The Week Ahead: A Round of Applause
Chuck and Rachel recap recent events in New Haven, CT and New York, NY. They also discuss some recent success stories of Strong Towns members in action.
Mentioned in this podcast:
- "An Open Letter to the City of Springfield" by Chuck Marohn
- "One Million Strong" by Chuck Marohn
- Join us for this week's slackchat at 12pm CT on Wednesday
- "Putting Portland's Urban Highway in its Place" by Rachel Quednau
- "Placemaking Projects Create a Stronger Iron Range" by Rachel Quednau
- Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber
- Who Gets What ― and Why: The New Economics of Matchmaking and Market Design by Alvin Roth
(Top photo of Strong Towns event at Yale University, by Chuck Marohn)
Katy Clagett is a commercial real estate appraiser and activist. She joins the podcast today to talk about the ways that bottom-up projects can build community, as well as her experiences with spearheading this kind of project.