Strong Towns Podcast

Chuck Marohn at NextGen9

Charles Marohn — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:03:35 +0000

There has been a lot of buzz about Chuck's talk at NextGen9 and the upcoming Misunderstanding Mobility report. Hear his talk firsthand for yourself here on the Strong Towns podcast.

Podcast Short: Paved with Good Intentions

Charles Marohn — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:00:50 +0000

How can a country that is so wealthy be in such enormous debt? How can a country that can build such marvelous transportation systems not find the money to sustain them? How can a people that enjoyed decades of unrivaled economic hegemony -- staggering levels of growth beyond anything seen in human history -- be facing such economic turmoil after a couple years of, not even decline, but just slowing growth? The answer to these questions reveal some uncomfortable truths about who we are, how we got here and what options we have for our future prosperity.

Russell Preston at NextGen9

Charles Marohn — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:03:06 +0000

Russell Preston speaks at NextGen9 about how economic changes are forcing professionals to seek new business models and how he has, with a little NextGen help, worked to adapt to this Next American Urbanism.

Andrew Burleson at NextGen9

Charles Marohn — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:50:05 +0000

Andrew Burlseon discusses the finance of our places and a new way to communicate important truths about streets, interfaces and capturing value.

Jennifer Krouse at NextGen9

Charles Marohn — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:36:54 +0000

Jennifer Krouse speaks at NextGen9 about the Open Source Congress, it's purpose, how it operates and some of the ways in which it has impacted the movement. She also talks about her recent open source - inspired initiatives.

Mike Lydon at NextGen9

Charles Marohn — Thu, 10 May 2012 06:00:35 +0000

Mike Lydon speaks at NextGen9 about the evolution of Tactical Urbanism, its beginnings as a NextGen-inspired initiative and what is coming up next.

Five Strategies

Charles Marohn — Mon, 07 May 2012 05:41:40 +0000

In the search for solutions, Chuck presents five rational responses that we should be considering in this, the third life cycle of the Suburban Experiment.

Assessments

Charles Marohn — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:23:50 +0000

This week Chuck tackels a complicated topic -- special assessments -- and explains why they are likely to become used less and less in the coming years.

Albuquerque

Charles Marohn — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:28:48 +0000

Strong Towns' Chuck Marohn was in Albuquerque this past week and was interviewed by Sidsel Overgaard of KUNM. This podcast is the unedited interview, which touched on a broad range of topics and new areas not previously covered on the podcast.

From the Mayor's Office

Charles Marohn — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:07:53 +0000

There is no simple approach to building a Strong Town. There are no one or two universal ideas that, if implemented, will change the trajectory of America's cities, towns and neighborhoods. This is hard work. For a city to get there, current priorities need to be realigned and everyone -- from the mayor, the city engineer, the maintenance worker and everyone in between -- needs to be working to get more value out of our existing investments.

This podcast is a fictional speech from the mayor wanting to make great change.