ULI Oklahoma: Strong Towns Book Tour (Edmond & Tulsa)

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2022-08-30 - 2022-08-31

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    Charles Marohn, (former) professional engineer and founder of the Strong Towns movement, lifts the curtain on America’s transportation system in his newest book, Confessions of a Recovering Engineer. In this book tour presentation, Marohn demonstrates how the values of engineers and other transportation professionals are applied in the design process, and how those priorities differ from the values of the general public. By showing how transportation investments are a means to an end and not an end unto themselves, Marohn reveals how the standard approach to issues like fighting congestion, addressing speeding, and designing intersections only makes transportation problems worse, at great cost in terms of both safety and resources. By contrast, the Strong Towns approach to transportation focuses on bottom-up techniques for spending less and getting higher returns, all while improving quality of life for residents of a community. 
     
    EDMOND - Tuesday, August 30th
    4:30pm-6:30pm
    Frenzy Brewing Company
    15 S Broadway, Edmond, OK 73034
    Onsite booksales provided by Commonplace Books Downtown Edmond 
     
    TULSA - Wednesday, August 31st
    4:30pm-6:30pm
    Tulsa Central Library
     400 Civic Center, Tulsa, OK 74103
    Onsite booksales provided by Magic City Books 

     
     
    Both events are FREE & open to the public
    Please register so we can update our hosts accordingly
     

     
     Each program is eligible for 1.5 AIA/AICP Continuing Education Credit Hours

     
     
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    Commonplace Books Downtown Edmond
    INCOG Transportation 
    Magic City Books 
    Moore Quality Homes 

    Speaker

    Charles Marohn

    Strong Towns

    Charles Marohn, known as “Chuck” to friends and colleagues, is the founder and president of Strong Towns. He is a (now 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, And of Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town. He hosts the Strong Towns Podcast and is a primary writer for Strong Towns’ web content. 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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