Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDriving Went Down. Fatalities Went Up. Here’s Why.
Episode 534
Americans drove less during the early months of pandemic, yet traffic fatalities increased. There was a sense among many safety experts that this was…
4 years, 2 months ago
Tim Soerens: Reconnecting Churches with Their Neighborhoods
Episode 533
This week on the Strong Towns Podcast, we’re kicking off the new year by featuring a special guest: Tim Soerens, author and co-founder of the Parish …
4 years, 2 months ago
Two Different Languages
Episode 532
There have been dozens of people hit on State Street in Springfield, Massachusetts, in recent years, including Gayle Ball who was recently killed cro…
4 years, 3 months ago
Which Wins Out: An Engineer‘s Discretion or a Book of Standards?
Episode 531
All of a sudden, the new book from Strong Towns president Chuck Marohn, Confessions of a Recovering Engineer, has been out for nearly two months. It’…
4 years, 3 months ago
Another Tragedy at Springfield
Episode 530
Hey Strong Towns Podcast listeners, it's been a while. Chuck's been out on the road, but the subject of this episode was too important not to talk ab…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Hidden Values Behind Our Unsafe Streets
Episode 529
On December 3, 2014, a 7-year-old girl named Destiny Gonzalez was killed while crossing State Street in Springfield, Massachusetts.
What gets lost in…
4 years, 6 months ago
Chuck Marohn Answers Your Questions
Episode 528
Have you visited the Strong Towns Action Lab? That's where we keep our best, most actionable content. We've written a lot over the years, and we want…
4 years, 6 months ago
Rick Harnish: Stronger Transit for Stronger Cities
Episode 527
Which comes first: a great transit system or a great city that can support it? What role does high-speed rail play in an overall, effective transport…
4 years, 6 months ago
Bad Benches (and Other Park Problems)
Episode 526
This week on the Strong Towns podcast, Chuck makes a confession about something he did that he now regrets...and you might be surprised at how much o…
4 years, 7 months ago
Fighting an Urban Highway Expansion in Shreveport
Episode 525
For more than four years, Strong Towns has been telling the story of the so-called I-49 Connector project in Shreveport, Louisiana. We say “so-called…
4 years, 7 months ago