{"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":"Why Infrastructure Maintenance Might Be The Real Megaproject","slug":"why-infrastructure-maintenance-might-be-the-real-megaproject","published_at":"2026-03-30T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821/why-infrastructure-maintenance-might-be-the-real-megaproject","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821","url":"https://podcast.strongtowns.org/e/why-infrastructure-maintenance-might-be-the-real-megaproject/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rnwnhnt87cp2yv6x/STP_3-30-26.mp3","summary":"New Zealand’s infrastructure commission added up every sector’s project wish‑list—and found a bill voters could never realistically pay. In this conversation, Geoff Cooper and Chuck Marohn unpack the national plan that starts by centering maintenance and renewals, then shows how that shifts the debate over big new projects, growth on the fringe, and the pressure on public budgets. Additional Show Notes Geoff Cooper (LinkedIn) Te Waihanga (Site) Te Waihanga National Infrastructure Plan (Site) Chuck Marohn (Substack) This podcast is made possible by Strong Towns members. Thank you!","meta_description":"New Zealand’s infrastructure commission added up every sector’s project wish‑list—and found a bill voters could never realistically pay. In this conversat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2990,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821/episodes/why-infrastructure-maintenance-might-be-the-real-megaproject/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/why-infrastructure-maintenance-might-be-the-real-megaproject.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}