Let's stop pretending we can do scalpel work on our neighborhoods with huge Washington budgets and bureaucracy.
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5 steps to tackle transportation funding insolvency.
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The Suburban Experiment creates an illusion of wealth early on, which makes it very seductive. As a city like Baxter, MN enters the second life cycle and all of the dispersed systems that came with the growth now need costly maintenance, the seductive illusion is slowly destroyed.
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A twisted look at the twisted federal transportation bill.
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It is one thing to have the freedom to drive; quite another to have no other option. America has long passed the point of diminishing returns with our approach to funding transportation. That is why this week we are focusing on #NoNewRoads.
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I advocate for a 20 mph speed limit. I believe that, where such a speed limit is called for -- anywhere where we anticipate automobiles will be in the proximity of humans outside of a vehicle -- it is the responsibility of the engineer to design the street so that only a handful of deviants exceed the desired speed.
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A sophisticated set of questions a city should be asking when they are looking at doing a major project.
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Great leaders surround themselves with as many ideas as possible. They seek out conflicting views. They consider all sides of an issue, not superficially for appearances but because they fear not knowing more than they fear appearing to not know.
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Change will always be less scary for those who don't have enough life experience to fear it.
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The Iowa DOT Director acknowledges that we've built more highways and bridges than we will maintain. The system is going to shrink.
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This fall, Chuck was part of a debate with Randal O’Toole – the self-identified Antiplanner from the Cato Institute – in Lafayette, Louisiana. Here's the video and Chuck's reflections on the experience.
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Our national transportation obsession has been about maximizing the amount that you can drive. We now need to focus on minimizing the amount you are forced to drive.
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A seemingly modest shift in accounting practices reveals deep truths about municipal insolvency.
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Last week I received a notice from the board of licensing that a complaint has been filed against my professional engineering license because of my work at Strong Towns.
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Local leaders in Mankato seem committed to trying every failed strategy of the past regardless of what it costs them.
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Refugees -- much like artists and other traditionally marginalized members of society -- are a key catalyst for moving us into a Strong Towns way of being.
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Charge the right price for parking at the curb, use that money to make ongoing improvements to the quality of life on that street and rid yourselves of off-street parking requirements.
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This week we take a close look at parking requirements and the impact it has on becoming a strong city, town or neighborhood. We invite everyone to join us for the third national #BlackFridayParking event.
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There is so much that needs to be done and we feel this compulsion to try and do it all. But we need to focus on what we do best.
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This week Chuck Marohn was invited to the White House to talk about rural placemaking with leaders from around the country.
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