28 Jan 2025

Suburban Development: The Growth Ponzi Scheme We Can No Longer Ignore

Introduction: Why Suburban Growth is a Financial Illusion I’ll admit it—before diving into this topic, I’d never thought to equate suburban development with a Ponzi scheme. But after reading Charles Marohn’s insights from Strong Towns, the parallels are impossible to ignore. Suburban expansion—the hallmark of North American development since World War II—relies on the illusion […]