Giving you options for links because I'm comradely like that:
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https://invidious.weblibre.org/watch?v=5ZwbZWrKbGI
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https://invidious.namazso.eu/watch?v=5ZwbZWrKbGI
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http://c7hqkpkpemu6e7emz5b4vyz7idjgdvgaaa3dyimmeojqbgpea3xqjoid.onion/watch?v=5ZwbZWrKbGI
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZwbZWrKbGI
Not sure I agree with the thesis or not, but it's interesting to think about. It's true that there are lots of very good non-grid cities. I've always thought that the main purpose of grids is to be understandable to the human mind, which maybe isn't that important a goal, and lots of things flow well in a complex way: look at our own circulatory systems.
Chuck is fairly libertarian and conservative, and he makes the case for walkable cities purely through a financial lens. He is a recovering engineer, with all that entails. It is decidedly NOT an astroturf group, but it is full of folks that still think conservatives can be reached through facts and logic so take it for what it's worth.
It's not Big C cultural conservative, but it is decidedly small c don't let any actual locals do self governing conservative.
Strong Towns is all about local governance?
No. It's mostly about complaining over common local regulations on building codes and road construction.
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