Why Cities Feel so Lonely Now.

North America’s houses are getting bigger, the land around them more spacious. Life is increasingly lived at home—private, comfortable, and isolated. But while our homes grow, the spaces that once brought us together are falling apart. America is crumbling—not just roads and bridges, but the very heart of community life: parks, libraries, playgrounds, community centers. These shared spaces are disappearing, and with them, the connections that bind us. 👉 In this video, we explore why America’s public spaces are in decline, what it means for our society, and why it matters for the future of our communities. Stay tuned to see how this shift is tearing us apart in ways we don’t even realize—and what we can do about it. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:31 Isolation in America 05:16 Social Infrastructure 07:34 Funding Public Infrastructure 09:19 Delmar Divide 12:48 How We Got Here 17:27 What Happens Next *All Sources at End of Video to Read More* To Watch More from @TypeAshton My Dangerous Walk to School in the USA https://youtu.be/wkhxWteFcQ4 German Neighborhoods are ILLEGAL IN AMERICA | Zoning & NIMBY-ism https://youtu.be/aQxP_Ftz2RE Did you enjoy this video? Here is another that I enjoyed watching on this subject too! Does Your City Have Enough Parks? by @CityBeautiful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnyikrFlGdU Episode No. 180 📷 Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/typeashton/ 🤳🏻 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@typeashton 🖥 Website: https://www.blackforestfamily.com 📧 E-mail: typeashton@gmail.com SUPPORT ME 👑 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TypeAshton Attribution: Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic Thank you to AP Archive and the Library of Congress for access to their archival footage. Stock footage and others clips by Getty and Envato Elements Narrated and produced by Dr. Ashton Schottler #America #Community #UrbanPlanning #PublicSpaces #Isolation #Society