Why North American Suburban Growth Is Financially Unsustainable
Not Just Bikes · Explainer · YouTube title: The Truth about American Cities - Part 1 - Strong Towns [ST01]
Why it's here
HN people recommend it as the best introduction to why sprawl and car dependence are fiscally unsustainable, often pointing to the whole series.
What it covers
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.