https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2020/5/14/americas-growth-ponzi-scheme-md2020 I originally found this article series when he wrote it well over a decade ago now. This Saint Louis image comparison is a pure example of the most powerful statement from the introduction:

"The American pattern of development creates the illusion of wealth. Today we are in the process of seeing that illusion destroyed, and with it the prosperity we have come to take for granted. The signs of decline are now too obvious and too widespread to ignore or dismiss. " ~Chuck Marohn