Families for Safe Streets: Giving a Face to the Traffic Violence Crisis
On this episode of the Strong Towns Podcast, Chuck discusses safe streets advocacy with Amy Cohen, the co-founder and president of Families for Safe Streets. They cover the importance of using both data and personal stories to drive change, some of Families for Safe Streets’ recent initiatives, and advice for local advocates on how to support people who have lost loved ones to traffic violence.
See the additional notes for resources and support from Families for Safe Streets.
ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES
Personal stories can be a powerful driver of change. Families for Safe Streets’ Community Story Map collects these stories. They also offer a toolkit for using the map to bring awareness to traffic violence.
Families for Safe Streets offers support services for those affected by traffic violence. Click here to learn more.
Learn about the Strong Towns model for creating safer streets.
Amy Cohen (Families for Safe Streets site).
Chuck Marohn (Twitter/X).
--------
27:54
Why Strong Towns Won’t Cave to Election Year Pressures
It’s Member Week here at Strong Towns. As a special treat, we’re publishing three new episodes of the Strong Towns Podcast. In this episode, Chuck explains how election years affect a nonpartisan nonprofit like Strong Towns. It’s kind of ugly, but it doesn't change our mission.
ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES
Become a member today!
Chuck Marohn (Twitter/X).
--------
28:29
From the Bottom Up: How Members Built the Strong Towns Movement
It’s Member Week here at Strong Towns. As a special treat, we’re publishing three new episodes of the Strong Towns Podcast this week. In this episode, Chuck is joined by Norm Van Eeden Petersman, Strong Towns’ director of membership and development. They discuss the history of the Strong Towns movement and how members have brought it to heights Chuck never could’ve imagined — including spreading Strong Towns ideas not only across North America but across the world.
The movement’s grown so much, but we’re not done yet. We need your help to spread the Strong Towns approach even further, until every town is a strong one. Join us by becoming a member today.
ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES
Chuck Marohn (Twitter/X).
--------
59:41
To Build Strong Towns, We Need To Change the Cultural Conversation
Today, we’re kicking off Member Week at Strong Towns. As a special treat, we’ll be publishing three new episodes of the Strong Towns Podcast this week. In this first episode, Chuck discusses the cultural shift that the Strong Towns movement is striving to create and why that shift is so essential to building more prosperous and resilient communities.
This is a bottom-up movement, and it needs your help to succeed. Join the ranks of people building a stronger tomorrow by becoming a member today.
ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES
Become a member today!
Chuck Marohn (Twitter/X).
--------
28:08
5 Things the Next President Should Do To Build a Stronger America
Strong Towns is a nonpartisan organization that’s focused on starting change from the local level, not the federal one. However, Chuck was recently challenged to come up with five things that the next president, whoever they end up being, should do once they’re in office. In today’s episode of the Strong Towns Podcast, he shares that list and explains why each item is important to building a stronger America.
ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES
“5 Things For The Next President To Do” (article).
Chuck Marohn (Twitter/X).
Netherlands