Memphis infographic

Earlier this year I was in Memphis working with the Mayor's Innovation Delivery Team. It was a great experience that I wrote about here on the blog a few times. One of the things that came out of that interaction was a report I wrote, the recommendations of which they subsequently took and made into an infographic. I wanted to take today and share this graphic with you as it captures a lot of Strong Towns thinking in a very powerful way.

You can download a high resolution pdf of this graphic here.

Charles Marohn is a Professional Engineer licensed in the State of Minnesota and a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. He is president of Strong Towns, a non-partisan, non-profit organization that advocates for changes in development patterns and a complete understanding of the full costs of methods of growth.

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