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The Week Ahead: Welcome to the 2018 Strongest Town Contest
Episode 19
Chuck Marohn returns to the Week Ahead podcast to report on recent events in Bismarck, North Dakota; West Palm Beach, Florida; and Thomasville, Georg…
8 years ago
The Week Ahead: Becoming an Accidental Urbanist
Episode 18
This week's guest is Sarah Kobos, a Strong Towns member and contributor who lives in Tulsa, OK. She talks about how she became an "accidental urbanis…
8 years ago
A Conversation with Walkability Expert, Jeff Speck
Episode 17
Jeff Speck is a nationally-recognized expert on building walk-friendly, people-oriented places. His book, Walkable City: How Downtown can Save Americ…
8 years ago
The Week Ahead: Gentrification and the Bias Towards Bigness
Episode 16
Rachel invites Strong Towns member and contributor Daniel Herriges onto the podcast to discuss his ongoing series about gentrification and why this i…
8 years, 1 month ago
Our streets should be safe for everyone — yes, even those who are under the influence.
Episode 15
One year ago, a woman in suburban Oregon crossed the street while under the influence of alcohol and was struck by a driver and killed. Her husband's…
8 years, 1 month ago
In the Amazon HQ2 Contest, the Winner Might Actually be the Loser
Episode 14
Richard Florida, author, editor and Professor at the University of Toronto, is part of a growing chorus of prominent thinkers across the country who …
8 years, 1 month ago
The Week Ahead: Kickin it in Kansas City
Episode 13
In this episode with featured guest, Chuck Marohn, Chuck discusses his complicated relationship with Kansas City, MO culminating in a recent successf…
8 years, 1 month ago
Our Take on Trump's Leaked Infrastructure Plan
Episode 12
Chuck Marohn reviews the recently leaked White House infrastructure plan and discusses the ways in which it aligns with Strong Towns principles, as w…
8 years, 1 month ago
The Week Ahead: A Town Well Planned
Episode 11
Rachel's guest this week is Strong Towns member and contributor Alexander Dukes, who just concluded an ongoing series on our site called A Town Well …
8 years, 1 month ago
Design Speed is a Value Statement
Episode 10
In this short, bonus episode, Chuck reads one of his recent articles about the chasm between the values of the average person and the values of the e…
8 years, 1 month ago