Strong Towns Richmond Hill
SAFE. LIVEABLE. INVITING.
Our Priorities
Strong Richmond Hill is a Local Conversation Group of the Strong Towns movement. We are a grassroots group of Richmond Hill residents who want to make our community a better and safer place to live. As a group, we are not members or supporters of a specific political party. The Group’s goal is to introduce more people to the Strong Towns ideas.
The following are a few of our priorities:
Financial Solvency
The goal of a city is to endure. To do that, cities have to be solvent.
No More Highways
More highways or roads won’t solve the car traffic. It will add to the problem.
Incremental Housing
To fix our broken housing market, we have to open the door to incremental development.
Safe Streets
Bad street design is the primary cause of vehicle crashes. Streets should be dominated by people and accommodate automobiles.
No Parking Minimums
Parking minimums cost the public. Ending parking subsidies will free up vast swaths of land that can be used more productively.
Engaged Citizens
Cities endure when residents assume ownership. In a strong city residents are Shareholders not Customers.