Lawsuit Update: Making a Stand for Engineers in the Minnesota State Court of Appeals

In this Strong Towns Podcast, listen to the latest update on our lawsuit agains the Minnesota board of engineering licensure and the oral arguments made in front of the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

Podcast, Marohn, ST Podcast, Engineering Profession, Engineering Reform, Top StoryStrong TownsJanuary 30, 2023Podcast, podcast, engineers, engineering ethics, engineering profession

Everything Is a Safety Improvement

…At least, according to the transportation professionals who advance harmful infrastructure projects in the communities they’re supposed to serve.

End Highway Expansion, Engineering Profession, Top StoryAsia MieleszkoJanuary 10, 2023Safety, End Highway Expansion, Infrastructure, engineers, engineering ethics

An Update on the Strong Towns Lawsuit

Here’s the latest on our ongoing legal action against the Minnesota board of engineering licensing—now officially Minnesota v. Marohn.

Engineering Reform, Engineering Profession, Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnNovember 11, 2022engineering profession, engineering ethics

The One Ring

Traffic engineers in Canada wear an iron pinky ring as a reminder of their responsibility to public safety. So why, then, do they routinely make street design choices that kill people every day?

Engineers: Will You Be Someone, or Will You *Do* Something?

All truth passes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. We’re at the second stage in the case of engineering reform.

Engineering Profession, Engineering Reform, Top Story, Transparent Accounting, Safe & Productive StreetsPatrick QuigleySeptember 1, 2022engineering profession, engineering ethics, engineers

Professional Engineers: Speak Up. The Stakes Are Life and Death.

Today on Upzoned, Strong Towns Founder and President Chuck Marohn and Program Director Rachel Quednau discuss updates on the Strong Towns lawsuit, and how we got here.

Upzoned, Podcast, Top Story, Engineering Profession, Engineering ReformStrong TownsAugust 31, 2022Podcast, podcast, Upzoned, engineering profession, engineering ethics

These Engineers Stand for Reform and They’re Speaking Out Against Regressive Leadership in Their Profession

The Minnesota board of engineering licensure tried to silence a reform-minded engineer—and in response, other engineers are standing up and making themselves heard.

Engineering Profession, Engineering Reform, Top StoryStrong TownsAugust 31, 2022engineering profession, engineering ethics

Licensing Board to the Engineering Profession: "Stay in Line"

The Minnesota licensing board has essentially issued a warning to professional engineers: Stay in line or you will face attack by colleagues who disagree with you.

Engineering Profession, Engineering Reform, Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnAugust 30, 2022engineering profession, engineering ethics

We Are Holding Engineers Accountable for Dangerous Road Designs. The Engineering Powers That Be Want Us To Shut Up.

Pointing out the emperor’s nakedness doesn’t make you very popular in the emperor’s court. That’s not going to stop us from pointing out gross negligence in the engineering profession when we see it.

Engineering Profession, Engineering Reform, Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesAugust 29, 2022engineering profession, engineering ethics

Strong Towns Will Defend Engineers’ Right to Free Speech From the Minnesota Licensing Board

Charles Marohn was fined, censured, and reprimanded for speaking up for change as an engineer. We’re fighting to have this state board’s decision overturned, so they know they can’t use their power to intimidate those who call for reform.

Engineering Profession, Engineering Reform, Top StoryAndrew BurlesonAugust 29, 2022engineering profession, engineering ethics, engineers

My Letter to the Minnesota Board of Engineering Licensure

Tomorrow, the Minnesota board of engineering licensure will hold a hearing to determine what final action, if any, they will take against the Strong Towns movement.

Engineering Reform, Engineering Profession, Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnJuly 11, 2022engineering ethics, engineering profession

I'm Retiring From the Engineering Profession

To protect our advocacy work against future harassment from the Minnesota licensing board, Strong Towns President Charles Marohn is retiring as a professional engineer.

Engineering Reform, Engineering Profession, Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnMay 23, 2022engineering profession, engineering ethics

Ignoring Induced Demand is Engineering Malpractice

In 2022, denying how highway expansions induce people to drive more should be considered professional malpractice.

#NoNewRoads, Engineering Profession, Marohn, Transportation, Top StoryCharles MarohnApril 4, 2022transportation, transportation spending, highways, freeways, Virginia, engineers, engineering ethics, engineering profession, traffic engineering, traffic projections, induced demand, #NoNewRoads

The Latest Update on the Strong Towns Lawsuit

Recent documentation casts a disturbing new light on the Minnesota Board of Licensure’s attempts to discredit the Strong Towns movement.

Podcast, Marohn, ST Podcast, Engineering Reform, Top StoryStrong TownsFebruary 21, 2022Podcast, engineering ethics

An Update on Our Lawsuit Against the Minnesota Board of Engineering Licensure

The most frequent request we’re getting these days is for a status update on our lawsuit with the Minnesota board of licensure. Here are the answers we can give you, for now.

Announcement, Engineering Profession, Engineering Reform, Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnDecember 1, 2021engineering ethics, engineers, engineering profession, announcement

Which Wins Out: An Engineer's Discretion or a Book of Standards?

Chuck holds a Q&A session with Confessions of a Recovering Engineer readers.

Confessions Book, Engineering Profession, Podcast, Transportation, Top Story, ST PodcastStrong TownsNovember 29, 2021Confessions of a Recovering Engineer, confessions book, transportation, engineering profession, engineers, engineering ethics

Confessions of (Another) Recovering Engineer

Fellow “recovering” engineer Kevin Shepherd offers his confessions: “Looking back now, I can say that many projects I designed actually hurt people and their communities.”

Member Post, Confessions Book, Engineering Profession, Planning Profession, Suburban Experiment, Transportation, Top StoryKevin ShepherdSeptember 20, 2021engineering profession, engineering ethics, traffic engineering, engineers, Confessions of a Recovering Engineer, confessions book, member story

Are Traffic Engineers Sociopaths?

Why is it that traffic engineers seem to value the flow of cars over human lives and safety? Are they just sociopaths?

Learning from Biology, Not Physics

In general, engineers treat cities like a physics problem, but what we need is engineers who are able to humbly grasp the overwhelming complexity of human habitat and work.

Confessions Book, Engineering Profession, Marohn, Transportation, Top StoryCharles MarohnSeptember 10, 2021engineering profession, engineering ethics, engineers, leadership, confessions book, Confessions of a Recovering Engineer, confessions excerpt

"Improvements"

So many engineering projects are formally called "improvements." The subtle bias of this language provides a glimpse at the values embedded within the profession.

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