1.2M views · Nov 16, 2020 · 8:13 · 1 HN recommender · 5 mentions · discussed 2021–2024
Not Just Bikes contrasts traditional and suburban development in North America. It looks at the financials behind each pattern and argues that suburban development leaves cities unable to pay for their own infrastructure.
Why Hacker News points people here: Cited in urban planning threads as an accessible explanation of why low-density suburbs cost more to maintain than they bring in.
“Not Just Bikes is a great channel on urban development”HN comment, 2021
“Not Just Bikes is a great channel on urban development”
Explains how suburban development makes cities poorer
Not Just Bikes is a great channel on urban development, and he did a series on Strong Towns' ideas specifically. I like this one, "How Suburban Development Makes American Cities Poorer". this video
“The tax money you receive doesn't cover maintenance.”
Suburban road costs exceed tax revenue
That's a problem with suburbia. You need a lot of road per house. The tax money you receive doesn't cover maintenance. Even the worst city blocks bring in enough tax revenue to maintain their roads. this video
“Suburbia on the other hand makes us all worse off.”
Suburban development wastes resources
It breeds efficiency and self sufficiency. Less wasted resources on virtually every metric. Suburbia on the other hand makes us all worse off. this video
“low density urban areas are subsidsed by high densisty urban areas”
Low density areas are subsidised by dense ones
The problem is that low density urban areas are subsidsed by high densisty urban areas: link this video etc They are also terrible for the planet.
Context for the suburban question
Holy shit, talk about reading things out of context. You, dear sir, have absolutely nothing in common with the average North American who lives in the suburbs. The question was not directed at you. If you want to at least try to understand the context before jumping to give your opinion and share with us your psycho issues, try watching this video
