Search by Tag: Strong Towns
30 total news stories found.
Charles Marohn from Strong Towns Argues Cities Should Not Rely Primarily on the Sales Tax for Funding
2023-08-22 | Marohn says primary reliance on sales tax disconnects how a city collects its money from what it is spent on and causes cities to chase development without accounting for future costs and places the interests of citizens and local government at odds
Authors Say Cities Should Learn from Mistakes of Others Too
2023-08-15 | Failed revitalization ideas are explored in Keeping the Lights on Downtown in America's Small Cities, 2nd Edition
Haltom City Should Follow the Example of Fayetteville & Modify Parking Mandates to Spur Growth
2023-06-20 | A 15-minute video highlights the successes Fayetteville has had getting older vacant buildings occupied again thanks to parking reform
Haltom City Iconic Restaurant Sells in Declining Corridor with 29% Vacancy Rate
2023-06-09 | Haltom United Business Alliance continues to express concern about declining south & central areas of city
Haltom United Business Alliance Quizzes Candidates on Issues Concerning Declining Areas of South & Central Haltom City
2023-04-18 | Only three candidates responded to the survey, Cindy Sturgeon and Jeff Barlett, candidates for Mayor, and Charlie Roberts, candidate for City Council, Place 1
Businesses that Haltom City Will Never Have in Its Commercial Corridors
2023-02-14 | The ordinance Council passed prohibits new auto businesses in the city's declining corridors, which will limit the ability to get a grocery store or restaurants in these areas
Small Business Advocate Ron Sturgeon Suggests 5 Experiments City Could Do Now to Spur Businesses to Return to South and Central Haltom City
2023-01-25 | Creator of MakeHaltomCityThriveAgain.com and author of a book on urban renewal urges city to act on concept plan to fix the city's aging corridors
Haltom City Needs Small Businesses to Serve the Community and Create More Tax Dollars
2022-12-20 | City is focused on building and developing large new buildings which cost more and put more pressure on infrastructure
Haltom City Business Alliance Seeks Forward-Thinking Candidates for Upcoming City Council Election
2022-08-03 | HUBA seeks candidates who recognize the need for urgent action in inner-city areas and understand the key role that small businesses play
HUBA Commends Leaders in Mansfield, TX for Enacting Form-Based Code
2022-06-22 | Four new projects are underway six months after Form Based Code adopted for Mansfield's historic downtown district