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The value of value capture
Infrastructure should not be a catalyst for growth but something that emerges in support of...
May 21 2012 9:24am Charles Marohn
CNU 20 recap
I just got back from spending a week in West Palm Beach, meeting with new urbanists and, together...
May 14 2012 8:19am Charles Marohn
CNU 20 & NextGen
New urbanists from around the globe are gathering this week in West Palm Beach, Florida for the CNU...
May 7 2012 4:02pm Charles Marohn
Paved with good intentions
Doing the math on what those highway investments really return.
4 Apr 30 2012 8:13am Charles Marohn
Five strategies for strong towns
For engineering, planning, and housing officials, the mantra should be: Always Add Value.
6 Apr 23 2012 8:02am Charles Marohn
Assessing our future
Almost all of America's cities have far, far more liabilities than they have revenue that they...
Apr 2 2012 9:09am Charles Marohn
Addressing the planners
I see planners generally making every excuse possible — particularly blaming reticence of behalf...
13 Mar 26 2012 8:21am Charles Marohn
Lessons from Disney
From a layout and design standpoint, the Disney World resort complex is the ultimate strong town.
3 Mar 19 2012 2:23pm Charles Marohn
From the mayor's office (part 3)
From the public safety coordinator to the state legislator, we have to pull together to create...
Mar 12 2012 9:11am Charles Marohn
Forgive and forget
STROADS are dangerous for the elderly because they combine the fast moving traffic of a road with...
Mar 5 2012 11:03am Charles Marohn
Projections
To build resiliency in a local economy, the best available information is not enough. We actually...
3 Feb 27 2012 12:03pm Charles Marohn
From the mayor's office (part 2)
I want to redirect your efforts from economic hunting to economic gardening. I want to grow jobs...
1 Feb 20 2012 10:37am Charles Marohn
No new streets
What does the future hold for the nation's extensive network of streets, roads, and highways? The...
8 Feb 15 2012 2:48pm Charles Marohn
From the mayor's office (Part 1)
Stripe the streets and respect the neighborhood! — a list of Strong Town strategies.
1 Feb 6 2012 9:21am Charles Marohn
Shared space
The perception of risk makes people more alert, more accommodating, and more cautious. It's less...
3 Jan 30 2012 10:13am Charles Marohn
Irish diversion
What started with crazy lending by a handful of Irish banks has become the indentured servitude...
1 Jan 23 2012 10:51am Charles Marohn
Why decline is not normal
The normal course of human development is for successful cities to continue to mature...
7 Jan 16 2012 10:35am Charles Marohn
Incoherent advice
A professionally commissioned plan for a struggling main street is self-contradictory and illogical...
5 Jan 9 2012 10:02am Charles Marohn
The cost of auto orientation
At its nastiest and most decrepit, the old and blighted traditional commercial block still...
3 Jan 3 2012 10:55am Charles Marohn
What now, Chuck?
Ending the state aid system and instituting an accessibility tax would address the real problems we...
Dec 5 2011 9:43am Charles Marohn
Understanding roads
The public's investment in Missouri 13 has been debased for short-term economic gain and that has...
11 Nov 29 2011 9:28am Charles Marohn
A 45 mph world
Anytime you are traveling between 30 and 50 miles per hour, you are basically in an area that is...
5 Nov 21 2011 8:23am Charles Marohn
The diverging diamond
A "complete street" that is so poorly designed, it's insane.
3 Nov 7 2011 12:08pm Charles Marohn
Minnesota's stadium debate; one-dimensional thinking
The Arden Hills location does not come close to making Minnesota a stronger and more resilient...
Oct 31 2011 9:00am Charles Marohn
Dig, baby, dig
Our systems for funding and maintaining our infrastructure create outcomes that can't be justified...
3 Oct 24 2011 9:33am Charles Marohn
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