Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Americana
APRIL SERIES: COMMUNITY FACILITIES – Article 3 In conversations about infrastructure, education is rarely the first thing that comes to mind. Roads, utilities, broadband — these are the systems we typically associate with economic development. They are visible, measurable, and relatively straightforward to fund and maintain. Schools, by contrast, are often treated as a separate […]
APRIL SERIES: COMMUNITY FACILITIES – Article 1 Community facilities are where self-government becomes visible. Courthouses, city halls, jails, libraries, and clinics are the places where decisions get made, services get delivered, and neighbors encounter “government” as something more than a line item on a tax bill. In many ways, these spaces form the backbone of […]
Over the coming weeks, this series will explore a question that sits at the center of rural planning today: what does it take for small towns and rural counties not just to survive, but to build community facilities to help them remain functional, resilient, and economically relevant in a rapidly changing landscape? A Rural Planning […]
