Chuck Marohn on the Human Errors of Traffic Engineering

Chuck Marohn on the Human Errors of Traffic Engineering

Author: frontporchrepublic May 10, 2022 Duration: 51:53
Chuck Marohn, the founder of Strong Towns and author of Confessions of a Recovering Engineer, discusses streets, roads, “stroads,” and the perils of the American traffic system.  A trained engineer himself, Marohn once imbibed the discipline’s dominant dogmas.  Today, he advocates for cities and towns where slower moving cars can get us where we want to go faster.   Host:  John Murdock Guest:  Charles “Chuck” Marohn   Highlights  1:15      A boy from Brainerd 3:45       Strong Towns explained 6:30       What’s an engineer good for? 8:45       Breaking through with talking bears 13:15    A need for speed 16:45    So, what’s a “STROAD”? 17:45    The futon of transportation 20:30    Walking to die in the land of Dr. Seuss 27:00    Philando Castile and traffic trolling cops 36:30    I-49, $700M, and the saints of Shreveport 45:30    Lightning Round with Elon Musk, destroyed stop lights, and more 50:00    Wrapping it up, early in the morning Resources Strong Towns website Chuck’s late-night video that goes viral Steve Martin the barber is here to help Allendale Strong fights I-49  

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