{"podcast":{"title":"The Strong Towns Podcast","slug":"the-strong-towns-podcast-496821","podcast_index_feed_id":496821,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/podcast.strongtowns.org/feed.xml","website_url":"https://strongtowns.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/2312128/ST_Podcast_Icon9eu8p.jpg","author":"Strong Towns","episode_count":600,"summary":"A weekly conversation on the Strong Towns movement hosted by Charles Marohn. The podcast blends fiscal prudence with good urban design to highlight how America can financially strengthen its cities, towns and neighborhoods and, in the process, make them better places to live. You can support the podcast and become a member of Strong Towns at www.StrongTowns.org.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T20:20:39.703428+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821"},"episode":{"title":"The Deadly Road Design We Keep Defending","slug":"the-deadly-road-design-we-keep-defending","published_at":"2026-06-29T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821/the-deadly-road-design-we-keep-defending","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821","url":"https://podcast.strongtowns.org/e/the-deadly-road-design-we-keep-defending/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/sjrxf6nz58uw6anw/STP_6-29-26.mp3","summary":"Pedestrian deaths have climbed sharply since 2009, yet transportation agencies often point to small, recent dips as proof that things are getting better. Beth Osborne, president and CEO of Smart Growth America, returns to the Strong Towns Podcast to talk about the latest Dangerous by Design report and the choices that keep making American roads so deadly. She and Chuck dig into why state-owned roads are especially dangerous, how street design shapes driver behavior, and why blaming pedestrians or waiting for automated vehicles keeps the focus away from the roads themselves. The big question is this: when will we stop treating roadway deaths as the cost of getting around and start changing the roads that make them predictable? Additional Show Notes Beth Osborne (LinkedIn) Smart Growth America (Site) Dangerous by Design 2026 Report (PDF) The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s (Article) Chuck Marohn (Substack) This podcast is made possible by Strong Towns members. Thank you! Join fellow members discussing this episode in The Commons.","meta_description":"Pedestrian deaths have climbed sharply since 2009, yet transportation agencies often point to small, recent dips as proof that things are getting better.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3399,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821/episodes/the-deadly-road-design-we-keep-defending/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821/the-deadly-road-design-we-keep-defending.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}