John,

Steel costs too much.

Engineers are overpaid.

It doesn't actually cost more to build a road (or a bridge, or a pipe) in the United States. We just report our costs more honestly than other countries.

These are just a few of the reasons why so many people believe that infrastructure is so much more expensive in America than anywhere else in the world. And none of them even come close to capturing the real reason our cities can't ever seem to afford the things they've built.

Today on the site, our president and founder Chuck Marohn is finally putting a big myth to bed: that our cities could easily maintain our infrastructure if we just brought costs down.

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Here's a hint as to why: Building a thriving economy isn't just about how much you're spending. It's also about how much you're making—and when it comes to our cities, we've let our focus drift away from financial productivity for far too long.

The good news? When we start thinking about how to make our cities stronger—and not just how to shave a few pennies off the price of asphalt—amazing things happen. Our streets get safer. Our citizens get healthier. Our local businesses and neighbors start to see an easier path to start building their own wealth, too.

Now ask yourself this: what would your city look like if you tried the Strong Towns approach?

-Kea and the rest of the Strong Towns Team.

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