But ultimately they are asking for a big pile of federal dollars No, not really. They focus a lot on "try things out" at small scale, see what works, and impro

But ultimately they are asking for a big pile of federal dollars No, not really. They focus a lot on "try things out" at small scale, see what works, and improving a city's cash inflow vs outflow. https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/9/19/the-strong-towns-approach-to-public-investment-satbook https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/9/19/the-strong-tow... https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2020/04/29/coronavirus-studer-strong-towns-chuck-marohn-says-experimentation-key-cities/3040385001/ https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2020/04/29/coronavirus-studer... A strong line of critique has been, "City A" knocks down a "blighted" business zone and replaces it with a single business w/ large parking lot & grass everywhere- but when you examine the financials, the new business brings less revenues to the city than the old "blighted" corner mall. https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2012/1/2/the-cost-of-auto-orientation.html https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2012/1/2/the-cost-of-aut... https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/8/22/the-more-we-grow-the-poorer-we-become https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/8/22/the-more-we-gr...