Mastodawn

Some real zingers in this piece on #Houston

"Here’s the key: state and federal governments will pay cities all day and every day to make bad financial decisions and transactions that are not in the broad financial interest of their own residents. They have lots of programs to do this, highway expansions being just one of them."

Also....I guess the #StrongTowns people, like the #StreetsblogNYC people, are still waiting for last call at the N*zi bar.

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2024/4/1/heres-the-real-reason-houston-is-going-broke

Here’s the Real Reason Houston Is Going Broke

Houston’s fiscal problems are less critical than other major cities with large budget shortfalls—yet, their mayor is correct when he said his city is broke, that the financial approach of the city is clearly not working. Here’s why.

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