Take a Ride on the Strong Towns Local-Motive Tour
Get the tools you need to take action and make your community more economically resilient. From changing outdated parking laws to getting kids to school more safely—each of the tour stops provides participants with the tools and inspiration they need to get started building strong towns right now!
Each online stop features:
- An engaging presentation on a specific topic, led by a Strong Towns team member, including concrete ideas and advice for making your town stronger.
- An in-depth conversation with a special guest who has extensive experience taking action in this field.
- A printable “Action Guide” and other resources you can use right now in your community.
- Lifetime access to the session, so you can revisit it whenever you want!
Purchase a round-trip ticket to access every stop on the tour, or just select the sessions you're most interested in below.
Here's the full lineup for 2024 (all sessions take place at 12pm CT):
- September 12: Paloma Delgadillo and Carlee Alm-LaBar present "The Parking Revolution is Here. Is Your Community Ready to Sign on?"
- September 19: Michel Durand-Wood and Charles Marohn present "Parsing Through Your Local Budget to Find Some Real Answers."
- September 26: Tiffany Elder and Daniel Herriges present "Investing in Housing Development that Strengthens Neighborhoods Without Pushing People Out."
- October 3: Uytae Lee and Norm Van Eeden Petersman present "Getting Kids to School More Safely and Actively."
- October 10: Jaclyn Cheves and Chris Allen present "Creating Neighborhoods for People of All Ages."
- October 17: Sara Joy Proppe and John Pattison present "How Faith Communities Can Use Their Location and Space to Transform Neighborhoods."
- October 24: Yamini Karandikar and Edward Erfurt present "From Crash to Community Empowerment: How Addressing a Car Crash Helped Save and Change Lives."
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October 31: Jonathan Zoccoli, Azael Alvarez, and Carlee Alm-LaBar present "3 Quick Steps to Building a Third Place Through Tactical Urbanism."
Each stop is worth 1 AICP continuing education credit.
Special Opportunity
This year we're also offering the chance to take your learning to the next level with customized, one-on-one coaching from Strong Towns experts like Chuck Marohn and Edward Erfurt. Learn more here.
Add One-On-One Coaching to Your Local-Motive Experience
Ever wished you could have a Strong Towns expert in your corner? Now you can. Introducing our coaching add-on, a golden opportunity to tap into the wealth of knowledge and experience of senior Strong Towns staff in a one-hour personalized conversation. Add the coaching bonus offer to your purchase on the round-trip checkout page, or purchase your coaching session individually below.
Check Out Our 2024 Local-Motive Sessions
Purchase individually or enroll in the full bundle.
Get Your Round-Trip Ticket To Access Two Pre-Recorded Bonus Sessions
The Future of Code
Featuring Alli Thurmond Quinlan, Jennifer Griffin, and Russell Preston
Balancing the Tactical and the Practical to Build a Stronger Town
Presented by Jon Jon Wesolowski
Featuring Speakers From Across the Strong Towns Movement
Hop on Board for 2024!
Interested in Previous Tours?
Check out the Local-Motive Archive for past sessions that you can access today.
