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Strong Towns

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.

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100 episodes

  1. Was Charlotte's I-77 Deal Worth It? 50:44
  2. $1,000 a Year to Welcome a Data Center? 55:23
  3. Is “Build It and They Will Come” Backward? 56:14
  4. Can You Overrule a City’s Zoning? 52:14
  5. Can a Trolley Make People Want Transit? 48:12
  6. Can We Predict Which Housing Reforms Will Work? 56:56
  7. The Street Redesign No One Can Agree On 49:34
  8. When Fixing Property Taxes Just Adds Another Tax 43:21
  9. What Happens When Malls Start Charging for Parking? 45:00
  10. This Tiny Backyard Home Cost $600,000 44:19
  11. When Did Letting Kids Play Outside Become a Crime? 38:34
  12. L.A.’s 8-Mile Bike Path Is Now a $1 Billion Project 56:09
  13. The Water Crisis That Left a Small Town Abandoned 45:23
  14. What If NIMBYs Were Paid to Say Yes? 38:15
  15. When Boomers Don’t Downsize, What’s Left for Everyone Else? 40:48
  16. The Retirement Plan Trapped Inside the Housing Crisis 34:56
  17. Chicago’s $1.2 Billion Parking Meter Problem 48:33
  18. Can Rebuilding Make a Town Weaker? 49:43
  19. The Housing Crisis Isn’t Moving in One Direction 35:17
  20. Charlotte Said No to a $4.3 Billion Highway. Now the State Wants $60 Million Back. 40:43
  21. Why Do Vacant Storefronts Stay Vacant? 50:41
  22. The World Cup and America’s Own Goal 1:00:45
  23. The Tuba and What It Actually Takes to Build Community 1:03:18
  24. Are We Trying to Build No Houses? 49:47
  25. When The Ribbon Cutting Is the Cheapest Part 41:17
  26. Inside the Politics of ‘Safer Streets’ 49:01
  27. When Your City Feels Like Housing Musical Chairs 45:55
  28. New York’s Bracket And The Politics Of Maintenance 40:54
  29. Unpacking The Myth That Growth Pays For Growth 41:38
  30. The $600K Snow Budget That Became a $6 Million Problem 44:17
  31. What LA’s Trash Problem Reveals About Its Streets 46:17
  32. Why a Legal Home Addition Sparked Outrage in Fairfax County 50:14
  33. Zoning Reform Is Only Step 1 in Fighting the Housing Crisis 56:16
  34. What Happens When Official Decisions Clash With Community Traditions? 43:32
  35. How To Fix Washington DC's New Rules for Outdoor Dining 51:42
  36. DC Is Charging Thousands for Outdoor Dining. Is This a Good Idea? 30:04
  37. 5 Ways Ordinary People Are Making Their Places Stronger 56:07
  38. Will Elon Musk's Data Centers Actually Help Memphis? 50:26
  39. Historic Bridge Battle: Will 1 Town Profit While the Other Pays? 23:30
  40. When a Town's Biggest Taxpayer Becomes Its Biggest Problem 37:39
  41. 2 Towns, 2 Responses to the Housing Crisis. Which Will Succeed? 47:21
  42. Public Transit Will Collapse in a Year. Should We Save It? 1:00:44
  43. LA Just Avoided 1600 Layoffs. Is That a Good Thing? 47:14
  44. Tulsa Offers Remote Workers $10K To Move. Is It Paying Off? 29:49
  45. Housing Supply Is About to Exceed Demand. Now What? 46:30
  46. Can a Tax on House Flipping Stop Canada's Housing Crisis? 40:26
  47. How Mortgage Fraud Makes the Housing Market More Expensive 56:00
  48. Are Sponge Cities the Flood Control Fix We Need? 40:12
  49. Why Data Center Electricity Use "Scares Me to the Bone" 44:33
  50. Why Colorado Is Facing a Senior Housing Crisis 44:30