Author: Troy Sankey
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January Monthly Meeting
Our January Monthly Meeting will be on Thursday, January 8, 2026 – NOT January 1 due to the New Year’s Holiday.
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December Monthly Meeting
For our final monthly meeting of 2025, we’ll cruise down memory lane of our accomplishments and progress this year. And with our 3-year anniversary coming up in January 2026, we’ll share lessons we’ve learned about advocacy, change-making, and building a community.
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November Monthly Meeting
Our November Monthly Meeting will feature case studies on historic preservation efforts in Sacramento, a guide on using the Strong Towns 4-Step Process for Public Investment, and celebrations of our recent big events!
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October Monthly Meeting
Our October Monthly Meeting will feature a crash course on how the Strong Towns approach can make Sacramento more financially and socially resilient.
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Tabling at Preservation Sac’s Historic Home Tour
Join Strong SacTown’s table at the Preservation Sac Historic Home Tour in the Eichler Historic District of South Land Park!
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Tabling at Sustainable Transportation Fair
Do you commute downtown? Learn practical, easy ways to make your commute affordable, less stressful, and more enjoyable at the Sustainable Transportation Fair!
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September Monthly Meeting
For our September Monthly Meeting, representatives from the City of Rancho Cordova will speak about their Lincoln Village Asphalt Art Pilot Project, a creative blend of traffic calming, creative placemaking, community art, and tactical urbanism!
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Parking Benefit Districts
Paid parking can solve congestion and fund neighborhood improvements. When revenue stays local and benefits are visible, paid parking can also be politically popular.
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Bulk Controls
“Bulk controls” are an important type of planning and zoning regulation. But these regulations can go too far when they restrict or even ban some of our most cost-effective housing types.
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Modal Filters
Traffic violence was not a defining issue of Sacramento until cars entered the equation. Modal filters hold the key to re-defining the purpose of neighborhood streets by eliminating through-traffic, supporting local businesses, reversing the suburban experiment, and saving lives.