Motivated Reasoning: The Psychology Behind Big Municipal Projects

In this episode of Upzoned, co-hosts Abby Newsham and Chuck Marohn talk about satellite communities — towns that are developed a distance away from existing urbanized areas. They also discuss the psychological phenomena that incline people toward big projects that may solve an immediate issue (such as housing) but will cause larger difficulties later on (such as maintenance debt).

ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES

• “Tewin's $590M infrastructure bill locks in 'forever sprawl,' councillor says” by Arthur White-Crummey, CBC Ottawa (June 2024).

• Abby Newsham (X/Twitter).

• Chuck Marohn (Twitter/X).