mixed-use development. This traditional development pattern not only improves quality of life and builds places people love, it's economically sustainable and resilient over the long run. It generates more in taxes than it requires to maintain the associated public infrastructure.
The Strong Towns message will resonate with anyone who's ever wondered why, even in boom years, we can't fix our streets, fund our parks, hire enough police, or maintain our water and sewer lines. Even though we can't afford to maintain the public infrastructure we've already built, we continue to expand in a way that only adds to the problem. Meanwhile, there's a huge market demand for walkable urbanism, which is not being met in our zeal for greenfield growth.
Understanding these concepts is critical for Tulsa's future. It's an old-fashioned idea that seems radical: maximize what you have before you expand. Our leaders and citizens need to hear it. Please help spread the word.
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