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.

Article by Charles Marohn

Highways

Governing Like Caesar with Jesus in Mind: Why Cities Fail When They Plan Top-Down and Hope Bottom-Up

Accounting

What Happens to Your City When the Federal Check Doesn’t Clear?

Accounting

When Systems Are Fragile, They Break. Here's What That Looks Like.

Housing

America Should Sprawl? Not If We Want Strong Towns

Highways

NYC’s Congestion Pricing Was Flawed—But Killing It Won’t Fix Traffic

Highways

How Much Does a Mile of Road Actually Cost?

Highways

The Hidden Cost of America’s Infrastructure Spending Habits

Housing

We Need To Crash the Market for Entry-Level Homes

Accounting

Christmas Cookie Inflation Index, 2024 Update

Streets

Why Do Cities Have Liability Protection? (Hint: It’s Not To Protect Them.)

Housing

The 30-Year Mortgage Was Bad. The 40-Year Mortgage Will Be Even Worse.

Housing

The Housing Market Is a Bubble Full of Fraud, and It’s Going To Pop

Accounting

How Brainerd’s New Ice Machine Exposes Community Apathy and Decline

Accounting

What Strong Towns Really Says About Infrastructure Spending

Parking

City Engineers Are Unbelievably out of Touch on Parking Reform

Accounting

It’s Not Just Houston That’s Broke. So Are Silicon Valley Cities.

Accounting

Here’s the Real Reason Houston Is Going Broke

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Strong Towns' Guide to the Election Year

Streets

Make Safe Streets a Culture War and We All Lose

Accounting

Christmas Cookie Inflation Index, 2023 Update

Accounting

Christmas Cookie Inflation Index, 2022 Update

Streets

Here’s Why We Respond in Force to One Amtrak Crash While Ignoring Thousands of Daily Car Crashes

Housing

How Affordable Housing Distracts People From Housing Affordability

Streets

Driving Went Down. Fatalities Went Up. Here's Why.