Charles Marohn, the co-founder of Strong Towns and the first-ever CivicCon speaker, will return to Pensacola on Thursday. In a free, open-to-the-public event, Marohn will discuss his newest book, ...

Charles Marohn saw the light on a road in Pequot Lakes, Minnesota. Before him were two paths, a highway through town or a bypass around it—which one shall we build, the city asked? Marohn, a planner ...

What would you want if a major new road was being built near your home or business? Sidewalks? Trees and shade? Benches and bus stops? Bike lanes and on-street parking? Crosswalks for your children to ...

Political junkie that I am, I have opinions about the upcoming city elections. My strongest opinion isn’t tied to a candidate or a party, however. Rather, it’s tied to a book: Charles Marohn’s “Strong ...

Ribbon-cutting ceremonies aren’t needed for the kind of growth Charles Marohn advocates for. The president of Strong Towns, a nonprofit specializing in urban housing development, supports smaller ...

That's one CliffsNotes version of the book Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity by Charles Marohn, out earlier this month. For thousands of years, Marohn writes, we ...

BRAINERD — The Friends of the Brainerd Public Library announced Charles Marohn will discuss his book, “Escaping the Housing Trap: The Strong Towns Response to the Housing Crisis,” noon-1 p.m. Feb. 3 ...

GREENBELT, Md.—As urbanist and activist Charles Marohn spoke here last month, expounding on the “spooky wisdom” in his Strong Towns book, the setting itself made for an interesting coincidence. Marohn ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Richmond was amongst several U.S. cities included in a national report calling on localities to create safer streets. The report, “Beyond the Blame: How Cities Can Learn From Crashes ...

We talk a lot about startup ecosystems around these parts, and for good reason. Strong ecosystems have great reservoirs of talent congregated close together, a culture built around helping one another ...

Confessions of a Recovering Engineer (Wiley, 2021) is an unusual book by a man who I imagine is charismatic in person, Charles Marohn. BikePortland readers who are not already familiar with Marohn ...