Not Just Bikes | The Oldest Street in Europe @NotJustBikes | Uploaded April 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
I was in Athens so I decided to visit the oldest street in Europe, ΤΡΙΠΟΔΩΝ, and boy was I disappointed!
The street is called "Tripodon", or "Τριπόδων" in Greek. The uppercase letters on the sign, "ΤΡΙΠΟΔΩΝ" look very different, but that's just because I don't understand Greek.
The tripods along it were apparently trophies for performances at the theatre. I read on one site that the tripods were bronze and on another that they were copper. I went with bronze in the script because it sounds nicer, and bronze is made of copper anyway.
This street was a big deal apparently, and lots of famous people would walk along it to the theatre, which is why we know about it from ancient times. Here's some more reading for you:
greekreporter.com/2024/03/11/oldest-street-athens-europe
athensbylocals.com/tripodon-oldest-street-in-athens
I was in Athens so I decided to visit the oldest street in Europe, ΤΡΙΠΟΔΩΝ, and boy was I disappointed!
The street is called "Tripodon", or "Τριπόδων" in Greek. The uppercase letters on the sign, "ΤΡΙΠΟΔΩΝ" look very different, but that's just because I don't understand Greek.
The tripods along it were apparently trophies for performances at the theatre. I read on one site that the tripods were bronze and on another that they were copper. I went with bronze in the script because it sounds nicer, and bronze is made of copper anyway.
This street was a big deal apparently, and lots of famous people would walk along it to the theatre, which is why we know about it from ancient times. Here's some more reading for you:
greekreporter.com/2024/03/11/oldest-street-athens-europe
athensbylocals.com/tripodon-oldest-street-in-athens
![How Suburban Development Makes American Cities Poorer [ST02]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VVUeqxXwCA0/hqdefault.jpg "How Suburban Development Makes American Cities Poorer [ST02]
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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 cant compete.
Watch the rest of this series here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp5q-R0lZ0_FCUbeVWK6OGLN69ehUTVa
Thanks to Strong Towns for the work they do. If youd like to donate, visit:
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More from Strong Towns:
The Cost of Auto Orientation (the original source for the data in this video)
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2012/1/2/the-cost-of-auto-orientation.html
Traditional Development - #6 in the Strong Towns Curbside Chat Video Series
Strong Towns (YouTube):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGxni1c-klM
What is Traditional Development?
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/6/14/traditional-development
The Power of Information Equity
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/10/8/the-power-of-information-equity
Americas Suburban Experiment
https://www.strongtowns.org/curbside-chat-1/2015/12/14/americas-suburban-experiment
This is the End of the Suburban Experiment
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2020/4/27/this-is-the-end-of-the-suburban-experiment
Traditional Development is Not Retro. Its Timeless.
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/9/25/traditional-development-is-not-retro-its-timeless
The Mailbox: Tower Historic Harbor Renaissance
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2010/5/5/the-mailbox-tower-historic-harbor-renaissance.html
The Cost of Development, Walker Industrial Park
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2010/3/17/the-cost-of-development-walker-industrial-park.html
Taco Johns (Thumbnail Image)
Highplains-scout, Wikipedia:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Taco_John%27s_Drive_Thru_Restaurant,_Cheyenne,_WY.JPG
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 Johns review by Cynthia Endriss
https://goo.gl/maps/YiFxopiwyrbF2RNT9
Closed Taco Bell
Bradley Gordon (Flickr)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/icanchangethisright/3693952684/
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 Johns Case Study
5:31 Big Box vs. Downtown Case Study
5:53 Fragility vs. Flexibility
6:49 Conclusion
7:36 Outro")
![How Bankrupt American Cities Stay Alive - Debt [ST04]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XfQUOHlAocY/hqdefault.jpg "How Bankrupt American Cities Stay Alive - Debt [ST04]
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For centuries, cities used to be built incrementally. Improving and building on successful places, and changing or abandoning unsuccessful places. This changed in America in the 1940s, when whole neighbourhoods were built on the edge of town, to a completed state. After several generations, many of these places are financially insolvent, but are propping themselves up with an ever-growing mountain of debt.
To donate to Strong Towns, visit: https://www.strongtowns.org/membership
Watch the rest of the Strong Towns series here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp5q-R0lZ0_FCUbeVWK6OGLN69ehUTVa
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Sources and Image Credits
Thumnail photo:
Suburban Sprawl, Vegas Style
https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnkay/3732615241
This video is based on the work of Strong Towns, especially the Growth Ponzi Scheme:
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2020/8/28/the-growth-ponzi-scheme-a-crash-course
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2011/6/13/the-growth-ponzi-scheme-part-1.html
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2011/6/14/the-growth-ponzi-scheme-part-2.html
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2011/6/15/the-growth-ponzi-scheme-part-3.html
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2011/6/16/the-growth-ponzi-scheme-part-4.html
Aerial view of the Napa River where it divides Vallejo, California
By Dicklyon - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=69952050
Historical compilation of photos from Brainerd, MN
Downtown Brainerd, then and now:
http://www.crowwinghistory.org/brainerd_downtown_buildings.html
Penny Postcards from Minnesota
http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/crowwing/postcards/ppcs-crow.html
$3.2 Billion to Fix Tampas Aging Pipes? From Where?
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/8/30/32-billion-to-fix-tampas-aging-pipes-from-where
The land of the FREE [Backus, MN]
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2010/2/17/the-land-of-the-free.html
Transactions of Decline, Lowry Edition
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2010/4/20/transactions-of-decline-lowry-edition.html
We Need Growth. But Only If It Generates Real Wealth.
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/10/9/we-need-growth-but-only-if-it-generates-real-wealth
Branch Closings and Budget Cuts Threaten Libraries Nationwide
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/branch-closings-and-budget-cuts-threaten-libraries-nationwide/
We Cant Afford To Keep The Streetlights On
https://www.businessinsider.com/we-cant-afford-to-keep-the-streetlights-on-2009-8
Cost of deferred maintenance for U.S. infrastructure tops $1 trillion, new report finds
https://transportationtodaynews.com/news/16110-cost-of-deferred-maintenance-for-u-s-infrastructure-tops-1-trillion-new-report-finds/
U.S. and UK on brink of debt disaster
http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2009/01/20/us-and-uk-on-brink-of-debt-disaster/
Mortgage Debt Outstanding, All holders
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MDOAH
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:05 Strong Towns
0:14 Why isnt suburbia bankrupt?
1:12 Traditional incremental development
3:13 Growth and financing through debt
4:54 Why increasing taxes isnt enough
6:44 Successful cities need successful services
7:41 Growing cities with debt
9:32 Conclusion
10:29 Patreon shout-out
10:39 Outro
#StrongTowns #MunicipalDebt")
