Chuck elegantly demonstrates that the long-term future of any development approach that mandates an all-at-once to a finished s...  Read More

Chuck elegantly demonstrates that the long-term future of any development approach that mandates an all-at-once to a finished state rather than a freedom to incrementally grow, no matter how good the form, will necessarily be stagnation or decline.  Read Less

Before i get to the message of the book, let me say that the book itself is well-made and feels good in your hands.

Before i get to the message of the book, let me say that the book itself is well-made and feels good in your hands.  Read Less

Our current style of development is fundamentally flawed!

Our current style of development is fundamentally flawed!  Read Less

Those hoping for a silver bullet that can work in all times and places will be disappointed; the author says not only once, but...  Read More

Those hoping for a silver bullet that can work in all times and places will be disappointed; the author says not only once, but many times, that such solutions do not exist.  Read Less

The taxes go up, the quality of infrastructure goes down, and it's all because we're stupidly investing in strategies that cost...  Read More

The taxes go up, the quality of infrastructure goes down, and it's all because we're stupidly investing in strategies that cost too much and deliver too little for residents.  Read Less

2 trillion (per decade) on new infrastructure, and claims that americans lose $1 trillion from inadequate infrastructure.

2 trillion (per decade) on new infrastructure, and claims that americans lose $1 trillion from inadequate infrastructure.  Read Less

So by asce's own math, the level of infrastructure recommended by asce is a $1.

So by asce's own math, the level of infrastructure recommended by asce is a $1.  Read Less

I found this book to be highly informative and a good read for someone interested in a better way forward than cookie cutter de...  Read More

I found this book to be highly informative and a good read for someone interested in a better way forward than cookie cutter developments and big box retail stores.  Read Less

Undoubtedly, things will be very different post-pandemic, especially for municipalities.

Undoubtedly, things will be very different post-pandemic, especially for municipalities.  Read Less

Marohn points out that even low-income urban neighborhoods are more profitable for a city than their suburban counterparts, bec...  Read More

Marohn points out that even low-income urban neighborhoods are more profitable for a city than their suburban counterparts, because more houses per acre means more property tax revenue per acre.  Read Less

It will be even better, if, like jeff speck (whose appearance on the strong towns podcast was what led me to this book), marohn...  Read More

It will be even better, if, like jeff speck (whose appearance on the strong towns podcast was what led me to this book), marohn follows this book up with a book of design principles that practitioners and activists could put into action.  Read Less