YPT Orlando Presents: Charles L. Marohn, Founder, Strong Towns

Please join Young Professionals in Transportation Orlando as we host Strong Towns founder and author Charles Marohn. For this event, we will begin with a light catered lunch and networking, followed by a presentation on what Strong Towns is all about and Charles Marohns recent book "Confessions of a Recovering Engineer". We will then have a Q&A session for those in attendance.

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

Marohn is the author of Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity (Wiley, 2019) and Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town (Wiley 2021). He hosts the Strong Towns Podcast and is a primary writer for Strong Towns’ web content. He has presented Strong Towns concepts in hundreds of cities and towns across North America.

Event Schedule:

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Networking

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM: Lunch and Strong Towns Presentation

12:45 PM - 1:00 PM: Q&A

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM: Meet & Greet, Networking

How to get there:

Sunrail: Closest stop is the Church Street Station

Lynx: Route 7, 11, 18, 60, or 62

Bike Parking (Blue rectangles): 

Paid Garage Parking (Red circle):