<p>Abby is joined by Carlee Alm-LaBar, the chief of staff for Strong Towns, and John Reuter, advisory board member for Strong Towns. They discuss several stories of people across the country taking action to make their communities better, from building houses to painting curbs.</p>
ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES
<ul>
<li>It's Member Week at Strong Towns! <a href='https://strongtowns.org/members'>Join the movement today!</a></li>
<li>Read more:
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<li><a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025-9-5-volunteers-use-red-chalk-to-protect-pedestrians-and-drivers-under-californias-new-law'>Strong Towns San Diego - Curb Chalking</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/business/economy/housing-crisis-multifamily-adu.html'>Monte Anderson - Roommate House</a></li>
<li><a href='https://strongtownslangley.org/campaigns/tol/mazegates'>Strong Towns Langley - Baffle Gates</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025-7-23-replace-a-historic-building-with-a-parking-lot-not-on-their-watch'>Strong Towns Blono - Design Charette</a></li>
<li><a href='https://strongtowns.webflow.io/journal/2025-8-12-why-this-canadian-city-said-goodbye-to-parking-mandates-and-how-it-really-happened'>Strong Towns Nanaimo - Eliminating Parking Mandates</a></li>
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<li><a href='https://twitter.com/abbykatkc'>Abby Newsham</a> (X/Twitter)</li>
<li><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?ab_channel=KemetColeman&amp;v=_Xa_lfMoDqI'>Theme Music by Kemet the Phantom</a>.</li>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Abby is joined by Carlee Alm-LaBar, the chief of staff for Strong Towns, and John Reuter, advisory board member for Strong Towns. They discuss several stories of people across the country taking action to make their communities better, from building houses to painting curbs.&lt;/p&gt;
ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;It's Member Week at Strong Towns! &lt;a href='https://strongtowns.org/members'&gt;Join the movement today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Read more:
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025-9-5-volunteers-use-red-chalk-to-protect-pedestrians-and-drivers-under-californias-new-law'&gt;Strong Towns San Diego - Curb Chalking&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/business/economy/housing-crisis-multifamily-adu.html'&gt;Monte Anderson - Roommate House&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://strongtownslangley.org/campaigns/tol/mazegates'&gt;Strong Towns Langley - Baffle Gates&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025-7-23-replace-a-historic-building-with-a-parking-lot-not-on-their-watch'&gt;Strong Towns Blono - Design Charette&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://strongtowns.webflow.io/journal/2025-8-12-why-this-canadian-city-said-goodbye-to-parking-mandates-and-how-it-really-happened'&gt;Strong Towns Nanaimo - Eliminating Parking Mandates&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://twitter.com/abbykatkc'&gt;Abby Newsham&lt;/a&gt; (X/Twitter)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?ab_channel=KemetColeman&amp;amp;v=_Xa_lfMoDqI'&gt;Theme Music by Kemet the Phantom&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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Abby is joined by Carlee Alm-LaBar, the chief of staff for Strong Towns, and John Reuter, advisory board member for Strong Towns. They discuss several stories of people across the country taking action to make their communities better, from building houses to painting curbs.
ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES

It's Member Week at Strong Towns! Join the movement today!
Read more:

Strong Towns San Diego - Curb Chalking
Monte Anderson - Roommate House
Strong Towns Langley - Baffle Gates
Strong Towns Blono - Design Charette
Strong Towns Nanaimo - Eliminating Parking Mandates


Abby Newsham (X/Twitter)
Theme Music by Kemet the Phantom.


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