Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/not-just-bikes-how-suburban-development-makes-american-cities-poorer-st02 For centuries, cities followed a common pattern of development, that can be seen in the design of cities all around the world. This pattern was not accidental or even inevitable, but came about over years of evolution. In the mid 20th century, America threw out all that, and started down a drastically different path - the Suburban Experiment. This video introduces the concept of Traditional vs. Suburban development patterns, and shows some of the financials behind why suburban development simply can't compete. Watch the rest of this series here:    • Strong Towns   Thanks to Strong Towns for the work they do. If you'd like to donate, visit: https://www.strongtowns.org/about-membership Sign up to Nebula and watch ad-free and sponsor-free: https://go.nebula.tv/notjustbikes Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://notjustbikes.com/donate NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw More from Strong Towns: The Cost of Auto Orientation (the original source for the data in this video) https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2012/1/2/the-cost-of-auto-orientation.html Traditional Development - #6 in the Strong Towns Curbside Chat Video Series Strong Towns (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGxni1c-klM What is Traditional Development? https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/6/14/traditional-development The Power of Information Equity https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/10/8/the-power-of-information-equity America's Suburban Experiment https://www.strongtowns.org/curbside-chat-1/2015/12/14/americas-suburban-experiment This is the End of the Suburban Experiment https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2020/4/27/this-is-the-end-of-the-suburban-experiment Traditional Development is Not Retro. It's Timeless. https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/9/25/traditional-development-is-not-retro-its-timeless The Mailbox: Tower Historic Harbor "Renaissance" https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2010/5/5/the-mailbox-tower-historic-harbor-renaissance.html The Cost of Development, Walker Industrial Park https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2010/3/17/the-cost-of-development-walker-industrial-park.html Taco John's (Thumbnail Image) Highplains-scout, Wikipedia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Taco_John%27s_Drive_Thru_Restaurant,_Cheyenne,_WY.JPG Give Yourself the Green Light (1954) (Public Domain) Henry Jamison Handy https://archive.org/details/GiveYour1954 Shopping Can Be Fun: A New Concept in Merchandising (1957) (Public Domain) Kelley (George H.) https://archive.org/details/Shopping1957 Taco John's review by Cynthia Endriss https://goo.gl/maps/YiFxopiwyrbF2RNT9?entry=yt Closed Taco Bell Bradley Gordon (Flickr) https://www.flickr.com/photos/icanchangethisright/3693952684/ Aerial footage from Google Earth Studio: https://earth.google.com/studio/ Street photos from Google Street View Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:17 Introduction to Traditional Development 1:18 The Suburban Experiment 2:36 Taco John's Case Study 5:31 Big Box vs. Downtown Case Study 5:53 Fragility vs. Flexibility 6:49 Conclusion 7:36 Outro