Coffee & Conversation | Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity with author Charles L. Marohn Jr. - Metropolitan Planning Council

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Coffee & Conversation | Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity with author Charles L. Marohn Jr.

  • April 21, 2020

A recap video from the April 16th ZOOM livestream with author Charles Marohn, Jr. 

For decades, American towns and cities have been chasing short-term growth at the expense of long-term prosperity. That’s the central thesis in Charles Marohn’s new book, Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity.

Thank you to those that attended.

Keywords

Charles Marohn Jr., community development, Equity in Action, infrastructure, policies, strong economy, Strong Towns, Urban development, urban planning

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