Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow Small Projects Can Expose Big City Problems
Episode 215
Jennifer Truman didn’t set out to be a housing or transit advocate, but after running into the same problems while designing small projects in Raleig…
2 days, 9 hours ago
How Love of Place Grows Into Community Leadership
Episode 214
What does it look like to actively love the place you live? Tiffany Owens Reed talks with New Haven Alder Caroline Tanbee Smith about community-build…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
How a One-Stop Website Could Help Beat the Housing Crisis
Episode 213
Norm sits down with Connor Legros, an undergrad student studying city planning and administration. Connor explains how he's creating a one-stop-shop …
3 weeks, 4 days ago
Small Wins, Big Transformations: Introducing Mary Kate Norton
Episode 212
In this special episode, Norm introduces Mary Kate Norton, Strong Towns' new Mobilization Coordinator and Trainer. Mary Kate shares about her backgro…
1 month ago
How To Get Local Businesses On Board With Street Safety
Episode 211
When a tragic car crash forced street safety changes in Chattanooga, Tennessee, local businesses panicked about losing customers. But they soon disco…
1 month ago
How a Georgia City Made Missing Middle Housing Legal
Episode 210
What happens when a planner stops following broken rules and starts rewriting them instead?
Brad Callender, director of planning and zoning for Monro…
1 month, 1 week ago
How Bike Buses and Walkable Streets Help Kids Thrive
Episode 209
Megan Ramey has advocated for kid-friendly transportation for over a decade, culminating in her role as the Safe Routes to School Manager for Hood Ri…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Money Angle: How To Win Over Skeptics
Episode 208
Your downtown isn't a money pit — it's a money pot. When Medicine Hat, Alberta, discovered the real financial value of traditional urban form, it spa…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
How To Activate Volunteers and Build Trust at the Neighborhood Level
Episode 207
In her day job, Victoria Via is an architect who designs affordable housing. In her off hours, she's one of the leaders of a powerhouse Local Convers…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
How To Turn Public Data Into Stories That Drive Change
Episode 206
What happens when a data analyst starts studying their hometown's finances? For Karl Urich, it meant seeing Albany, New York, in a whole new light. K…
1 month, 3 weeks ago