A review by icbikecommuter
Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity by Charles L. Marohn Jr.

4.0

If we hope to have American prosperity (and I’d like to say save our planet as well) we need to examine how we spend our daily life and our cities could be designed in smart and successful ways. After World War II our cities went on a growth spree and have not stopped -accumulating debt while also not working for most people. Our challenge now is to not expand infrastructure but make better use of what we have built. Value per acre is a quantifiable number to consider when the city is discussing projects. Cities that take on debt are brining future spending into the present while obligating future residents to pay for the spending.