An Introduction to the Strong Towns Approach for Your Whole Community

The Strong Towns message is taking hold in communities across North America. You’ve read the articles, listened to the podcasts, and connected with the movement. Now it’s time to bring that message to your neighbors, colleagues, and city leaders.

Get ready to change the way you see your town.

Strong Towns 101 is a live, in-person presentation that introduces the core ideas behind Strong Towns: how our places got into financial trouble, why the development pattern matters, and what bottom-up change really looks like.

 

Packed with the ideas that have ignited bottom-up change in hundreds of places, this talk will reshape how your community sees itself and set the stage for real, local action.

 

What We Cover

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Why growth does not equal prosperity, and what actually builds wealth in a place.
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The financial and safety consequences of the Suburban Experiment.
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The case for small, incremental development, and how it works.
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How anyone can get involved in building a stronger town.

Meet Your Speaker

Charles Marohn

Charles “Chuck” Marohn is the founder of Strong Towns and the bestselling author of “Escaping the Housing Trap: The Strong Towns Response to the Housing Crisis.” He’s spoken in hundreds of cities and towns across North America, guiding them on the path to becoming stronger, more prosperous places. Your community could be next!

Want to introduce Strong Towns to your community?

Book a Strong Towns 101 event and start the conversation that will make a difference in your place.