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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good Articles.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This podcast <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsmartsolution247.com%2Fmemphis-sprawl-and-deannexation-featured-on-vox-podcast-smart-city-memphis%2F&data=02%7C01%7Celectronic-lan%40lists.ku.edu%7C1f319896785949d5c18c08d6dac5766e%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C1%7C636936938970843893&sdata=NqxmjXWm4EtjUnp%2BgCPcj8opUoRUSDriYr36zE3RAp4%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://smartsolution247.com/memphis-sprawl-and-deannexation-featured-on-vox-podcast-smart-city-memphis/" shash="vovPiaQaq+xmCPOCvRkyHzg5KBV/peQW2adxb4WQHfK/8cUgarVHbTodtf6VgWPeRMN8qCfkhPKMii/xc0PM1ZlOxP8PiWiYTKLbKo45KwJKgyLLgDfjKEID/Tw+LN3FkUSVHHyemzRj2OnphvrT/1gaxqfa+FgzAp04SrLioms=">https://smartsolution247.com/memphis-sprawl-and-deannexation-featured-on-vox-podcast-smart-city-memphis/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>has some. Lessons on sprawl from Memphis, a city which annexed existing suburban areas and found the expense the hard way.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Kyle Thompson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:kthompson@sunflower.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>kthompson@sunflower.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>785-331-5783<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><img border=0 width=264 height=49 style='width:2.75in;height:.5104in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D50C84.69C481C0" alt="cid:image001.png@01CEF025.BB5418B0"></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Electronic-lan <electronic-lan-bounces@lists.ku.edu> on behalf of LAN <electronic-lan@lists.ku.edu><br><b>Reply-To: </b>Eric Kirkendall <kirkendall1@gmail.com>, LAN <electronic-lan@lists.ku.edu><br><b>Date: </b>Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 6:03 PM<br><b>To: </b>LAN <electronic-lan@lists.ku.edu><br><b>Subject: </b>[Electronic-lan] The Growth Ponzi Scheme<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Titillium Web",serif;color:black'>I expect a lot of readers of this list server are familiar with the <u><a href="https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.strongtowns.org%2Fthe-growth-ponzi-scheme&data=02%7C01%7Celectronic-lan%40lists.ku.edu%7C1f319896785949d5c18c08d6dac5766e%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C636936938970853885&sdata=JM5re8R8sb5ROeRsxSLhIvMpZXFwFAThpOn7Ia5AJwo%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.strongtowns.org/the-growth-ponzi-scheme" shash="L0l0CUbR8Uyb6O24jS80PBB2UarfPr7godnuYYl3gBO+rdTBBF0oxnyxAjIHkm9lhSKpoVA59BkUTM2zAu7EBoQ/b34epad4xvqL06lJTfXaK+eurIqa+c4sSFJjpVoTSeQFlikAC9FdMsBY/ljYEjuDrEwwGD0dxRAXJFGMaNk=" target="_blank">Growth Ponzi Scheme</a></u>. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Titillium Web",serif;color:black'>For those who are not, this is an excellent, fact-based and eye-opening article, and part of the reason I respect the Lawrence citizens, staff, and city commissioners who are trying to manage our growth, and as much as possible, keep it within current city boundaries.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Titillium Web",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Titillium Web",serif;color:blue'>"What we have found is that the underlying financing mechanisms of the suburban era — our post-World War II pattern of development — operates like a classic Ponzi scheme, with ever-increasing rates of growth necessary to sustain long-term liabilities.</span><span style='color:blue'> " </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>For those who think is is not the scenario today, I believe it is. We recently build a huge new recreation center, and are planning other new city buildings, but don't have the money to properly maintain our roads or other infrastructure</span><span style='color:blue'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'>Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'>Eric Kirkendall</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________ Electronic-lan mailing list Electronic-lan@lists.ku.edu https://lists.ku.edu/listinfo/electronic-lan <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>