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.”
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Why is it that traffic engineers seem to value the flow of cars over human lives and safety? Are they just sociopaths?
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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.
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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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Chuck Marohn reads an excerpt from the first chapter of Confessions of a Recovering Engineer.
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This one’s on you, engineering profession. Society is done tolerating this level of indifference, incompetence, and incoherence. What are you going to do?
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We’ve been asked for news on the federal lawsuit we filed against the Minnesota Board of Engineering Licensure. Here’s some more info on the case and how it’s proceeding.
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Choosing a design speed is an application of core values. We shouldn't allow the engineering profession to make this decision for us.
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If you're going to build a bridge, then of course you want engineers. But how far should we go in trusting experts?
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Last week, we announced that Strong Towns has filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota Board of Engineering Licensure. Since then, people around the internet have been discussing the case and its implications for advocacy.
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Strong Towns has filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota Board of Engineering Licensure in federal district court. Listen to a recording of the live briefing we did about the case in this episode of the Strong Towns podcast.
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The Minnesota board that regulates engineering licenses is abusing their power in order to stifle the free speech of Charles Marohn and retaliate against the Strong Towns movement for their advocacy on transportation, infrastructure, and engineering reform. Strong Towns has filed suit in federal court to stop the board’s actions.
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Transportation engineering profession is at a crossroads. The industry has not honored its ethical obligations. That must change.
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I received a chilling response from the state licensing board. This abuse of power should concern everyone, especially my fellow engineers.
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Public officials trying to make their city’s street more humane are often thwarted by the professional engineers giving them advice. If that’s your city, it’s time to make a change.
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Public officials trying to make their city’s street more humane are often thwarted by the professional engineers giving them advice. If that’s your city, it’s time to make a change.
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Remember that engineer who was fined in Oregon for saying, “I am an engineer”? He won in court. Again.
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Transportation engineers are ethically bound to “hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public.” What is their obligation when unsafe, but commonplace, road design practices conflict with that mandate?
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