Chuck and Rachel discuss <a href='http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/1/22/a-letter-to-potus-on-infrastructure'>Chuck's letter to President Trump</a> and ways to encourage investment in small-scale infrastructure projects instead of big ones. They also talk about recent books they've enjoyed and the growth of the Strong Towns movement.
Mentioned in this episode:
<ul><li>"<a href='http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/1/22/a-letter-to-potus-on-infrastructure'>A Letter to POTUS on Infrastructure</a>" and <a href='http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/1/24/this-weeks-slackchat-chuck-marohn-and-his-letter-to-trump'>an upcoming Slackchat</a> to discuss that letter</li>
<li><a href='http://www.strongtowns.org/infrastructure/'>#InfrastructureCrisis stories</a> on our site</li>
<li><a href='http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/1/19/new-milwaukee-housing-program-takes-the-easy-route'>"New Milwaukee Housing Program Takes the Easy Route"</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/1/19/strong-talk-creative-strategies-to-get-more-housing'>"Strong Talk: How do we create more housing options?"</a> recorded live January 20</li>
<li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Underground_Railroad_(novel)'>The Underground Railroad</a> by Colson Whitehead</li>
<li><a href='http://righteousmind.com/'>The Righteous Mind: Why good people are divided by politics and religion</a> by Jonathan Haidt</li>
<li><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking,_Fast_and_Slow'>Thinking Fast and Slow</a> by Daniel Kahneman</li>
</ul>

Infrastructure Crisis, Part 1

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.