Podcasts Government The Strong Towns Podcast What does it mean to build a vibrant community?

What does it mean to build a vibrant community?

Published: July 12, 2018, 4:20 p.m.

b"Quint Studer is the founder of Pensacola, Florida's Studer Community Institute, a nonprofit organization focused on improving the community's quality of life and moving Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties forward. He is a businessman, visionary, entrepreneur and Strong Towns member. His new book is Building A Vibrant Community: How Citizen-Powered Change Is Reshaping America.\\nIn this engaging conversation, Chuck Marohn and Quint Studer discuss:\\nWhat does it mean to be a vibrant community?\\nHow do leaders help communities get unstuck from a negative trajectory?\\nShould we stop wasting time trying to appeal to and listen to the naysayers in our towns?\\nHow do you balance the need to take small, incremental steps with community desires to execute big visions and address big problems?\\nHow can we learn from other communities' successes without trying to copy exactly what they've done in our town?\\nWhy is downtown the best place to begin your community's revitalization efforts?\\nWhat is the role of local government in guiding the future of a successful town?\\nHow important are wealthy community benefactors today?\\nHow can revitalization efforts benefit all\\xa0residents, especially those in poorer neighborhoods?"