Rachel and Chuck discuss last week's campaign against an inner-city highway in Shreveport, plus the beginning of the 2017 #StrongestTown Contest.
Mentioned in this podcast:
<ul><li><a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/shreveport'>Shreveport content from last week</a></li>
<li>The Economics of the I-49 Connector: <a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/2/20/the-economics-of-the-i-49-connector-part-1'>Part I</a> and <a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/2/20/the-economics-of-the-i-49-connector-part-2'>Part II</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/2/24/strong-talk-an-inner-city-highway-through-shreveport'>Strong Talk - a video conversation with two Shreveport residents</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/strongesttown'>Strongest Town Contest (see the entries and vote here)</a></li>
<li><a href='http://shoutengine.com/s/2017-MM-Match-ups-Sheet1.pdf'>Download a Strongest Town bracket</a> </li>
<li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_on_the_Train_(novel)'>The Girl on the Train</a> by Paula Hawkins</li>
<li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lego_Batman_Movie'>The Lego Batman Movie</a></li>
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The Week Ahead, March 7, 2017

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