When there is demand to live in an area, the market should naturally respond by increasing the supply of housing.
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From May 16-19, Chuck Marohn and Jason Schaefer, will travel the length of the Minnesota Iron Range to discuss why these communities are struggling financially and how to fix that.
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Chuck answers questions on Strong Towns posed to him by a high school senior.
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We need to stop accommodating bikers and pedestrians within an auto-dominated environment and instead do the opposite.
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Chris Martenson’s claim that places like Oakland will only get more dangerous after an economic crash is, I think, much more suspect than he knows.
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Sexual harassment is a common experience for women who use public transit and for many, it is the reason they choose to stop taking the bus. How can we put an end to this dangerous problem?
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A strong town needs strong local businesses.
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What does Strong Towns have to do with Mormonism?
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Chuck Marohn responds to critiques of his essay, Sprawl is not the Problem.
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What does "walkability" really mean?
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We're starting a Strong Towns book club. The first book has played a key role in formulating Strong Towns' thinking.
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The decade 1997 through 2007 represented a housing bubble. The years 2011 through 2016 represent a housing recovery. Same mountain peak, two different names.
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Check out a special book offer and learn about how NACTO’s new Transit Street Design Guide can help streets of every size be redesigned to create great transit streets, supporting strong neighborhoods and downtowns.
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In this weekly update podcast, Chuck and Rachel discuss the success of Strong Citizens Week, a recent controversial essay on sprawl, and Chuck's trip to the Strongest Town in America.
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This Thursday, you have the opportunity to chat live with Chuck Marohn, president of Strong Towns.
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Here's a video featuring Chuck Marohn, Joe Minicozzi and Kevin Klinkenberg from an event earlier this year in Savannah. The extended Q&A is a must-watch.
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I encourage you all to stop using the word sprawl. It doesn't accurately describe the problem, it prevents us from getting to real responses and it unnecessarily divides the national dialog in ways that are unhelpful.
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Neighborhood events, car-free lifestyles and Mr. Money Mustache were among our most popular topics this week.
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Strong Citizens may not all be qualified to size a support beam or write the specification for a concrete mixture, but they collectively are the greatest sensors of what is happening in a city.
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Chris Martenson is an economic researcher and futurist who specializes in energy and resource depletion. We're pleased to feature him on the Strong Towns podcast today.
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