It's here. 'Escaping the Housing Trap: The Strong Towns Response to the Housing Crisis' is available now.

'Escaping the Housing Trap' is the must-read resource for everyone with a stake in the future of housing in America―and that means everyone.

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Actually reading the statute/ordinance: the most underrated superpower in policymaking.

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Broadly speaking, we're a movement dedicated to working across differences.

In 45 minutes, I'm going to be doing a web broadcast on the new book, Escaping the Housing Trap.

It's totally free. Consider it the first stop on the book tour. I'll put the link in the next tweet.

We've been low key working on this but the word is getting out.

20th century planners viewed the city from the top down and saw disorganized chaos.

Jane Jacobs observed city life at the street level, and saw organized complexity in 'the sidewalk ballet.' To understand a city, there's no better vantage point than the street.

“I will tell you right now, that they absolutely [bleeping] can do it.”

The deck is stacked against small developers. Many banks won’t even make loans of less than $500k. But Bernice Radle says small developers shouldn't be daunted.

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Walmart's value per acre in Covington, GA is just $243,119.

We built this way for centuries for very good reason.

Thank you! Most people don't know but pre orders are extra helpful. They signal to distributors the momentum and they promote the book. It accelerates things. One presale is worth many times a first week purchase.

So, extra thanks for helping us spread the word.