Chuck Marohn and Rachel Quednau review last week at CNU and share some reflections on Detroit. Plus they respond to some argumentative comments on a recent article.
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R. John Anderson talks about the growth of the small-scale developer movement, recent
Janette Sadik-Khan discusses her experience as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation, focusing on bottom-up action through smaller projects like plazas and bike access, instead of megaprojects that cost millions.
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Chuck Marohn interviews Hazel Borys, Principal at Placemakers, along with some Placemakers clients about their experience developing form-based codes, improving walkability and dealing with the challenges of making change in small towns.
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"When people hear that there's another town with the same problems, you can just feel their sense of relief that they're not alone... and that Strong Towns can help."
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Andres Duany is an American architect and urban planner, a co-founder of the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), and the author of several books including Suburban Nation. In this interview, Chuck Marohn and Andres Duany discuss the founding and growth of the new urbanist movement, gentrification, and the future of the suburbs.
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These podcasts from last year's CNU feature Strong Towns members and new urbanist celebs. Take a listen.
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Podcast fans share why they listen to Strong Towns.
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Toby is a Strong Towns pioneer, making the city of Hays, KS better through his role as City Manager. He's been on the podcast before and we invited him back for an update on the progress of Strong Towns ideas in his community.
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Rachel and Chuck recap a week on the Iron Range.
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Aaron J. Brown is a writer, radio producer and college instructor living and working on the Iron Range. In this interview between friends, Aaron discusses mining, education, and economics on the Iron Range.
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Andrew Hanegmon talks about starting the Iron Range Makerspace and his hopes for this new venture in a podcast interview.
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Scott Hall is a long-time resident of the Iron Range and the Community Asset Coordinator for KAXE Northern Community Radio. He talks about the history of the region and the changes in the Iron Range over the last several decades, through the lens of his own life there.
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In a solo podcast, Chuck talks about the articles he wrote on Smart Growth and sprawl (first and second) and why he doesn't use either term in describing himself or the Strong Towns movement.
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Welcome to our weekly podcast where Strong Towns staff, Chuck Marohn and Rachel Quednau, discuss recent and upcoming events, top posts on the website and other organizational updates. Today's podcast include a special announcement that you won't want to miss.
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Nolan Gray, a writer for Market Urbanism, analyzes Jane Jacobs' work in light of Hayekian philosophy and discusses the need to move away from central planning.
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Jane's Walk is a movement of free, citizen-led walking tours inspired by Jane Jacobs. The walks get people to tell stories about their communities, explore their cities, and connect with neighbors. Denise Pinto, Global Director of the organization discusses the impact of Jane's Walks on communities around the world.
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Chuck and Rachel discuss transportation spending problems, plus a recent trip to the New Urbanist development of Carlton Landing, OK.
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Chuck answers questions on Strong Towns posed to him by a high school senior.
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