The Week Ahead - Can suburbia survive?
Rachel and Chuck offer an update on their summer adventures, especially their Fourth of July experiences in their respective cities. They also talk about a recent controversial discussion on the Strong Towns Facebook page about suburban retrofit, plus some favorite new podcasts they've been listening to.
Mentioned in this podcast:
- This week's Slackchat on incremental development
- Strong Towns Facebook discussion about suburban retrofit
- Strong Towns' writing and podcasting on Suburban Poverty
- Strong Towns' writing and podcasting on Big Box Stores
- Strong Towns' work on the topic of suburban retrofit
- Hardcore History podcast
- Harry Potter and the Sacred Text podcast
In this episode, host Tiffany Owens Reed is joined by Ellie Riggs and Ryan Carter from Catawba Riverkeeper, a water-preservation organization. They discuss stormwater’s effect on the environment, how it’s connected to parking reform, and Riggs and Carter’s experience with advocacy at the state level.