Ever wonder why your city is designed the way it is? Or how the decisions are made to build a new park but not fix a pothole-filled street? Do you struggle to see how your property taxes and sales taxes get spent on your behalf?

Often, the answer is in the complicated intersection of planning, engineering, and finance. We call it bad math when people think they can get better services AND lower their taxes. 

This site pulls back the curtain on how local governments manage our shared spaces, from neighborhood design to billion-dollar infrastructure, turning complex topics into clear, understandable insights.