TEDx1000Lakes - Chuck Marohn - The important difference between a road and a street

Chuck Marohn, the executive director of Strong Towns, explains the difference between a road, which is a connection to two place and a street, which is a network of activity. He stresses the importance of returning roads to towns for community and economic development.

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[snoogins355]

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.

[Clark Williams-Derry]

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.

[mmellocello]

Too long and too preachy. TED's not about that.

[slapcompany]

There’s only one real pussy here and that is Putin, who is intimidated by the power of the people and their music. As Nadezhda (Nadia) Tolokonnikova said from the cage before sentencing, “You may imprison us but our minds are free.” Spanked that ass, Nadia.

[MrJpetrock]

This is right on target.

[Richard May]

Sometimes the problems are too big to grasp. Brilliant analysis, followed up by detailed suggestions on how to fix it at the Strong Towns website

Great job!!

[Enrico Canali]

I'm planning on captioning the video into brazilian portuguese. Is there a transcript of the lecture, in English? Thank you.

[CarfreeCities]

This is an excellent summary of the far more detailed report available from Strong Towns, which I highly recommend.

[Traylland2]

MOAR pictures of smiling family members and neighbors holding hands...MOAR emotional appeals...

[harshbarj]

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!

[syost87]

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.

[deezynar]

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.