Charles Marohn is coming to Missoula!

[Keith Miller]

Hello All!

I managed to get the author Charles Marohn to come to Missoula to speak on February 1st! I first heard of him from one of my favorite Real Estate podcasts, Coach Carson, on episode 168, linked here. He spoke passionately about what makes a strong town, where the best investment opportunities are, what hidden financial problems many towns are facing, and how you can make a difference in your town as a concerned citizen and small real estate investor. When I reached out to his organization, Strong Towns, they said he happened to be traveling to Helena on February 2nd, and could make a stop in Missoula the night before. I'm psyched to learn from him!

We won't be meeting at Highlander like usual, because he needs a TV for some visuals. So we're meeting in a conference room at Free Cycle. If you're interested, RSVP at the bottom of this email, space is limited. Info is below.

Charles Marohn Presentation- Strong Towns

Details: 2/1/22 from 5:30-7:30, at Free Cycle, 732 S 1st St W, Missoula, MT 59801.
Description: Charles will be giving a combination of his Confessions of a Recovering Engineer presentation, as well as the steps needed to make Missoula a Strong Town.

Marohn will show 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.

Contact: [email protected] with any questions.

Please just RSVP at the following link if you haven't already: https://forms.gle/xgPMRBmL4uGhTzKb9