The Truth about American Cities - Part 1 - Strong Towns [ST01]

Name: The Truth about American Cities - Part 1 - Strong Towns [ST01]
Description: The first video in Not Just Bikes' Strong Towns series explains the financial instability of North American cities, based on Strong Towns research. It argues that low-density suburban growth costs more to maintain than it brings in.

Not Just Bikes

The first video in Not Just Bikes' Strong Towns series explains the financial instability of North American cities, based on Strong Towns research. It argues that low-density suburban growth costs more to maintain than it brings in.

HN people recommend it as the best introduction to why sprawl and car dependence are fiscally unsustainable, often pointing to the whole series.

13 Hacker News mentions · 2021–2026

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Transit, cities & urban planning
Macroeconomics & financial crises

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