Madison is one of 16 communities in the running this year for the national Strongest Town contest, with Chicago, Sheboygan and West Allis also among those seeking recognition for efforts to improve urban life.
As determined by popular vote, the winning community will have a short documentary made about it by the nonprofit Strong Towns, which oversees the annual competition.
Beginning in 2022, Josh Olson and Mike Tarby worked to get a Madison chapter of the nonprofit off the ground. Olson said he was encouraged to apply this year for the national competition on behalf of the chapter in part because of the chapter’s fast growth and efforts around traffic safety and housing…