An annual tradition, here is Chuck Marohn’s list of his favorite books he read in 2019.
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When Strong Towns founder Chuck Marohn’s foundational beliefs about the market came up against how towns and cities were actually being built, something had to give. The process was often painful, and it left him wondering: Is a truly “free” market even possible?
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A recent study on the “perception gap” between America’s two major parties gives some hope that, at least at the local level, we can find ways to work together, despite our differences.
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Public officials trying to make their city’s street more humane are often thwarted by the professional engineers giving them advice. If that’s your city, it’s time to make a change.
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The mentality of “easy to maintain” needs to be replaced with a question of whether something is “worth maintaining.”
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Okay, so you want to build a stronger community. But where do you start? Chuck Marohn and Kevin Shepherd (of Verdunity) discuss why this question is so important—and why there is no one-size-fits-all answer. Also discussed: the role of APEs in making our towns and cities fragile, comprehensive plans, and much more.
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A conversation with Chris Arnade and Tim Carney is delightful, insightful, and an important way to frame the upcoming year.
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We recently shared the Strong America presentation at Talks at Google during a recent trip to Manhattan.
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Sure, it’s all well and good to talk about ending parking minimums. But what about doing it in ultra-car-dependent Los Angeles?
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The Strong Towns approach to city building is fundamentally different than conventional practice. Here’s a short list to help you see the difference.
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Send your relatives this interview between Chuck Marohn and Jefferson Public Radio.
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If you’re nostalgic for the past, give it up. We’re not going back. We must start with what has been given us and figure out what to do with it.
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Financially, Strong Towns took a huge leap off a cliff when we tightened our business model to focus on a few core things to advance our mission. Thousands of you were there to catch us.
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Today we kick off our member drive, your opportunity to support this bottom-up revolution and bring needed change to cities across North America.
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Kansas City has more freeway lane miles per capita than any other city in the country…and possibly the world. Can a city so devoted to edge development for the last 60 years pursue a more fiscally responsible approach to development? There are reasons to be hopeful.
Read MoreWe want to dismiss Detroit as an anomaly. But in fact Detroit is a glimpse into the future for nearly every American city and town. Increasingly fragile from auto-centric development, for Detroit—and for the rest of us—it was only a matter of time.
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We need each other. Whether we live in a small town, dense city, or sprawling suburb, we can’t do life alone…or at least not well. How do we resist fragmentation and find the wholeness and community we need to really thrive?
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Atlanta is one of the fastest gentrifying cities in the country. King Williams, an Atlanta-based writer and documentary filmmaker, describes what makes that city’s experience with gentrification unique, why gentrification is avoidable, and why Atlanta’s middle-class is now facing displacement too.
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We have to stop looking at the stagnation and decline of our blocks and neighborhoods as a normal part of the development process.
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New York’s newest BRT line is being called the “Miracle on 14th Street.” But why is it so miraculous?
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