Today Is the Day!
This is it! The new book from Strong Towns president Chuck Marohn officially launches today.
Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town gives an insider look at the North American transportation system. From the epidemic of traffic deaths to our ballooning transportation budgets, from traffic congestion to public-transit-as-afterthought, and much, much more—Chuck reveals how our transportation got so very bad even as it got so very expensive.
But Chuck doesn’t stop there, because he also talks about how towns and cities can build transportation systems that actually work, that build wealth and prosperity, and that make our communities more resilient. What he describes isn’t a top-down, silver-bullet solution. Rather, it is one that emanates from the bottom up, and involves people from all walks of life: engineers, yes, but also city officials, passionate citizen advocates, and local leaders like you.
Order your copy of Confessions of a Recovering Engineer today.
Want to learn more about the Confessions book? Here are some places to visit:
You can read a description of the book here.
Read endorsements from some of our heroes in the transportation realm: Beth Osborne, Jarrett Walker, and Jeff Speck.
Listen to Chuck reading an excerpt from Chapter One on the Strong Towns Podcast.
We compiled a huge number of supplemental materials (videos, podcasts, street-view images, primary source documents, and much more) to help you go deeper with the book.
We also created a new Media page, which will keep you up to date on Chuck’s media appearances, incoming book reviews, and much more.
Yes, today is Launch Day, but our goal ultimately isn’t to launch one book. Our goal is to use that book to grow the movement for stronger and more financially resilient communities. Thank you for being a part of that movement.