New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in Denver, Feb 13-15

"The challenges of the 21st century will require an unprecedented level of collaboration and innovation. Working together across disciplines, we can create communities that are resilient, prosperous and equitable. The New Partners conference will connect you to diverse experts, new strategies and cutting-edge tools that will help create positive change, starting with your community."  

— Kate Meis, Executive Director, 

Local Government Commission

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Curbside Chat with Chuck Marohn

Chuck Marohn talks about Strong Towns at Glenwood Spring Community Center

Chuck Marohn, author of Thoughts on Building Strong Towns (Volume 1), the primary author of the Strong Towns Blog and the host of the Strong Towns Podcast, presented to 35 residents from the region about the Ponzi scheme growth and development experiment that has dominated communities across the U.S. since the 1950s. 

The main points of his presentation and ongoing work focus on these tenets: 

• Current path that cities are currently on is not financially stable,
• The future for most cities is not going to resemble the recent past; and
• The main determinant of prosperity for cities is the ability of local leaders to transform their communities.

Thanks to Channel 10 for taping the presentation.  We'll post it shortly.

Read Aspen Daily News article prior to the event