Chuck with Strong Towns
Charles MarohnThe Substack home of Charles Marohn, founder and president of Strong Towns.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 131 | Founded | 6 years ago | Last Issue | 5 days ago |
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What Actually Makes Roads Safer (and Why We Keep Getting It Wrong)
I recently joined Diane Jenks on The Outspoken Cyclist for a conversation prompted by a hard week: two high-profile cyclist deaths that had the bike industry and its advocates shaken.
What we ended up talking about was bigger than any sing...
They Might Need the Lane Someday (and Who Cares How Many People Get Hurt in the Meantime)
(Source: KARE 11/YouTube)
What will professional engineers do when an intersection can’t be made safe? What happens when all the studies, observations, and data point to an unresolved and dangerous outcome? Does it become a public health e...
The Friday News Digest: Back to School Edition
My youngest, Stella Faith, heads back to the University of Arizona next week for her sophomore year. Don’t tell her, but I’m sad. She’s doing amazing and I couldn’t be more proud of her. And she needs to go — she’s an adult doing great at l...
Policy Debt: The Missing Massive
Q: Strong Towns defaults to incremental housing development in all neighborhoods — you call it neighborhood maturation — but what do we do near transit stops, especially in major cities with high housing demand? Is there any room for immedi...
The Friday News Digest: The Chicago Edition
This week I was able to visit the Local Conversation in Chicago — Strong Towns Chicago — and I got a chance to visit the 2026 Strongest Town winner, West Allis, Wisconsin. There are so many great people out there doing important work — I fe...
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