Walker Lake

President @CollegeDemsMS

[Walker Lake @walker_p_lake]

(9) As Mississippi revisits how MDOT and municipalities fund infrastructure, it’s time to build feedback into the process. Without it, we’re not investing. We’re just spending.

[Walker Lake @walker_p_lake]

(1) In #StrongTowns Ch. 1, Charles Marohn tackles a hard truth:

when resources are abundant, feedback becomes meaningless.

Here’s why that matters for how Mississippi, and America at large, builds #infrastructure.

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[Walker Lake @walker_p_lake]

(8) By taxing value gains or selling surrounding land, Mississippi could link cost to benefit. That’s how we stop pouring money into projects that don’t serve the public in a measurable capacity.

[Walker Lake @walker_p_lake]

Check back later this week as I continue exploring Strong Towns ideas—and how they’re showing up in the decisions Mississippi cities are making every day. Better places start with better design.

[Walker Lake @walker_p_lake]

06/30 🧵Let’s start with what it means to build a new road or piece of infrastructure. Every project is justified by the promise of more business or community. But government can’t build aimlessly. Every new road comes with long-term costs that must be paid back.

[Walker Lake @walker_p_lake]

Put simply: if we want walkability, shade, outdoor seating, and safe streets—without tax hikes or a stretched city budget—we need to live where those improvements are not just desirable, but fiscally responsible. Want some Starkville examples? Ask away.

[Walker Lake @walker_p_lake]

Recently, I’ve been reading #StrongTowns by Charles Marohn. Over the month of July, I’ll be sharing my thoughts, especially how its ideas relate to #Mississippi communities. Follow along as I explore how #urbanplanning and #publicinfrastructure affect the future of our towns.

[Walker Lake @walker_p_lake]

@jallen1985 Very laissez-faire of Pearl…

[Mississippi Today @MSTODAYnews]

The quiet part out loud: Mississippi political leaders tolerate tax burden on poor
https://t.co/odS6cuFf34