Why Car-Dependent American Cities Are Financially Unsustainable
Not Just Bikes · Explainer · YouTube title: Why American Cities Are Broke - The Growth Ponzi Scheme [ST03]
Why it's here
HN keeps pointing to it as the clearest explanation of how low-density infrastructure is financed and why it is unsustainable.
What it covers
Not Just Bikes explains the Strong Towns argument that car-dependent American suburbs cost more to maintain than they generate in taxes. It describes the growth Ponzi scheme that props up municipal finances.