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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.
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More from Strong Towns:
The Cost of Auto Orientation (the original source for the data in this video)
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Traditional Development - #6 in the Strong Towns Curbside Chat Video Series
Strong Towns (YouTube):
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What is Traditional Development?
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The Power of Information Equity
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America's Suburban Experiment
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This is the End of the Suburban Experiment
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Traditional Development is Not Retro. It's Timeless.
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The Mailbox: Tower Historic Harbor "Renaissance"
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The Cost of Development, Walker Industrial Park
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Taco John's (Thumbnail Image)
Highplains-scout, Wikipedia:
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Give Yourself the Green Light (1954) (Public Domain)
Henry Jamison Handy
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Shopping Can Be Fun: A New Concept in Merchandising (1957) (Public Domain)
Kelley (George H.)
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Taco John's review by Cynthia Endriss
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Closed Taco Bell
Bradley Gordon (Flickr)
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Aerial footage from Google Earth Studio:
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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
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