Strong Towns | 30 Days of Confessions: #26 Risk Compensation @strongtowns | Uploaded March 2022 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Welcome to our exclusive “30 Days of Confessions” Strong Towns video series, where Charles Marohn pulls back the curtain on the North American transportation system—everything that’s wrong with it, and how we can make it work better for everyone.

Today’s video is #26 and we’re sharing something that’s going to sound a little crazy: Streets shouldn’t be designed to minimize risk. Actually, they should be designed to feel very risky, especially for drivers.

Transportation in America is getting worse, yet costing more. We have to do better. Read our new book "Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town" by Charles Marohn, to learn how: www.confessions.engineer