Jeff Speck on Confessions of a Recovering Engineer

Published: Feb. 7, 2022, 10 a.m.

b'Today we wanted to share a conversation between Strong Towns President Chuck Marohn and renowned urban planner and walkability expert Jeff Speck. Speck is a returning guest on the Strong Towns Podcast, and author of the books Walkable City (which is getting an update this November with a new forward and introduction) and Walkable City Rules. He\\u2019s also the recipient of this year\\u2019s Seaside Prize, and has curated a weekend (March 4\\u20136) of guest lectures at Seaside, which includes speakers like Janette Sadik-Khan, Mike McGinn, Dar Williams, Andres Duany, and Strong Towns\\u2019 own Chuck Marohn. It\\u2019s going to be a great event, so we encourage you to attend if you\\u2019re able to make the trip!\\nSpeck also talks with Marohn about Strong Towns\\u2019 ongoing lawsuit against the Minnesota Board of Engineering Licensure. Marohn gives an update on where the case is at, and shares some of his thoughts on it. He then has an in-depth discussion with Speck about Marohn\\u2019s latest book, Confessions of a Recovering Engineer. You don\\u2019t want to miss out on the insights Speck shares about Confessions, and the questions he poses to Marohn about the book!\\nAdditional Show Notes\\n\\nTo learn more and sign up to attend the 2022 Seaside Weekend, visit the Seaside Institute\\u2019s website.\\n\\n\\nWalkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time\\n\\n\\nWalkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places\\n\\n\\nJeff Speck (Twitter)\\n\\n\\nCharles Marohn (Twitter)\\n\\n\\nCover image source: Jeff Speck.'