A national voice in urban resilience, during a recent local presentation, warned Chicoans that cities don’t fail because of a lack of vision — they fail because they double down on fragile systems instead of fixing what’s right in front of them.
Norm Van Eeden Petersman, membership director at Strong Towns, spoke Jan. 22 at Chico State as part of the ongoing conversation about the Downtown Chico Revitalization Project as the city weighs the future of its downtown, parking, and public space.