Strong Towns recently highlighted Shakeel’s advocacy work in the community.
Dalal doesn’t stop at vision—he offers concrete policies. Legalize townhomes, duplexes, and fourplexes. Allow neighborhood businesses like corner stores and clinics. Invest in safe infrastructure for people walking and biking. These aren’t just wishlist items; they’re rooted in a Strong Towns approach to resilience: small-scale, incremental, and deeply local.
Strong Towns is a nationally recognized policy organization advocating for financially strong and resilient cities. They advocate for cities of all sizes to be safe, livable, and inviting. They believe local government to be the highest level of collaboration for people working together in a place, not merely the lowest level in a hierarchy of governments.
In 2024, Strong Towns founder Chuck Marohn visited Longmont and gave a talk on the origins of the housing crisis at Heart of Longmont.
