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  • Instant access to Chapter One of the book

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  • Free ticket to “Confessions of an Engineer Live,” an exclusive virtual Q&A for people who preorder the book. (October 2021)

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LET'S BUILD THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WE DESERVE

 

The costs of the North American transportation system are too high—and not just in money, but in time, safety, and quality of life. No one should have to live in a community where transportation gets worse while costing more. It’s unwise and unfair to be wasting precious time and resources on something this bad. 

In Confessions of a Recovering Engineer, Strong Towns founder and president Charles Marohn pulls back the curtain on the North American transportation system. Drawing on his decades of experience as a professional engineer and planner, he explains why the conventional approach to traffic engineering is making people less safe, bankrupting towns and cities, destroying the fabric of communities, and actually worsening the problems (like congestion) engineers set out to solve.

He also talks about how transportation can be fixed—and why fixing it will involve not just engineers, but local residents and officials who have become effective and empowered advocates, connected with others to make real change.

It is possible to build a transportation system that makes you, your family, and your community safer and more prosperous. This book will show you how.

 

 Praise for Confessions of a Recovering Engineer

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MEET THE AUTHOR

Charles Marohn—known as “Chuck” to friends and colleagues—is the founder and president of Strong Towns. He is a (retired) professional engineer and a land use planner with decades of experience. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning, both from the University of Minnesota.

Marohn is the author of Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity (Wiley, 2019). He hosts the Strong Towns Podcast and is a primary writer for Strong Towns’ web content, which annually reaches more than 2 million people. He has presented Strong Towns concepts in hundreds of cities and towns across North America. Planetizen named him one of the 10 Most Influential Urbanists of all time.

 
 
 

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