Charles Marohn
Charles Marohn (known as “Chuck” to friends and colleagues) is the founder and president of Strong Towns and the bestselling author of “Escaping the Housing Trap: The Strong Towns Response to the Housing Crisis.” With decades of experience as a land use planner and civil engineer, Marohn is on a mission to help cities and towns become stronger and more prosperous. He spreads the Strong Towns message through in-person presentations, the Strong Towns Podcast, and his books and articles. In recognition of his efforts and impact, Planetizen named him one of the 15 Most Influential Urbanists of all time in 2017 and 2023.
It’s time to close the interstate construction era and redefine the federal role in transportation.
Arguments that ignore finance, power, and legitimacy are breaking down.
What happens when transportation is designed for funding, not function.
An executive order and White House fact sheet reveal how Washington manages housing prices without ever letting them fall.
This year’s cookie prices fell, but the story behind them is heavier than ever.
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The era of transportation expansion was a success. That’s exactly why it needs to end.
When a school is placed miles away from the families it serves, the consequences show up immediately.
Three case studies reveal how top-down funding creates rigidity, waste, and systems that cities cannot afford to fix or abandon.
The Ocean State’s roads and bridges are failing. Rather than prioritizing repair, officials pursued an $85 million expansion that will cost decades of future maintenance.
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The Complete Streets concept has run its course, not necessarily because the vision was flawed, but because the system it embedded itself into was never built to support it.
The invention of the printing press democratized access to information. With that came a lot of uncertainty.
At Ride for Your Life, hundreds rode to the Lincoln Memorial to mourn lives cut short by dangerous streets and to call for a future where no family has to endure the same loss.