Go Cultivate!

Chuck Marohn and the revolution we need

Episode Summary

Chuck Marohn of Strong Towns stops by to talk about what's keeping our cities from building prosperity, and what regular citizens and professionals can do about it.

Episode Notes

In this episode, we welcome back Chuck Marohn, Founder and President of Strong Towns, to talk about some of the themes from his brand-new book Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity.

Here's a sampling of what Chuck and Verdunity's Kevin Shepherd talk about in this show:

What Chuck says when people ask him “okay, well what specifically should we do?”
What the role of the professional class is in generating cities that can’t pay for their growth
What it means for cities to do a comprehensive plan or a zoning code in a way that is consistent with Strong Towns thinking (and how Chuck’s thinking is still evolving on that issue)
The importance of feedback loops and what those should look like for city staff
How Chuck responds to the criticism that sometimes the incremental approach doesn’t work when you’re trying to build large-scale systems

Don't forget to pick up a copy of Chuck's book, and also make sure to check out all three of their fantastic podcast streams: The Strong Towns Podcast, Upzoned, and It's the Little Things.

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(Music in this episode is from Custodian of Records & Coleman Hawkins.)