Chuck Marohn of StrongTowns.Org on Resilient Communities – Epi-3152
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Today we are joined by Chuck Marohn of StrongTowns.org to discuss his work in building more resilient towns and cities along with a bottom up approach to restoring and rebuilding American prosperity.
Charles Marohn is dedicated to the survival of North American cities. A retired engineer, he’s a national expert on townmaking and transportation design. In 2008, he started a blog called Strong Towns, which identified the causes of decline in our cities and challenged standard municipal management practices. Over time, this publishing effort grew into an international movement of people advocating for rigorous accounting and local leadership that’s responsive to the needs of local people.
Marohn has authored two books, “Strong Towns: The Bottom-up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity,” And “Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town.” He has spoken about building anti-fragility in communities across the U.S. and Canada. His criticism of the engineering profession has so challenged the institution that the Minnesota Board of Engineering Licensing has censured him.
Marohn resides in his hometown of Brainerd, Minnesota, not far from the farm homestead where he was raised. There, he lives as a husband, father, and low-key prepper.
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Chuck’s Links
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- StrongTowns on Instagram
- StrongTowns on YouTube
- StrongTowns Podcasts (there are three)
- Confessions of a Recovering Engineer – Chuck’s Book’s
- StrongTowns Local Discussions
- Carlton Landing Development – In Oklahoma Chuck mentioned this near the end of our talk.
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Really enjoyed this episode. Thanks to the guest.
Great interview. I’ve been a member of both the Members Support Brigade and Strong Towns for longer than I can remember. I’ve lived in Memphis for 12 years now and can confirm the city and county governments are a mess. But I have tomatoes in my front yard and chickens in my back yard. One neighbor grows commercial greens in his front yard. There’s a 1/2 acre guerrilla garden where the projects used to be. We trade fermented items and produce with our neighbors all the time. It’s frustratingly chaotic at times but has a lot of opportunity for those willing to work.
This is a home run make my day comment so much in it.
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All in about 350 words!
The only way this comment could be better is if today was a Friday.
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