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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

When countless cities are suffering from a massive housing shortage, keeping existing urban golf courses in place is indefensible. Seen here, the hole-in-one is transformed into housing, with the next phase of denser development on the right side set to begin in 2026. Carmel, IN

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Dakota Crawford @dakotacrawford.com · 25/09/2025

"Housing has become so unaffordable for people to be able to live in downtown Carmel, near all of that walkable vibrancy." - @simpixelated.bsky.social The work continues for @strongtowns-carmel.bsky.social 👏 bit.ly/46CAEzH

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Dakota Crawford @dakotacrawford.com · 14/08/2025

South Bend population: 103,000 South Bend bus rides: 1.2 million Carmel population: 103,000 Carmel bus rides: 🤔

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 13/08/2025

The number of children injured or killed by cars while walking or riding a bike has fallen steadily since the 1970s, but CDC researcher note that this decline is not because streets are safer, but because fewer kids are out and about in the first place.

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Kids need freedom. Dangerous roads make it hard to grant it.

Bigger cars, distracted drivers and worried parents mean fewer kids are roaming freely.

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Dakota Crawford @dakotacrawford.com · 13/08/2025

Dopamine hit: Sharing a copy of The Death and Life of Great American Cities with one of our city councilors. Local politics has a way of restoring faith that (some of) our leaders are actually out here just trying to make good places.

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Dakota Crawford @dakotacrawford.com · 11/08/2025

We gotta get past the culture wars. More of this: "When the ideas were anonymous and stripped of political identity, the constituents found that they agreed on a lot." gizmodo.com/a-kentucky-t...

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A Kentucky Town Experimented With AI. The Results Were Stunning

In a divided America, a Kentucky town used AI to strip away political labels and discovered its residents agree on almost everything.

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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Soon you’ll be able to rent, buy, or get service for a @bunchbike.com e-cargo bike at the Pedego Bike Shop in downtown Carmel, Indiana. Nothing gets people thinking about family biking like seeing one roll by in real life and I expect a quiet boom once these start showing up on the streets.

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Dakota Crawford @dakotacrawford.com · 06/08/2025

like two weeks ago we started planning an event breaking down OBBBA's massive attacks on clean energy and it's ... already outdated. i'm tired. via @jael.bsky.social: heatmap.news/energy/trump...

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Trump’s Total War on Wind Power

Since July 4, the federal government has escalated its assault on wind development to previously unimaginable heights.

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Strong Towns Carmel @strongtowns-carmel.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

'Strong Towns has been critical of what it calls Carmel’s “large-scale, debt-ridden suburban retrofit.”' 'Seven years later, the warnings have yet to prove prescient. Carmel’s approach looks good—even visionary' www.cnu.org/publicsquare... via @cnunewurbanism.bsky.social

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Carmel completes its City Center

The Indiana City, north of Indianapolis, has taken a unique approach to combat sprawl thought downtown development.

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Simpixelated @simpixelated.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

I love this post from @americanfietser.bsky.social on using guidance from @dutchcycling.nl to make Carmel an even better place to walk, bike, and roll: strongtownscarmel.org/blog/designi...

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Designing Carmel’s next steps with lessons from the Dutch

A blog about the Strong Towns movement in Carmel, Indiana.

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Dakota Crawford @dakotacrawford.com · 09/05/2025

I'm excited to help grow the @strongtowns.org conversation in Carmel. Maybe you'll join us in advocating for everything from safe streets to bottom-up development? An open invitation: bit.ly/3YB0n8v

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Dakota Crawford @dakotacrawford.com · 19/02/2025

At a book club discussing @strongtowns.org, I met someone who moved to Carmel, Indiana because of the content @americanfietser.com creates and I think that's really cool. The power of building safe, well-maintained infrastructure for people! And having creators who highlight it!

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