Chuck and Rachel recap recent events in Ashland, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Northampton, Massachusetts. They also discuss upcoming events in Dallas, Texas and Monterey, California, plus a Strong Towns staff and board retreat. Finally, they check in about their holiday baking plans.
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(Top photo courtesy of The American Conservative)
Alyssa Lee and Kay Crumb are leaders of Strong SacTown, one of the largest and most successful groups in the Strong Towns Local Conversations program. Today, they share their advice for building and sustaining a successful group.
Craig Cassar is a first-term city councilor in Hamilton, Ontario. He joins Tiffany to discuss the challenges his city faces and the progress it’s made. They also talk about the importance of synergy between urbanism and environmentalism.
Today, Abby is joined by Bernice Radle, a small-scale developer and historic building preservationist from Buffalo, New York. They discuss how two developing news stories could affect both small-scale developers and historic preservationists.
Jesse Russell is a small-scale developer from Bend, Oregon. He joins Norm to discuss the ways he’s helping create more attainable homes in his hometown. (Transcript included.)
Chuck sits down with Ryan Johnson, the founder of Culdesac Tempe, the first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the U.S. They discuss the realities of living in and developing a community like Culdesac.
Eric Higbee is a landscape architect who teaches university courses on community engagement and works on community design and planning projects through his award-winning landscape architecture practice.
Mayor Kevin McDonnell and Dave Alden, co-leader of Petaluma Urban Chat, join us from Petaluma, California. They discuss the Know Before You Grow initiative, a community-driven effort that's helped encourage housing development in the city's downtown.
Chuck sits down with Steve Nygren, the founder of a unique community just outside of Atlanta called Serenbe. They discuss the process of creating Serenbe, which features walkable, mixed-use “hamlets” surrounded by nature.
Dr. Patricia Tice is a transportation engineer, planner, researcher and self-proclaimed geek. She talks about her research into human behavior, as well as the role of human interaction and LEGO in urban design. (Transcript included.)
Brandi Thompson is the co-founder and leader of Strong Towns ABQ, a Local Conversation in New Mexico. She discusses the strategies that have helped her group successfully advocate for zoning reform and against highway expansions.