The Week Ahead - Can suburbia survive?
Rachel and Chuck offer an update on their summer adventures, especially their Fourth of July experiences in their respective cities. They also talk about a recent controversial discussion on the Strong Towns Facebook page about suburban retrofit, plus some favorite new podcasts they've been listening to.
Mentioned in this podcast:
- This week's Slackchat on incremental development
- Strong Towns Facebook discussion about suburban retrofit
- Strong Towns' writing and podcasting on Suburban Poverty
- Strong Towns' writing and podcasting on Big Box Stores
- Strong Towns' work on the topic of suburban retrofit
- Hardcore History podcast
- Harry Potter and the Sacred Text podcast
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.)