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The Strong Towns Podcast is a weekly conversation on the Strong Towns movement, hosted by Strong Towns Founder and President Charles Marohn and frequently featuring special guests. The podcast explores how we can financially strengthen our cities, towns, and neighborhoods and, in the process, make them better places to live. Join Chuck in examining how everything from urban design to economics to systems theory to psychology helps inform this core question.
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Monday Jun 09, 2025
NYT Journalist Shares Why America Should Sprawl
Monday Jun 09, 2025
Monday Jun 09, 2025
A few weeks ago, the New York Times article "Why America Should Sprawl" went viral, sparking a national discussion about housing and development patterns.
In today’s episode, Chuck sits down with Conor Dougherty, the reporter behind the article, to discuss his perspective on housing in more depth.
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Learn how to beat the housing crisis the right way. Download The Housing-Ready City: A Toolkit for Local Code Reform today!
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Read more:
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“America Should Sprawl” by Conor Dougherty
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“Golden Gates” by Conor Dougherty
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“America Should Sprawl? Not If We Want Strong Towns” by Charles Marohn
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“Escaping the Housing Trap” by Charles Marohn and Daniel Herriges
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Chuck Marohn (Substack)
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