Are there any instances where sprawl is actually good? Hear Strong Towns President Chuck Marohn discuss this with Joe Minicozzi, principal of Urban3.
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In this episode of Upzoned, host Abby Kinney is joined by Ryan Johnson, the builder and resident of the first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the U.S.: Culdesac Tempe.
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This Texas-sized gas station might be emblematic of the auto-oriented infrastructure plaguing states like Texas and so many others—but even here, there is hope to be found, thanks to Strong Towns members.
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On this special Member Week episode of The Bottom-Up Revolution, we talk with Alisha Loch, a Strong Towns member who’s deeply committed to her community in Norwood, OH.
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Chuck Marohn reflects how, despite being sick, his spirits were bolstered this Member Week by the efforts of advocates he’s observed doing amazing work in their cities and towns.
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Different people are sensitive to different things around them, and this Member Week, we’re asking you to challenge yourself to become a little more sensitive to the things that are happening in your community.
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Scott Jones is the co-founder and executive director of We Love Long Beach, a nonprofit that encourages and equips residents to build connections with their neighbors through acts of generosity and hospitality.
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Aimee and Cody Frederick are selling coffee, cultivating real estate, leading a Local Conversations group, hosting a podcast, and serving on the zoning and planning commission in Richmond, TX.
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On this episode of the Strong Towns Podcast, we talk with author Seth Kaplan about his new book, Fragile Neighborhoods: Repairing American Society, One Zip Code at a Time.
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Shelby Wild is a mom, a lifelong gardener, and executive director of Route One Farmers Market in her hometown of Lompoc, California.
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On this episode of the Strong Towns Podcast, host Chuck Marohn chats with Conor Semler, an associate planner with Kittelson and Associates who’s promoting some innovative approaches to transportation planning.
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On this episode of The Bottom-Up Revolution, we chat with Marques King, a licensed architect, practicing urban designer, and small-scale developer operating out of Detroit, Michigan.
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If you love Jane Jacobs or want to learn more about her views and how Strong Towns advocates are working to make them a reality, you will want to explore this conversation between Chuck Marohn and Charles Pignal.
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On this week’s episode of the Strong Towns Podcast, host Chuck Marohn responds to some of the commonly cited arguments in favors of speed cameras.
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On this week’s episode of The Bottom-Up Revolution, we chat with lifelong educator and advocate for bikeability and active transit, Gary Oddi.
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The island of Maui in Hawaii has just suffered significant destruction from wildfires. How can the community rebuild—and what lessons should it take from other communities struck by natural disasters?
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On this episode of The Bottom-Up Revolution, we talk with Barry Greene Jr., an urban journalist and local advocate from the southside neighborhood of Richmond, VA.
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On this episode of the Strong Towns Podcast, author Tristan Cleveland goes in depth about why cities struggle to retrofit their car dependence, and what could actually be done to create change.
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Kentucky’s largest school system recently had to cancel classes due to a disastrous overhaul of the bus system—but they’re not the only ones struggling with student transportation issues.
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On this episode of The Bottom-Up Revolution, we catch up with a Local Conversation leader whose initial gathering sparked a movement that led to his city changing its zoning code.
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