Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/not-just-bik...

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-mem...

Sign up to Nebula and watch ad-free and sponsor-free: https://go.nebula.tv/notjustbikes

Patreon:   / notjustbikes  
Twitter:   / notjustbikes  
Reddit:   / notjustbikes  
One-time donations: https://notjustbikes.com/donate

NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel):
   / @njblive  

More from Strong Towns:

The Cost of Auto Orientation (the original source for the data in this video)
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2...

Traditional Development - #6 in the Strong Towns Curbside Chat Video Series
Strong Towns (YouTube):
   • Traditional Development - #6 in the S...  

What is Traditional Development?
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2...

The Power of Information Equity
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2...

America's Suburban Experiment
https://www.strongtowns.org/curbside-...

This is the End of the Suburban Experiment
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2...

Traditional Development is Not Retro. It's Timeless.
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2...

The Mailbox: Tower Historic Harbor "Renaissance"
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2...

The Cost of Development, Walker Industrial Park
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2...

Taco John's (Thumbnail Image)
Highplains-scout, Wikipedia:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

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

Closed Taco Bell
Bradley Gordon (Flickr)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/icancha...

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