Michigan is on the forefront of housing innovation, with many cities throughout the state experiencing a resurgence in population and housing options. Today, Chuck talks with Dan Gilmartin, the executive director and CEO of the Michigan Municipal League, which was instrumental in this revival.

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• Michigan Municipal League (site)
• Dan Gilmartin (Twitter/X)
• Chuck Marohn (Substack

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Chuck is joined by Joe Minicozzi, founder of the geoaccounting organization Urban3. They compare notes on the highway projects each of their cities is facing and discuss whether these projects bring value. They also talk about how Airbnbs affect the housing market and whether they should be taxed as houses or hotels.

• The book Joe and Chuck refer to at the end of the episode is "Overbuilt: The High Costs and Low Rewards of U.S. Highway Construction" by Erick Guerra.
• Click here to watch the video version of this conversation on YouTube.
• Joe Minicozzi
• Urban3 (site)
• Chuck Marohn (Substack)

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How do you make streets safer without gentrifying an area? Will self-driving cars change the way we build cities? Are engineers tracking congestion the right way?

Chuck discusses these questions and more with Vignesh Swaminathan, a civil engineer and project manager at Kimley-Horn. Also known as Mr. Barricade, Vignesh has built a massive online following by making street design understandable and fun. As Chuck says in the episode, “This is not your grandpa's engineer.”

• Connect with Mr. Barricade:
  • TikTok
  • Instagram
  • Email: vignesh.swaminathan@kimley-horn.com
• Chuck Marohn (Substack)

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