Charles Marohn, Strong Towns President, will be giving a Confessions of a Recovering Engineer presentation in St. Louis, Missouri on October 7th, 2021.
LOCATION: Il Monastero | DATE: October 7th, 2021 | TIME: 6:00pm CST (doors open at 5:30pm CST)
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.
NOTE: Masks required, no food/drinks, maximum 100 person capacity, contact information may be needed when in attendance. This is a first-come first serve event. Registration is not required and capacity is limited due to social distancing.
This event has been sponsored by: Saint Louis University Urban Planning and Development Program, APA St. Louis Metro Section, CNU Midwest, and Trailnet.
