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

4.0

There is some really great information in this book that definitely aligns with the general recommendations for traditional and historic development patterns. It is against big box for a different reason than I have heard in awhile - and helped me to rethink some of the development patterns of all at once and to a final state. I was already in support of everything he proposes, but for different reasons. The last chapter he really goes out of his depth and trying to appeal on a personal/social level that just seems to fall flat. Especially given he is a white male. There is definitely some unexamined privilege that is very obvious. I think his work could do with some expert in the field of social justice and what that means in terms of the built environment. Lots of work to do, but it's a start.