Great video! I see so many example of what he is saying right here in Omaha. We have lost so much in the name of the car. Roads so wide with pedestrian crosswalks that you have to dart across just to make it. Traffic going so fast, even in residential areas, that is becomes unsafe to use the roads for that whey were originally meant for. Truly a case of needing to look back to move forward!
@jonkenator Fair criticism. I hope I don't come across as "preaching" as much as sharing my work and observations. I started my career as an engineer building bad suburban development. It has been a long journey to get to this point and, while we've tried to sell the house and move to an actual neighborhood, it remains a vestige of my early career. Hope that doesn't keep you from reading the blog and listening to our podcast at Strong Towns. -Chuck Marohn
I am confused. Marohn argues that cities have value if they have streets with close buildings, walking people, beautiful parks and magnificent buildings. I actually couldn't agree more. But then he shows where he lives... Rural suburbia. In a neighborhood with a walkscore of probably 0. Mr Marohn, If you are going to preach the values of New-Urbanism and of the evils of cars/excessive infrastructure it would be wise to put these ideas to use and live what you believe.
@jonkenator There's a post from the Strong Towns blog that might answer some of your questions. Search for the title "Never a prophet... " on the Strong Towns site.
@jonkenator I understand that since Mr. Marohn is arguing against suburban living that it might be important to some that he practices what he "preaches", but keep it in perspective. Individual choices in aggregate can have an impact on overall patterns, but the real point that Mr. Marohn is arguing is that we as a society need to change our financial incentives to make it feasible for large scale restructuring of our communities. He's doing his part by pointing out the issue at hand.
Too vague. You need more data to back up your assertions & you need to define your terms better. What's a street, what's a road? How does one park make money & another loses money? Who's making the decisions & what are they basing them on? They have some reason for doing what they do, tell us what it is, how it came about & why it's wrong. Finally, show us your utopia. I like what you're saying, but it isn't convincing.
@deezynar I disagree that it's too vague. Mr. Marohn has *plenty* of data to back up assertions. But for a TED presentation, they ask you to give a 15 minute general synopsis -- something that gives an average listener a reason why they might want to dig in more deeply for themselves. I think he's done a great job of providing a hint of specific data, along with some powerful emotional specifics -- images and anecdotes -- that bring the data home.
having lived in suburbia I can say it is not sustainable. if you cannot walk to locations then in the long run, they will fail. the social value of living in a dense city has much more health benefits.
What did you read in my comment that caused you to think I disagree w/ the speaker's message? Please read what I wrote a few more times until you see that I wasn't critiquing the message but the way it was presented.
I'm planning on captioning the video into brazilian portuguese. Is there a transcript of the lecture, in English? Thank you.
enricocanali 1 week ago
This is an excellent summary of the far more detailed report available from Strong Towns, which I highly recommend.
CarfreeCities 3 weeks ago
MOAR pictures of smiling family members and neighbors holding hands...MOAR emotional appeals...
Traylland2 2 months ago
Great video! I see so many example of what he is saying right here in Omaha. We have lost so much in the name of the car. Roads so wide with pedestrian crosswalks that you have to dart across just to make it. Traffic going so fast, even in residential areas, that is becomes unsafe to use the roads for that whey were originally meant for. Truly a case of needing to look back to move forward!
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MrPabaweza 5 months ago
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MrPabaweza 5 months ago
@jonkenator Fair criticism. I hope I don't come across as "preaching" as much as sharing my work and observations. I started my career as an engineer building bad suburban development. It has been a long journey to get to this point and, while we've tried to sell the house and move to an actual neighborhood, it remains a vestige of my early career. Hope that doesn't keep you from reading the blog and listening to our podcast at Strong Towns. -Chuck Marohn
strongtowns 5 months ago
I am confused. Marohn argues that cities have value if they have streets with close buildings, walking people, beautiful parks and magnificent buildings. I actually couldn't agree more. But then he shows where he lives... Rural suburbia. In a neighborhood with a walkscore of probably 0. Mr Marohn, If you are going to preach the values of New-Urbanism and of the evils of cars/excessive infrastructure it would be wise to put these ideas to use and live what you believe.
jonkenator 5 months ago
@jonkenator True enough, I live in a suburb, but I don't own a car. I mostly get around by foot & public transit.
Intransitman 5 months ago
@jonkenator There's a post from the Strong Towns blog that might answer some of your questions. Search for the title "Never a prophet... " on the Strong Towns site.
jakekrohn 4 months ago
@jonkenator I understand that since Mr. Marohn is arguing against suburban living that it might be important to some that he practices what he "preaches", but keep it in perspective. Individual choices in aggregate can have an impact on overall patterns, but the real point that Mr. Marohn is arguing is that we as a society need to change our financial incentives to make it feasible for large scale restructuring of our communities. He's doing his part by pointing out the issue at hand.
syost87 4 months ago
Too vague. You need more data to back up your assertions & you need to define your terms better. What's a street, what's a road? How does one park make money & another loses money? Who's making the decisions & what are they basing them on? They have some reason for doing what they do, tell us what it is, how it came about & why it's wrong. Finally, show us your utopia. I like what you're saying, but it isn't convincing.
deezynar 5 months ago
@deezynar I disagree that it's too vague. Mr. Marohn has *plenty* of data to back up assertions. But for a TED presentation, they ask you to give a 15 minute general synopsis -- something that gives an average listener a reason why they might want to dig in more deeply for themselves. I think he's done a great job of providing a hint of specific data, along with some powerful emotional specifics -- images and anecdotes -- that bring the data home.
clarkycheerful 5 months ago 8
@deezynar
having lived in suburbia I can say it is not sustainable. if you cannot walk to locations then in the long run, they will fail. the social value of living in a dense city has much more health benefits.
snoogins355 5 months ago 9
@snoogins355
What did you read in my comment that caused you to think I disagree w/ the speaker's message? Please read what I wrote a few more times until you see that I wasn't critiquing the message but the way it was presented.
deezynar 4 months ago
Thank you so much for this video. I am sharing with everyone I know.
moserconnie 5 months ago 2
Thank you so much for this video. I am sharing with everyone I know.
moserconnie 5 months ago