Rachel's guest on this week's episode is Strong Towns Director of Community Engagement, Kea Wilson. She talks about some recent articles she's written on safe streets issues in her city of St. Louis, MO. Kea and Rachel also discuss the current standings in the Strongest Town Contest. Round 2 kicks off tomorrow so don't forget to <a href='http://strongtowns.org/strongesttown'>tune in and vote</a>.
Mentioned in this Episode
<ul><li><a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/2/8/when-your-city-hates-your-traffic-calming-measures'>When your city hates your traffic calming measures</a> by Kea Wilson</li>
<li><a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/2/23/what-if-you-and-your-neighbors-re-designed-your-towns-worst-intersection'>What if you and your neighbors redesigned your town's worst intersection?</a> by Kea Wilson</li>
<li><a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/3/8/announcing-the-winners-of-round-1-in-our-strongest-town-contest'>Announcing the Winners of Round 1 in our Strongest Town Contest</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/3/9/this-weeks-slackchat-strongest-town-edition'>Join us on Wednesday at </a><a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/3/9/this-weeks-slackchat-strongest-town-edition'>11am</a><a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/3/9/this-weeks-slackchat-strongest-town-edition'> CT</a> to discuss the contest on Slack.</li>
<li><a href='http://isabelwilkerson.com/'>The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration</a> by Isabel Wilkerson</li>
<li><a href='http://honestlyadoption.com/'>The Honestly Adoption Podcast</a></li>
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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.