Charles Marohn

Charles Marohn—known as “Chuck” to friends and colleagues—is the founder and president of Strong Towns. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning, both from the University of Minnesota. He has decades of experience in planning and engineering.

FOLLOW:
Article image for A small ‘c’ conservative case for urbanism Development

A small ‘c’ conservative case for urbanism

Brainerd, Minnesota, Lafayette, Louisiana, and place called Jimmy's Pizza highlight the advantages of incremental design and development—and show why car-oriented development turns out to be a very poor investment.
CHARLES MAROHNMAY. 20, 2018
Article image for Sprawl is not the problem Retrofit

Sprawl is not the problem

Note: This is a guest article from Strong Towns, which will attend and cover CNU 24 in Detroit. Recently, I made a few people upset with me by asking that I not be called a smart growth advocate. Actually, I received a lot of email and messages on...
CHARLES MAROHNMAY. 5, 2016
Article image for Sprawl is not the problem Retrofit

Sprawl is not the problem

Note: This is a guest article from Strong Towns, which will attend and cover CNU 24 in Detroit. Recently, I made a few people upset with me by asking that I not be called a smart growth advocate. Actually, I received a lot of email and messages on...
CHARLES MAROHNMAY. 5, 2016