How Bankrupt American Cities Stay Alive - Debt [ST04]

Name: How Bankrupt American Cities Stay Alive - Debt [ST04]
Description: Not Just Bikes explains how many American suburbs, built all at once rather than incrementally, cannot cover their infrastructure costs and survive on growing debt. It draws on Strong Towns' work on the growth Ponzi scheme.

Not Just Bikes

Not Just Bikes explains how many American suburbs, built all at once rather than incrementally, cannot cover their infrastructure costs and survive on growing debt. It draws on Strong Towns' work on the growth Ponzi scheme.

Recommended as an introduction to the finances of suburban sprawl and its long-term consequences.

10 Hacker News mentions · 2021–2024

Topics

Transit, cities & urban planning
Macroeconomics & financial crises

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