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Strong Towns staff members are available to provide responses and interviews on issues relating to:

  • Traffic safety

  • Highway expansion

  • Municipal finance

  • Development & housing policy

  • Parking policy

Learn more about our Community Action Lab, Crash Analysis Studio, and Local Conversations programs in our Press Kit.

Washington, D.C. — Strong Towns was discussed on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this January at a Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing. Congressman Jake Auchincloss (MA) called for the federal government to give states more flexibility in managing their transportation infrastructure (especially highways).

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Support your aging, rural community by learning how to reduce pedestrian deaths.
Crash Analysis Studio
Support your aging, rural community by learning how to reduce pedestrian deaths.
Crash Analysis Studio

NICE, Calif. — Concerned about pedestrian deaths in your rural community? In this Crash Analysis Studio session, locals and nationally-recognized technical experts will analyze a crash site in Nice, CA alongside Highway 20, where a 67-year-old woman was killed on February 14. This free, online workshop will discuss strategies for addressing the root causes behind pedestrian deaths along rural roadways.

Crash Analysis Studio
OUT NOW: Strong Towns' new book on the US housing crisis.
OUT NOW: Strong Towns' new book on the US housing crisis.

In “Escaping the Housing Trap: The Strong Towns Response to the Housing Crisis,” Strong Towns’ Charles Marohn and Daniel Herriges challenge tired narratives that assert a single cause or solution to the housing crisis. Instead, they offer realistic approaches for transitioning out of this broken system — a practical resource for renters, homeowners, realtors, professors, policymakers, and urban professionals. [Read More]

Who’s the “Strongest Town” in North America? 16 cities compete in “March Madness of Urbanism.”
Strongest Town Contest
Who’s the “Strongest Town” in North America? 16 cities compete in “March Madness of Urbanism.”
Strongest Town Contest

This Spring, 16 North American cities go head to head in the 9th Annual Strongest Town Contest. In this bracket-style voting tournament, cities from coast to coast, including Canada, will compete for the “Strongest Town” title by shining a national spotlight on their progress toward safety, financial resiliency, housing and transportation. Cities advance over five rounds, based on weekly voting periods.

Strongest Town Contest

As Seen In…

99% Invisible Podcast

The intersection of streets and roads

“I think this is going to be a lot of people’s favorite conversation,” muses host Roman Mars about Chuck Marohn’s appearance on 99% Invisible. This segment focuses on the concept of the “Stroad”—a street-road hybrid that puts people in danger and throttles wealth creation in our cities. Once you’ve seen it, you’ll never look at things the same way again.

CNN

Going Big On Road Projects Won’t Fix America’s Cities

While the theme coming from Secretary Buttigieg seems to be “go big,” the projects most likely to meet all of the administration's goals will need to be small, incremental, and city-focused. They would repair damage from past grand initiatives instead of launching new ones…

CNBC

Are Cities or Suburbs Better For The Economy?

Chuck Marohn joins development, finance, and social experts to discuss what approach will produce more housing at a price both people and municipal governments can afford.

Lovett or Leave It Podcast

Chuck Marohn joins former Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett and a panel of comedians, actors, and journalists to break down what exactly America is getting wrong about local economies, and how to fix them using bottom-up action.

Podcast Appearances

Strong Towns reaches hundreds of thousands of people annually as a featured expert on podcasts spanning diverse audiences. Want to book a Strong Towns team member on your show? Fill out this form.