Charles Marohn, Strong Towns President, will be giving a Confessions of a Recovering Engineer presentation in Mesa, AZ on November 17, 2021.
LOCATION: 12 West Brewing | DATE: November 17, 2021 | TIME: 6:00pm MST
Charles will be giving his Confessions of a Recovering Engineer presentation, where he will lift the curtain on America’s transportation system in his newest book of the same name. In this book tour presentation, Marohn demonstrates how the values of engineers and other transportation professionals are applied in the design process, and how those priorities differ from the values of the general public. By showing how transportation investments are a means to an end and not an end unto themselves, Marohn reveals how the standard approach to issues like fighting congestion, addressing speeding, and designing intersections only makes transportation problems worse, at great cost in terms of both safety and resources. By contrast, the Strong Towns approach to transportation focuses on bottom-up techniques for spending less and getting higher returns, all while improving quality of life for residents of a community.
None of this would be possible without our sponsors:
City of Mesa's Vice Mayor Jenn Duff and Councilmember Francisco Heredia
Our generous hosts: The new Downtown Underground Mesa space with talented comedy, fun music, and private events coming soon. Find Downtown Underground Mesa below 12 West Brewing - Downtown Mesa. Please support 12 West Brewing with a delicious selection of craft food and beverage that will WOW any guest.
Recognized donors and collaborators: Downtown Voices Coalition, RAIL CDC, Arizona Chapter of the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals, and Chispa Arizona.
