Can Rebuilding Make a Town Weaker?

Upzoned by Strong Towns

Jul 8, 202649:43Government & Organizations

Five years after wildfire destroyed most of Lytton, British Columbia, rebuilding remains slow despite more than $140 million in committed public funding. Norm Van Eeden Petersman talks with Michel Durand-Wood, author of...

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