Strong Talk, Episode 1

In one hour (at 12pm Central), we'll be live-streaming a new weekly video series called Strong Talk.

Video, #InfrastructureCrisisStrong TownsJanuary 13, 2017strong talk

Poor Neighborhoods Make the Best Investments

We can make low risk, high returning investments in our cities while improving the quality of life for people, particularly those who are not benefiting from the current approach.

The Real Reason Your City Has No Money

Problems have solutions. Predicaments have outcomes. We're in a predicament.

A Utah Republican Might have the Best Urban Transportation Plan

Devolution isn't so scary when the alternative is this crazy.

A Big Pot of Money

Would a big pot of money for infrastructure make America stronger?

#InfrastructureCrisis, Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnJanuary 6, 2017

Five Ways Macro Economists Get Local Infrastructure Wrong

Cities have to live with constraints that the federal government does not.

Top Story, #InfrastructureCrisis, MarohnCharles MarohnJanuary 5, 2017economics, page highlight

Five Low Cost Ideas to Make Your City Wealthier

Improving a city doesn't take a lot of money. It just takes courage.

Five Ways Federal Infrastructure Spending Makes Cities Poorer

A federal infrastructure bill is going to make your city poorer in the long run. Here's how.

#InfrastructureCrisis, Marohn, For NewcomersCharles MarohnJanuary 3, 2017federal government, TIGER, page highlight

Best of 2016: What Clearly Makes us Richer

Can we have cities that work with economics that don't?

Best of Blog, Marohn, Top Story, #InfrastructureCrisisCharles MarohnDecember 9, 2016Paul Krugman, page highlight

Heyden Walker on Building Accountability into Federal Transportation Spending

Today, Heyden Walker and Chuck Marohn discuss the highway I-35 project in Austin and the need for better transparency in transportation spending.

Podcast, Top Story, #InfrastructureCrisisStrong TownsDecember 8, 2016Austin, infrastructure interview

A Design Thinking Approach to Infrastructure

In this podcast, Professor of Architecture, Thomas Fisher, discusses a design-thinking approach of bottom-up vs. top-down decisionmaking, and the danger of building the wrong types of infrastructure for the future of America.

#InfrastructureCrisis, Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsDecember 1, 2016infrastructure interview

The Infrastructure Time Bomb

An engineering firm wakes up to the reality of the unsustainable suburban development pattern.

Making Good Infrastructure Decisions for America's Future

Throughout the election, we've chosen to focus our attention toward the issue of infrastructure spending. Now it's time to consider what our new president will do about it.

#InfrastructureCrisis, Top StoryRachel QuednauNovember 9, 20162016 election

The Economic Implications of More Infrastructure Spending

In this interview, Chuck Marohn and Russ Roberts, host of the EconTalk podcast, discuss the political appeal of infrastructure spending vs. the economics perspective. They also talk about how to ensure a good return on investment and how to focus on smaller-scale projects.

Announcing the Strongest Infrastructure Project

The redesign of a downtown street in a small town in North Carolina wins our Strongest Infrastructure Contest.

#InfrastructureCrisis, Success StoryStrong TownsNovember 1, 2016infrastructure contest

Choose Wisely

We can either use an injection of federal infrastructure money to kick the can down the road so it becomes a future leader's problem, or we can use it to permanently address the issues our communities face.

#InfrastructureCrisis, Member Post, Top StoryGrant HenningerOctober 31, 2016bike lanes, public transportation, Infrastructure, pipes

A People-Centered Transportation System

Chuck Marohn interviews Kate Kraft, the Executive Director of America Walks to talk about how to use infrastructure spending to create more walkable places across America.

How to get a Real Return on Infrastructure Investments

Ed Erfurt discusses his perspective as a local leader in a small town on what infrastructure is worth investing in, how to get a real return on your investment and how to avoid getting "caught up in free money."