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 Jun 18, 2019

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Join Abby Kinney, Chuck Marohn, and occasional surprise guests to talk in depth about just one big story from the week in the Strong Towns conversation, right when you want it: now.

Episode Date
Our Financial System Favors Large-Scale Development…but at What Cost?
Mar 20, 2024
Traffic Deaths Now Exceed the Number of Homicides in LA. This Initiative Aims To Change That.
Mar 13, 2024
$350 Million Mixed-Use Development Presents a "Huge Opportunity" for South Bend, IN
Mar 06, 2024
Could this New Approach to Public Housing Actually Work?
Feb 21, 2024
Parking Minimums Might Be on the Way Out in Dallas
Feb 14, 2024
Coming Back Down to Earth After a “Next-Level” Downtown Revitalization
Feb 07, 2024
Today’s Generation of Families Are “Disillusioned” by Suburbia
Jan 31, 2024
Millennials Are Fleeing Cities in Favor of the Exurbs
Jan 24, 2024
Ryan Johnson: Builder of the First Car-Free Neighborhood Made From Scratch in the U.S.
Nov 22, 2023
Transportation Meltdown: Children on the School Bus Till 10 p.m.
Aug 23, 2023
Is Affordable Housing Possible Under Current Zoning Laws?
Aug 16, 2023
Arizona Pushes for Suburban and Rural Development, Despite Dwindling Water Supply
Jul 26, 2023
Atlanta’s New Idea To Address Their Housing Crisis
Jul 19, 2023
The Invisible Reason for High Housing Prices: Restrictive Land-Use Regulations
Jul 05, 2023
Why Can’t We Have the “Perfect” Neighborhood?
Jun 28, 2023
Behind the Scenes at the Strong Towns National Gathering
Jun 22, 2023
Live From the National Gathering
Jun 14, 2023
Parking Regulations Threaten to Demolish Coffee Shop
May 17, 2023
An Abandoned Downtown Equals a Pot of Gold?
May 03, 2023
One Reason American Architecture Is Considered Boring: Stairs
Apr 12, 2023
Cowboy Hotels for Housing Shortages
Apr 05, 2023
Homelessness in Rural America
Mar 29, 2023
High-Income Earners Are Renting Instead of Buying Homes
Mar 22, 2023
When a Building Is Demolished, What Should Happen to the Materials?
Mar 15, 2023
The 15 Minute City - A Good Life or an Infringement on Freedoms?
Mar 08, 2023
Whose Responsibility Is It To Ensure That Buildings Interact With the Public Realm in a Delightful Way?
Mar 01, 2023
We’re Getting Worse at Construction Despite Technology Advances
Feb 15, 2023
Portland’s Cully Neighborhood To Use “The One Ring” for Good
Feb 01, 2023
The Governor of Missouri Wants to Spend $859 Million on Highway Expansion
Jan 25, 2023
The U.S. Is Running Out of Skilled Labor. Is It Gen-Z’s Fault?
Jan 18, 2023
People Move to Places with Zoning Laws, Ergo Zoning Is Good?
Jan 11, 2023
Thanks for a Great Year
Dec 19, 2022
Homeowners Struggling to Get Insurance in Wildfire-Prone Colorado
Dec 07, 2022
These 3 Cities Are Eliminating Parking Minimums. Are They Going About It the Right Way?
Nov 23, 2022
Why Is It So Expensive To Build Public Transit in the U.S.?
Nov 16, 2022
This Man Overcame Homelessness by Building His Own Tiny Home…on Hollywood Boulevard!
Nov 09, 2022
What Does the ”Airbnbust” Mean for the Housing Market?
Nov 02, 2022
This Seattle Highway Is Facing a $29 Million Financial Crisis
Oct 27, 2022
We Need More Housing—But Also More People Who Can Build More Housing
Oct 19, 2022
Yes, Getting Rid of Parking Minimums Is Good for the Climate—But That’s Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Oct 12, 2022
We Have Plenty of Land in the United States. But Can All of It Support Housing?
Oct 05, 2022
The Paris of the Plains Can’t Afford Its Fountains Anymore
Sep 28, 2022
E-Bikes: The Frankenstein’s Monster of Transportation?
Sep 14, 2022
Professional Engineers: Speak Up. The Stakes Are Life and Death.
Aug 31, 2022
New York’s New Experiment in Fighting Gridlock
Aug 24, 2022
The ”Other Story” of Buffalo
Aug 10, 2022
Water Wars in the Modern Wild West
Jul 13, 2022
TxDOT Proposes to Dig a $1 Billion Infrastructure Grave in Downtown Dallas
Jul 06, 2022
State Preemption: A Means To Reform Zoning, or a Threat to Localism?
Jun 29, 2022
Looking for an Affordable Starter Home? HUD Suggests Trying a Manufactured Home.
Jun 22, 2022
NIMBY: Hero, Villain, or None of the Above?
Jun 15, 2022
Inflation or Lower Housing Values: Pick Your Cleanest Dirty Shirt?
Jun 08, 2022
Uber’s Bull Run Is Over, Says CEO
Jun 01, 2022
Corporate Investors Own Nearly Half of This City’s Residential Property
May 25, 2022
Philadelphia Is Launching the First Public Bank Owned by a City
May 18, 2022
Are Cars Here to Stay?
May 04, 2022
Process Versus Visible Outcomes
Apr 27, 2022
Can We Build Strong Towns from Scratch in the 21st Century?
Apr 20, 2022
Who Should Be Able to Veto New Housing Production?
Apr 13, 2022
Our Fragile System Runs on Cheap Oil
Mar 16, 2022
Can a Houstonian Approach to Homelessness Work in L.A.?
Mar 09, 2022
Blaming Drivers for the Mistakes of Traffic Engineers
Feb 23, 2022
Free (Rural) Land: Any Takers?
Feb 16, 2022
Where Does Cohousing Fit in the Housing Ecosystem?
Feb 09, 2022
Can Corporate Campuses Urbanize the Suburban Experience?
Feb 02, 2022
No Insurance for Wildfire-Prone California
Jan 26, 2022
Weaponizing Historic Preservation
Jan 19, 2022
Population Growth and the Housing Crisis
Jan 12, 2022
Disaster Relief for America‘s Housing Crisis
Dec 15, 2021
The Infrastructure Bill, Racial Equity, and Local Government: How Should the Money Be Spent?
Nov 24, 2021
The ”Bikelash” Phenomenon (and Why It Shouldn‘t Scare Local Leaders)
Nov 17, 2021
”Zillow Offers”...Homes to Investors, Not Homeowners
Nov 10, 2021
The Gathering ”Swarm” of Small-Scale Developers
Nov 03, 2021
Regulating by Use
Oct 27, 2021
The ”Great Supply Chain Disruption”
Oct 20, 2021
The Global Energy Crisis Is a Story of Fragility
Oct 06, 2021
A Downtown Baseball Stadium in KC: Who Pays?
Sep 29, 2021
CDOT‘s Proposal for Transit-Induced Pollution
Sep 22, 2021
Let‘s Talk Great Streets
Sep 08, 2021
American Cities, Through European Eyes (and Vice Versa)
Sep 01, 2021
We Cannot Rely on Large-Scale Development
Aug 25, 2021
You Need to Know About Walla Walla, Washington
Aug 18, 2021
The Reconnecting Communities Act: What Was Promised Vs. What's Being Delivered
Aug 11, 2021
Sustainable Source of Income Snatched Away from Seattle's Black Churches
Aug 04, 2021
Where Should We Be Focusing Climate Change Efforts?
Jul 28, 2021
COVID Reveals the Unsustainability of Monoculture Downtowns
Jul 21, 2021
Condos: American Local Governance in a Nutshell
Jul 14, 2021
Mayors Are Turning Talk into Action On Reparations
Jul 07, 2021
45,000 Bridges in the U.S. Are 50+ Years Old. And They Are Beginning to Fail.
Jun 30, 2021
What Comes Next, When the Freeways Are Gone?
Jun 16, 2021
Are Self-Driving Cars a Solution Looking for a Problem?
Jun 09, 2021
Strong Towns Filed a Lawsuit—and the Internet Has Been Talking About It
Jun 02, 2021
Parking Requirements: Cheaper Driving for Costlier Development
May 26, 2021
A New Direction for Car-Dependent Orlando?
May 19, 2021
Scaling Down America
May 12, 2021
Will Pandemic-Era Migrations Lead to Further Insolvency?
May 05, 2021
Amazon vs. Malls: What Does it Mean for Local Economies?
Apr 28, 2021
Meat Suit Cities: Reconciling Aesthetics with Progress
Apr 21, 2021
Housing is About Capital Flow, and Always Has Been
Apr 14, 2021
Has Infrastructure Become the "Ultimate Partisan Battleground"?
Apr 07, 2021