A New Curbside Chat Video
The Curbside Chat is a distillation of key Strong Towns concepts. If you want a crash course in Strong Towns, this is it.
We've got a series of short videos that summarize the Curbside Chat, but it's also a presentation the Chuck Marohn gives live in towns and cities across the country (see our whole event schedule here). Recently, Chuck spoke in Salem, OR and his Curbside Chat talk was recorded by Big Picture Productions. Here's the video:
Please note spelling corection: (Charles Marohn)
The Strong Towns approach is a fundamental rethinking of how we work together to build lasting wealth and prosperity within our communities. Strong Towns began in 2008 as a blog by Charles Marohn. Today, it is a national media nonprofit publishing award-winning daily articles by dozens of contributors, hosting events across the continent and sharing weekly podcasts.
www.strongtowns.org/
Charles Marohn - known as "Chuck" to friends and colleagues - is a Professional Engineer (PE) licensed in the State of Minnesota and a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). Chuck is the Founder and President of Strong Towns. He has a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota's Institute of Technology and a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute.
He is the author of Thoughts on Building Strong Towns (Volume 1) and A World Class Transportation System as well as the host of the Strong Towns Podcast and a primary writer for Strong Towns’ web content. He has spoken in dozens of towns and cities across North America, and speaks regularly for diverse audiences and venues.
Chuck grew up on a small farm in Central Minnesota. The oldest of three sons of two elementary school teachers, he graduated from Brainerd High School in 1991. Chuck joined the Minnesota National Guard on his 17th birthday during his junior year of high school and served for nine years. Besides being passionate about building a stronger America, he loves playing music, is an obsessive reader and religiously follows his favorite team, the Minnesota Twins.
Chuck and his wife live with their two daughters and two Samoyeds in Brainerd, Minnesota.
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