In this episode of the Strong Towns Podcast, Chuck addresses the craziness of the current political climate. Using recent policy changes and public responses as examples, he explores how we’ve created a political climate of either-or: Either you decide to take a chainsaw to bankrupt and failing systems or you refuse to acknowledge that they’re bankrupt and failing.

Chuck shows how the Strong Towns approach provides a third path, where problems are recognized and addressed in a healthy way. He also gives a sneak peek at how Strong Towns is planning to help advocates and cities embrace this path.

• “It Was Never Going To Be Me” by Ben Hunt (Epsilon Theory article)

• “Ben Hunt: Surviving the Widening Gyre Through Hope and Community” (Strong Towns Podcast)

• Chuck Marohn (Substack)

In this episode of the Strong Towns Podcast, Chuck talks about housing development and zoning code reform with Seth Zeren, a neighborhood real estate developer in Providence, Rhode Island. They dive into the six code reforms recommended in “The Housing-Ready City: A Toolkit for Local Code Reform,” covering why they’re important and how they help developers, residents and cities.

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• “The Housing-Ready City: A Toolkit for Local Code Reform.”

• Want to go deeper? The spring session of the Accelerator starts April 7. Reserve your spot today!

• Chuck Marohn (Substack).

In this episode of the Strong Towns Podcast, Chuck explores the flawed nature of North America’s current “housing bargain,” where most neighborhoods are allowed to stay exactly the same as long as some neighborhoods — usually those that are poorer and have less political clout — are forced to radically change. He proposes a new way forward that respects cities as living and evolving systems.

• This Thursday, February 27, Strong Towns will release a toolkit to help city officials welcome incremental housing development. Learn more here.

• Become a member to join the toolkit launch livestream with experts Alli Thurmond Quinlan (Incremental Development Alliance) and Eric Kronberg (Kronberg Urbanists + Architects).

• Chuck Marohn (Substack).