This is a special mash-up edition of the It’s the Little Things podcast and Strong Towns podcast!
In this episode, Jacob Moses, host of It’s the Little Things, and Strong Towns president Chuck Marohn discuss a couple of Jacob’s favorite chapters from Chuck’s brand new book, Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity, which just released yesterday.
Jacob and Chuck reflect on the moments throughout Chuck’s life that inspired the Strong Towns movement, including the fist bump that began Chuck’s long friendship and collaboration with Joe Minicozzi of Urban3. Jacob and Chuck also discuss what we can learn from our forebears about productivity (as opposed to merely “growth”) and why communities need to make maintenance an obsession.
They go on to talk about the importance of observation, a practice given too little attention among professional engineers and planners, but which seems to be a common characteristic of people who really love their places. As Chuck puts it: “The merging of places that are healthy and strong financially, and places that are healthy and strong from a human standpoint, is the exact nexus that the Strong Towns approach is designed to get us to.”
Lauren Fisher: Building Family and Community Resilience
Ilana Preuss: Saving Downtown with Small-Scale Manufacturing
Michael Kelley: Making Cities More Bike- and Walk-Friendly
Nick Meyer: Shining a Spotlight on the Good That's Happening in Your Town
Haile McCollum: Small Business Owner and Community Leader
John Simmerman: Building Active Towns
Nathan Chung and Ryan Karb: Improving Food Access Through Mobile Markets
Sophia Hosain: Composting for Community
Coté Soerens: Creating a Coffee Shop for the Whole Neighborhood
Jeanyll Morris: Empowering Young People to Rebuild Homes
Marilyn Burns and Leah Ross: Starting a Community Laundry Co-op
Charles and Whitney Coats: Promoting More Housing, More Options, More Access
Mayor Chris Frye: Shifting Perceptions About a Rust Belt City
De'Amon Harges: A Roving Listener
Lisa Leslie: Building a Cohousing Community
Jason T. Hyman: Bridging the Wealth Gap Through Intentional Investment
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