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)
Vignesh Swaminathan is an engineer, transportation planner, and content creator with over 1.7 million followers. He explains how he works with quick-build projects, intersection design, and social media to make cities stronger. (Transcript included.)
Danny Wind is a Local Conversation leader and Regional Transportation Commission member from California. Danny discusses their Open Street Map Project, which gives people a space to share the everyday challenges they face. (Transcript included.)
Cullum Clark, a director at the George W. Bush Institute, discusses housing reforms that have proven to be economically feasible, politically realistic, and impactful on a large scale. (Transcript included.)
Noah Roth is the founder of Streetcraft, a platform that uses visual storytelling and urban design to explore and improve the built environment. (Transcript included.)
Danny Lapin is a revitalization specialist with the New York State Department of State. He and Norm discuss the ways that New York state is encouraging bottom-up community development. (Transcript included.)
Today, Chuck is joined by Jeff Speck, a city planner, author, and principal of an urban design and consultancy firm. They discuss the ideas shared in Chuck’s book “Escaping the Housing Trap” and how those concepts play out in the real world, including examples from Jeff’s own work. (Transcript included.)
Rachel Leonardo is the video producer at Strong Towns. She and Tiffany discuss the importance of collaboration in building great places and how social media can encourage that collaboration. (Transcript included.)
Hazen Elwood is a student and Local Conversation member in Calgary, Alberta. Norm and Hazen discuss ways to build an advocacy network and the power of raising local awareness through storytelling. (Transcript included.)
On the surface, sprawl seems like an easy answer to the housing crisis. That doesn’t make it the right one. Here’s why. (Transcript included.)
Chuck sits down with New York Times housing and development reporter Conor Dougherty to discuss his recent viral article, “Why America Should Sprawl.” (Audio, text, and video formats available.)