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Charlotte to host Majora Carter at international gathering of city builders

[CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA] — Majora Carter, author, real estate developer, and urban revitalization strategy consultant, will give the keynote address at the Strong Towns National Gathering on May 31 in Charlotte. [read more]

March 30, 2023

Crash Analysis Studio: Richmond convenes panel to investigate fatal traffic crash that killed VCU student

[RICHMOND, VIRGINIA] — Residents of Richmond, Virginia, will convene a Crash Analysis Studio Friday, March 24, at 12:15 p.m. to investigate the safety of the intersection of Laurel and West Main Streets, where Mahrokh Khan, a UVC student, was struck and killed by a driver in January. The event is free and open to members of the public. [read more]

March 21, 2023

Crash Analysis Studio: Hyattsville Convenes Panel to Investigate Fatal Traffic Crash

[HYATTSVILLE, MARYLAND] —Members of the Hyattsville community are launching a Crash Analysis Studio to discover the transportation design factors that contributed to the death of 61-year-old Hellen Jorgensen. A driver struck and killed Jorgensen with a car on the 5600 block of Ager Road in Hyattsville on August 13, 2021. [read more]

February 23, 2023

Crash Analysis Studio: Deadly design threatens INDIANA’s premier greenway

[INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA] — Indianapolis residents teamed up with local and national transportation experts Friday, Jan. 27 to perform an in-depth analysis of the intersection of the Monon Trail with East 86th St. [read more]

February 21, 2023

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99% Invisible Podcast

The intersection of streets and roads

“I think this is going to be a lot of people’s favorite conversation,” muses host Roman Mars about Chuck Marohn’s appearance on 99% Invisible. This segment focuses on the concept of the “Stroad”—a street-road hybrid that puts people in danger and throttles wealth creation in our cities. Once you’ve seen it, you’ll never look at things the same way again.

CNN

GOING BIG ON ROAD PROJECTS WON’T FIX AMERICA’S CITIES

While the theme coming from Secretary Buttigieg seems to be “go big,” the projects most likely to meet all of the administration's goals will need to be small, incremental, and city-focused. They would repair damage from past grand initiatives instead of launching new ones…

CNBC

ARE CITIES OR SUBURBS BETTER FOR THE ECONOMY?

Chuck Marohn joins development, finance, and social experts to discuss what approach will produce more housing at a price both people and municipal governments can afford.

Lovett or Leave It Podcast

Chuck Marohn joins former Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett and a panel of comedians, actors, and journalists to break down what exactly America is getting wrong about local economies, and how to fix them using bottom-up action.

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