The Bottom-Up Revolution Podcast
1) Can Free Range Parenting Work in the Modern City?
When a nine-year-old rides the subway alone, is that neglect or normal childhood? Lenore Skenazy, a speaker, writer, and reality show host who was once dubbed "America's worst mom," makes the case for...Show More
2) How To Avoid Burnout by Bringing Joy Into Your Advocacy
Strong Towns Chicago learned that fun isn't frivolous — it's essential for sustainable advocacy. Leader Alex Montero shares how the Local Conversation group uses urbanist comedy, neighborhood tours, a...Show More
3) How Small Projects Can Expose Big City Problems
Jennifer Truman didn’t set out to be a housing or transit advocate, but after running into the same problems while designing small projects in Raleigh, North Carolina, she started asking bigger questi...Show More
4) How Love of Place Grows Into Community Leadership
What does it look like to actively love the place you live? Tiffany Owens Reed talks with New Haven Alder Caroline Tanbee Smith about community-building, public space, and how small, people-powered pr...Show More
5) How a One-Stop Website Could Help Beat the Housing Crisis
Norm sits down with Connor Legros, an undergrad student studying city planning and administration. Connor explains how he's creating a one-stop-shop for building backyard cottages in Flagstaff, Arizon...Show More
6) Small Wins, Big Transformations: Introducing Mary Kate Norton
In this special episode, Norm introduces Mary Kate Norton, Strong Towns' new Mobilization Coordinator and Trainer. Mary Kate shares about her background in grassroots organizing, leadership developmen...Show More
7) How To Get Local Businesses On Board With Street Safety
When a tragic car crash forced street safety changes in Chattanooga, Tennessee, local businesses panicked about losing customers. But they soon discovered that foot traffic beats car traffic every tim...Show More
8) How a Georgia City Made Missing Middle Housing Legal
What happens when a planner stops following broken rules and starts rewriting them instead? Brad Callender, director of planning and zoning for Monroe, Georgia, legalized the housing people actually n...Show More
9) How Bike Buses and Walkable Streets Help Kids Thrive
Megan Ramey has advocated for kid-friendly transportation for over a decade, culminating in her role as the Safe Routes to School Manager for Hood River County, Oregon. Megan and Tiffany discuss the i...Show More
10) The Money Angle: How To Win Over Skeptics
Your downtown isn't a money pit — it's a money pot. When Medicine Hat, Alberta, discovered the real financial value of traditional urban form, it sparked something bigger: a grassroots movement that's...Show More