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The Bottom-Up Revolution

The Bottom-Up Revolution features the stories of the Strong Towns movement in action. Hosted by Tiffany Owens Reed and Norm Van Eeden Petersman, it"s all about how regular people have stepped up to make their communities more economically resilient, and how others can implement these ideas in their own places. We’ll talk about taking concrete action steps, connecting with fellow advocates to build power, and surviving the bumps along the way—all in the pursuit of creating stronger towns. Each

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30:26

Jeanyll Morris: Empowering Young People to Rebuild Homes

The Bottom-Up Revolution ·

2021/05/20

A few months ago, we came across an article about a fascinating and unique program where lower-income kids in Birmingham, Alabama, were learning home renovation and building skills as part of their high school education. This wasn’t just about learning construction skills, though, it was also about lifting up and revitalizing the neighborhood where they lived. The school program is called Build UP and this episode of the Bottom-Up Revolution podcast features an interview with Jeanyll Morris, Build

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23:24

Marilyn Burns and Leah Ross: Starting a Community...

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2021/05/13

You might be familiar with food co-ops or housing co-ops. But how about a laundry co-op? A group of community members in the Woodhill neighborhood of Cleveland are starting just that. Marilyn Burns and Leah Ross are part of a group of residents who, through surveys and outreach, learned that a majority of their neighbors do not have access to a nearby washer or dryer. This may seem like a small thing, but it’s such a fundamental and basic component of human dignity. Being able to show up at school

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31:07

Charles and Whitney Coats: Promoting More Housing,...

The Bottom-Up Revolution ·

2021/05/06

Strong Towns members Charles and Whitney Coats are a husband and wife duo doing important work to increase housing opportunities in their home state of Texas. After spending two years in the Peace Corps in the Republic of Georgia (where they saw firsthand what it was like to live in a walkable, traditionally-designed neighborhood) to working for Habitat for Humanity today (where they help neighbors who wouldn’t otherwise be able to to access homeownership), Charles and Whitney are passionate about

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32:11

Mayor Chris Frye: Shifting Perceptions About a Rust...

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2021/04/29

This week’s Bottom-Up Revolution podcast features Mayor Chris Frye, who’s been leading the city of New Castle, Pennsylvania, since January 2020. Before running for mayor, his background wasn’t in politics but in social work and community service. He’s a husband and father of three—and he’s utterly dedicated to helping his city grow stronger. He’s also New Castle’s first black mayor, and a Republican. New Castle, as you’ll learn from Mayor Frye, is a city going through the same challenges of

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25:32

De'Amon Harges: A Roving Listener

The Bottom-Up Revolution ·

2021/04/22

This week’s Bottom-Up Revolution podcast guest is De’Amon Harges. Based in Indianapolis, Harges’ work focuses on deep listening and asset-based community development. He’s the executive director of a nonprofit called The Learning Tree, a board member of the Grassroots Grantmakers Association, recent recipient of Wesleyan Investive’s Tom Locke Innovative Leader Award, and a member of the Parish Collective. Perhaps the best way to describe him, though, is by his title, “the roving listener.” Harges is

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31:37

Lisa Leslie: Building a Cohousing Community

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2021/04/15

This week’s Bottom-Up Revolution podcast guest is Lisa Leslie, who helped lead an effort to create a cohousing community with 11 families in Silverton, Oregon. Lisa and her husband went from living with two other families (including Strong Towns Content Manager, John Pattison’s family) in a cooperative house, to dreaming of building a full-fledged cohousing community, to seeing that dream come to fruition this past year. Cohousing is a term that really applies to the way most humans live around the

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20:15

Jason T. Hyman: Bridging the Wealth Gap Through...

The Bottom-Up Revolution ·

2021/04/08

In this episode, we talk with Jason Hyman, an urban planner, real estate professional and business owner based in Houston, Texas. His firm, Jason T. Hyman, aims to “bridge the generational wealth gap found in minority communities through creative applications of urban planning, community engagement, and responsible development.” Jason and his colleagues approach housing and development with an incremental mindset, helping build up streets and neighborhoods step by step. They engage in tactical

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Strongest Town 2021: Bentonville, AR

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2021/03/30

Welcome to a special Strongest Town contest episode, featuring a competitor in the Final Four round of our competition: Bentonville, AR. Guests include: Tyler Overstreet (Planning Services Manager for the City of Bentonville) and Shelli Kerr (Comprehensive Planning Manager for the City of Bentonville). You can learn more about the contest and vote in this match-up by visiting strongtowns.org/strongesttown

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Strongest Town 2021: Lockport, IL

The Bottom-Up Revolution ·

2021/03/30

Welcome to a special Strongest Town contest episode, featuring a competitor in the Final Four round of our competition: Lockport, IL. Our guest is the mayor, Steve Streit. You can learn more about the contest and vote in this match-up by visiting strongtowns.org/strongesttown

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23:56

Strongest Town 2021: Bismarck, ND

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2021/03/30

Welcome to a special Strongest Town contest episode, featuring a competitor in the Final Four round of our competition: Bismarck, ND. Guests include: Daniel Nairn (Senior Planner for the City of Bismarck) and Dawn Kopp (CEO of Bismarck's Downtowners Association). You can learn more about the contest and vote in this match-up by visiting strongtowns.org/strongesttown

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30:04

Strongest Town 2021: Oxford, MS

The Bottom-Up Revolution ·

2021/03/30

Welcome to a special Strongest Town contest episode, featuring a competitor in the Final Four round of our competition: Oxford, MS. Guests include Robyn Tannehill (mayor), Jon Maynard (President and CEO for the Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation, and President and CEO of the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce) and Ben Requet (Planning Director.) You can learn more about the contest and vote in this match-up by visiting strongtowns.org/strongesttown

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39:31

Aaron Holverson and Michael Smith: An Architect and a...

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2021/03/25

Michael Smith is a long-time Strong Towns member who joins this episode of The Bottom-Up Revolution podcast along with his colleague, architect Aaron Holverson. Together they work at Studio GWA, a planning and architecture firm based in Rockford. In this conversation, we discuss a historic revitalization project in a core neighborhood of Rockford, the challenges that come with a project like this, and also why the street and surrounding blocks matter to the success of a place like this. It’s a

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34:25

Amanda Workman Scott and Jenny Totten: Supporting and...

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2021/03/18

Welcome to another episode of the Bottom-Up Revolution podcast, featuring two inspiring women who serve at the West Virginia Community Development Hub. Amanda Workman Scott is the Director of Community Engagement and Jenny Totten is Community Development Coordinator. Both grew up in West Virginia, left, and then felt a pull to come back home and serve their communities. Their work is oriented towards bottom-up action, focused on listening to resident stories and helping lift them up as leaders—not

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43:54

Alex Rodriguez and Danny Lapin: Reactivating a...

The Bottom-Up Revolution ·

2021/03/11

In this episode of the Bottom-Up Revolution podcast, we’ve got another fantastic, inspiring duo: Strong Towns members Alex Rodriguez and Danny Lapin. Together, they’re part of a historic preservation, revitalization, community building, business incubating project in the town of Lexington, NY, called Lexington Arts and Science. It all starts with Alex beginning to fix up a historic property called Lexington House. That turned into providing pop-up space for local businesses, room for local arts

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30:14

Abby Kinney and Dennis Strait: People-Centered Urban...

The Bottom-Up Revolution ·

2021/03/04

In this episode, we’re joined by two Strong Towns advocates, architect Dennis Strait and planner Abby Kinney. Both work at the firm Gould Evans, based in Kansas City, MO. You may know Abby because she hosts one of our other podcasts: Upzoned, where she and Strong Towns founder Charles Marohn, discuss a topic from the week’s news with a Strong Towns lens. Abby and Dennis have been fighting the good fight in Kansas City for many years now, and they—along with their colleagues and partner

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17:26

Kelly Rae Kirkpatrick: A Strong Towns Advocate on her...

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2021/02/25

Today’s guest is Kelly Rae Kirkpatrick— a Strong Towns reader and advocate based in Rochester, MN who owns her own local business, has been very active in food access issues and was recently elected to the Rochester City Council. She had actually been sworn in just a couple days before we recorded (which is why this conversation was pretty short—she's quite busy!). In this conversation, Kelly discusses what got her fired up about food and farming, and how she decided to run for office—plus

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