The Messy City is a podcast that discusses urban planning and design issues. Its host, Kevin Klinkenberg, recently invited Strong Towns President Chuck Marohn to appear on an episode. Up for discussion: Chuck’s new book, sports stadiums, and Disney World.
Read MoreThis arena promises to revitalize a portion of Philadelphia’s downtown that has been in economic decline. Here’s why locals are skeptical of these promises.
Read MoreWhen (if ever) should taxpayers subsidize a new pro sports stadium?
Read MoreThe Kansas City Royals are considering building a new stadium downtown. But who should pay for it: the princes (team owners) or the paupers (taxpayers)?
Read MoreIn North America, stadium projects are almost synonymous with silver bullet disasters. But does that have to be true?
Read MoreIf it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s probably a duck. But if a mega-project doesn’t have the characteristics—massive public debt, heavy infrastructure burdens, dubious if any benefit for the surrounding area—that usually make such projects so odious, is it still a bad deal?
Read MoreCobb County, GA is a classic case of misplaced priorities. What could $400 million for a baseball stadium have achieved had it gone toward investing in citizens’ needs and achieving real wealth?
Read MoreSeattle Seahawks player, Richard Sherman, says he wants to "make the billionaires who actually benefit from the stadiums pay for them."
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