Week-long series on infrastructure bill concludes with guidance for local leaders to navigate grants, matches, incentives.
Strong Towns, the national nonprofit advocating for a bottom-up approach to improving fiscal resilience in North American cities, concluded a five-part series critiquing the American Jobs Plan on Friday.
The final installment of the series provides concrete steps for local leaders, from concerned citizens to elected and appointed officials, to put the influx of cash the American Jobs Plan promises toward building fiscally resilient towns and cities.
It is up to local governments to resist the temptation to build new, build bigger, and build lots of infrastructure, said Charles Marohn, a licensed civil engineer and expert advocate for building prosperous communities through fiscally sustainable development.
The federal government owns no infrastructure. Whatever they pay to build, they are paying it for someone else to own and maintain. Whatever you build, your community will own it. Your community will have to maintain it. This isn’t a gift and it isn’t assistance—it’s them creating an obligation for you.
Charles Marohn, Founder and President of Strong Towns
To schedule an interview with Marohn, contact Lauren Fisher, communications associate for Strong Towns, at lauren@strongtowns.org or 844-218-1681
Instead, municipal and county governments must focus on maintenance, underground infrastructure, and investing in old neighborhoods.
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Strong Towns is a national movement that helps local leaders identify the cause of decline in our cities and take action to build a stronger, financially resilient future. Strong Towns is reshaping the conversation about development in North America with its advocacy for bottom-up, incremental action.
For more information or to schedule an interview with Charles Marohn, Strong Towns President, contact Lauren Fisher at lauren@strongtowns.org or at 844-218-1681
Charles Marohn, President and Founder of Strong Towns
