Want to support this channel? Sign up to Nebula! https://go.nebula.tv/notjustbikes Watch this video ad-free and sponsor-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-i-spent-over-12-hours-on-an-amtrak-train Mastodon: @[email protected] NJB Live (my live-streaming channel): @njblive The speedometer app I use is Blue Square Speedometer: https://github.com/nhirokinet/bluesquarespeedometer -- More Traintastic Content I Rode the Craziest Trains in Japan https://youtu.be/hTPIs370dPM I Visited the World's Busiest Train Station https://youtu.be/6dKiEY0UOtA DINOSAURS AND TRAINS!!!!! (with TierZoo) https://youtu.be/6FwQp0xnFEE This Train Station Has No Business Being This Good https://youtu.be/HACaRm2KP6Q Why Swiss Trains are the Best in Europe https://youtu.be/muPcHs-E4qc The Trains that Killed an Airline - Italian HSR https://youtu.be/IbFGG4T3_Yo The Trains that Subsidize Suburbia - GO Transit Commuter Rail https://youtu.be/vxWjtpzCIfA Why Passenger Trains Suck in Canada - VIA Rail https://youtu.be/n1G0Lyh3uik America Always Gets This Wrong (when building transit) https://youtu.be/MnyeRlMsTgI More Lanes are (Still) a Bad Thing https://youtu.be/CHZwOAIect4 --- References & Further Reading Which form of transport has the smallest carbon footprint? https://ourworldindata.org/travel-carbon-footprint https://assets.nationalrail.co.uk/e8xgegruud3g/2190fKUEtatQoCjOJLPFMR/fa2b40bc94b7bf4504b8f9555772844a/Campaign_for_Better_Transport_Emissions_Comparison_Project_Methodology.pdf Looking east at the widest segment of Highway 401 By Clashmaker - Cropped version of File:Highway 401.png, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=100929861 High-Speed Railways: Present Situation and Future Prospects https://www.scirp.org/html/4-3500117_31817.htm Mission Impossible 7 filming in Stoney Middleton Richard Bowring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01ryzBWDpYY An eastbound VIA Rail Canada train passing through Port Credit GO Station in Mississauga (Port Credit), Ontario By Milan Suvajac - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=123144142 Northbound Northeast Regional #94 arriving at Fredericksburg, Virginia, in March 2019 By Mark Levisay from Ruckersville, VA, USA - D7K_5938-1, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=150986157 Amtrak train #156, The northbound Northeast Regional, is led today by GE P42 #158. By Mark Levisay - https://www.flickr.com/photos/mlevisay/52757845161/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=144610905 --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:24 Leaving New York 3:04 On the train 4:03 The views 4:38 Freight trains & delays 5:37 The train is so much more comfortable 7:09 The border crossing 8:17 The Canadian side 9:24 Should you take this train? 10:20 Comparisons to Europe & Japan 11:20 We need more high-speed rail 12:02 VIA Rail is bad ... and getting worse 12:58 VIA Rail is expensive! 14:11 The new VIA Rail baggage policy 🤦‍♂️ 15:49 Better train service is important! 17:14 Concluding thoughts

Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/notjustbikes Watch this video ad-free and sponsor-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-are-taiwans-roads-still-a-living-hell Nebula: https://nebula.tv/notjustbikes Mastodon: @[email protected] NJB Live (my live-streaming channel): @njblive -- References and Further Reading Taiwan’s ‘living hell’ traffic is a tourism problem, say critics https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/taiwan-traffic-war-tourism-intl-hnk/index.html Nora Sun 孫穗芬 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora_Sun Taipei requires backseat belts in taxis https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/01/11/2003493224 Road safety projects announced https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2023/03/26/2003796754 Taiwan traffic deaths in 2022 up year on year and highest since 2013 https://taiwanenglishnews.com/taiwan-traffic-deaths-in-2022-up-year-on-year-and-highest-since-2013/ Taiwan sees traffic fatalities rise by 6.4% in first half of 2023 https://taiwannews.com.tw/news/4985145 Taiwan’s ‘living hell’ traffic is a tourism problem, say critics https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/taiwan-traffic-war-tourism-intl-hnk/index.html Rear-seat passengers with no seatbelt set to face fines https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2012/01/30/2003524243 Is Taiwan a ‘Living Hell for Pedestrians’? | Taiwan Talks EP118 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdR6216I_S0 Is Taiwan Really a Living Hell For Pedestrians ?｜台灣是個行人地獄嗎 ? 街訪外國人 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GevroNftcyA Is Taiwan's Traffic Really a 'Living Hell'? | TaiwanPlus News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFwtB76DdZI 台湾の運転手が学生を迫害する Taiwan Motorists not giving way to pedestrians. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmlwY8HNb9A 外媒評行人地獄 台去年交通死亡近3千人 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrPBr7SNz-c Taiwan Struggles To Upgrade Pedestrian Safety | Taiwan Talks EP170 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEk83heAd1s 台湾、歩行者の地獄だ。 Taiwan is living hell for pedestrians. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1WkaDWT7vY 台灣交通亂到老外心驚驚...　CNN點名宛如「人間煉獄」－民視新聞 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-3GZeGMtiw CNN report: Taiwan is a living hell for pedestrians. Is that real? Sidewalk is as long as greatwall? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOCdJM1ddxY Statistics on death and injury of traffic accidents in counties and cities https://168.motc.gov.tw/en/countrydeadhurt/%E8%87%BA%E5%8C%97%E5%B8%82 台北101阻尼器於20150808蘇迪勒颱風來襲晃動情況 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqELmBNyWfU 台北101 公仔動畫 (介紹Damper篇) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwsNyCBSgrM 萬大線施工黑暗期 撤連城路、中正路圍籬恢復右轉車道 https://udn.com/news/story/7323/7809384 --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:42 Drivers yield now!? 3:39 Sidewalks 4:13 Lanes & narrow streets 7:47 Major roads & avenues 8:52 Xinyi 10:41 Taipei 101 11:28 Changes in Xinyi 12:01 Cycling 14:43 Mopeds 16:55 Traffic 17:49 New MRT lines 19:39 High-speed rail 20:10 The metro 21:59 Zhongshan linear park 22:29 Wanhua 23:28 Nighttime and night markets 24:38 New Taipei City 26:05 Zhonghe 28:05 Concluding thoughts 29:59 Ground News

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Visit https://80000hours.org/notjustbikes for free advice and information about finding a career that provides an opportunity to have a positive impact on the world. Watch this video ad-free and sponsor-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-the-secret-to-japans-great-cities Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Mastodon: @[email protected] NJB Live (my live-streaming channel): @njblive --- References & Further Reading Life Where I'm From - Why Japan Looks the Way it Does: Zoning https://youtu.be/wfm2xCKOCNk Machizukuri https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machizukuri https://participedia.net/method/ https://labgov.city/theurbanmedialab/the-japanese-way-of-urban-planning-the-machizukuri-approach/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237482918_Toshikeikaku_and_Machizukuri_in_Japanese_Urban_Planning_The_Reconstruction_of_Inner_City_Neighborhoods_in_Kobe_Japanstudien https://strongesttown.com/approach/ https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/11/11/chuck-member-drive-monday Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/04/20/rural-americans-are-importing-tiny-japanese-pickup-trucks Fietsersbond https://www.fietsersbond.nl/ Stroads https://nebula.tv/videos/not-just-bikes-the-ugly-dangerous-and-inefficient-stroads-found-all-over-the-us-canada-st05 https://youtu.be/ORzNZUeUHAM Japan's worst traffic is NOT in Tokyo - Okinawa https://nebula.tv/videos/lifewhereimfrom-the-worst-traffic-in-japan-isnt-in-tokyo https://youtu.be/d6h_Dy7VY1Y Toolbox of Pedestrian Countermeasures and Their Potential Effectiveness https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ped_bike/tools_solve/fhwasa18041/fhwasa18041.pdf How Much Traffic is Cruising for Parking? https://transfersmagazine.org/magazine-article/issue-4/how-much-traffic-is-cruising-for-parking/ --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:56 What makes a Japanese Street? 2:15 Japanese Zoning 4:26 Local Planning - Machizukuri 5:11 Solving Traffic Congestion 7:08 Financially Sustainable Cities 7:57 Different Sizes of Streets 9:17 Traffic Calming & Slower Cars 10:26 Reducing Car Volumes 11:24 Road Design 11:52 Good Pedestrian Bridges? 13:41 No Street Parking 15:31 Off-Street Parking 17:06 Stopping & Unloading 17:38 Kei Cars & Key Trucks 19:36 Cycling without Bike Lanes 21:44 Bicycle Paring 24:49 Horrible Roads & Stroads 25:57 Car-Centric Japan 28:00 Oversized, Empty Roads 19:56 Destroying Great Neighbourhoods for Cars 31:30 The Reality of Japanese Cities 32:45 80,000 Hours

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Sign up to Nebula for only $30 per year: https://go.nebula.tv/notjustbikes Watch this video ad-free and sponsor-free on Nebula and support this channel: https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-i-visited-the-worlds-busiest-train-station Nearly 3 million people pass through Shinjuku Station every day, which is an insane number. But despite the massive number of people transported, the area around Shinjuku supports some great urbanism, with vibrant street life and lots of independent shops and restaurants. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Mastodon: @[email protected] NJB Live (my live-streaming channel): @njblive How Tokyo's Subway Keeps On-time, Clean, and Safe Life Where I'm From https://nebula.tv/videos/lifewhereimfrom-how-tokyos-subway-keeps-on-time-clean-and-safe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT6H_XMDm7s --- Additional Reading and References Busiest station - Guinness World Records https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/busiest-station Shinjuku Station - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinjuku_Station Metro Map of Tokyo https://maps-tokyo.com/maps-tokyo-metro/shinjuku-station-map Rail Map of Tokyo https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/routemaps/pdf/routemap_majorrailsub.pdf Map of Shinjuku Station https://www.keio.co.jp/english/howto/shinjuku/pdf/ksb01_shinjuku.pdf Tomoyuki Tanaka — Japan’s major landmarks drawn as if seen by X-ray https://wepresent.wetransfer.com/stories/tomoyuki-tanaka-on-x-ray-vision-and-shinjuku-station Apology for leaving 20 seconds early https://web.archive.org/web/20171118035032/https://www.mir.co.jp/company/release/2017/post_109.html Passenger Pusher - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_pusher 新宿グランドターミナルへの再編 https://www.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/tosei/hodohappyo/press/2021/07/07/08.html Tokyo starts massive renovation project for entrances to the world’s busiest train station https://soranews24.com/2021/07/09/tokyo-starts-massive-renovation-project-for-entrances-to-the-worlds-busiest-train-station/ Shinjuku Station is getting a ¥72.8 billion makeover to make it easier to navigate https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/shinjuku-station-is-getting-a-72-8-billion-makeover-to-make-it-easier-to-navigate-071221 Tokyo's Shinjuku Station undergoes S$755 million renovation to improve layout & ease congestion https://mothership.sg/2022/07/shinjuku-station-renovation/ JR East 2023 Financial Results https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/investor/financial/2023/pdf/2023_financialresults.pdf Poster; Metropolitan Railway fare chart, issued by the Metropolitan Railway, July 1886 https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/collections-online/posters/item/1995-643 --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:14 Shinjuku is busy, REALLY busy 1:36 Train lines (but no Shinkansen) 2:58 Navigating the station 4:06 Exits and gates 5:12 Not very impressive-looking 5:42 Platforms are boring but great 6:48 Japanese transit myths 8:10 The Hauptbahnhof test 8:52 The great streets around Shinjuku 9:44 Trains are the best 10:15 Connections to other places 10:46 Closing time 11:20 Amenities 12:42 Future construction plans 13:29 Way too many wide roads 14:17 Avoiding busy roads 14:48 The train station becomes a mall 16:04 Real estate, not railroads 17:08 A fractured station 18:30 Conclusion 19:25 Nebula

Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/notjustbikes. There's a trend towards lower speed limits in cities all over the world, but why is this happening? What is the research behind it? And what is the "correct" speed limit for cities, anyway? Watch this video ad-free and sponsor-free on Nebula! https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-what-is-the-correct-speed-limit Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Mastodon: @[email protected] NJB Live (my live-streaming channel): @njblive --- References & Further Reading Confessions of a Recovering Engineer Charles "Chuck" Marohn https://www.confessions.engineer/ SWOV Fact sheet - The relation between speed and crashes https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/speedmgt/ref_mats/fhwasa1304/Resources3/08%20-%20The%20Relation%20Between%20Speed%20and%20Crashes.pdf Rosén, E., Stigson, H. & Sander, U. (2011). Literature review of pedestrian fatality risk as a function of car impact speed. In: Accident Analysis and Prevention, vol. 43, nr. 1, p. 25-33. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21094293/ NACTO - Impact Speed and a Pedestrian’s Risk of Severe Injury or Death https://nacto.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2011PedestrianRiskVsSpeed.pdf Nilsson, G. (1982). The effects of speed limits on traffic accidents in Sweden. In: Proceedings of the international symposium on the effects of speed limits on traffic accidents and transport energy use, 6-8 October 1981, Dublin. OECD, Paris, p. 1-8. Kinetic energy management in road traffic injury prevention: a call for action https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4288294/ Stopping Distance Calculator https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/stopping-distance New crash tests show modest speed increases can have deadly consequences - IIHS News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZChyjaqNBI Speed and the Laws of Physics Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec https://web.archive.org/web/20221108022042/https://saaq.gouv.qc.ca/en/road-safety/behaviours/speed/laws-physics Shaffer, D.M., Maynor, A.B. & Roy, W.L. The visual perception of lines on the road. Perception & Psychophysics 70, 1571–1580 (2008). https://doi.org/10.3758/PP.70.8.1571 Driver Reaction Time Marc Green - Human Factors & Science https://www.visualexpert.com/Resources/reactiontime.html The Effect of Driving Speed on Driver’s Visual Attention: Experimental Investigation https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-07515-0_18 The Critical Ten - Stgreets.mn https://streets.mn/2015/04/02/the-critical-ten/ Zhang, W., & Peterson, M. (2011). Predicting Patterns of Potential Driver Distraction Through Analysis of Eye-Tracking Data. http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/conferences/2011/RSS/program.pdf Why Speeding – Just a Bit – Can Be Dangerous ARCON Forensic Engineers https://arconforensics.com/system/ckeditor/attachment_files/184/the_dangers_of_speeding.pdf Serious Injuries 2018 - European Road Safety Observatory https://road-safety.transport.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2021-07/ersosynthesis2018-seriousinjuries.pdf Svenson, Ola (February 1981). "Are We All Less Risky and More Skillful Than Our Fellow Drivers?" (PDF). Acta Psychologica. 47 (2): 143–148. doi:10.1016/0001-6918(81)90005-6. McCormick, I. A.; Walkey, F. H.; Green, D. E. (June 1986). "Comparative Perceptions of Driver Ability: A Confirmation and Expansion". Accident Analysis & Prevention. 18 (3): 205–208. doi:10.1016/0001-4575(86)90004-7. PMID 3730094. E. Verheijen and J. Jabben, Effect of electric cars on traffic noise and safety, RIVM report 680300009/2010, http://www.rivm.nl/bibliotheek/rapporten/680300009.pdf Alexander RG, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S. Microsaccades in Applied Environments: Real-World Applications of Fixational Eye Movement Measurements. J Eye Mov Res. 2020 May 15;12(6):10.16910/jemr.12.6.15. doi: 10.16910/jemr.12.6.15. PMID: 33828760; PMCID: PMC7962687. Slowing city traffic cut road deaths by a quarter https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/2022/slowing-city-traffic-cut-road-deaths-by-a-quarter Too Fast, Too Furious: New York City’s Speeding Epidemic https://transalt.org/reports-list/too-fast-too-furious-new-york-citys-speeding-epidemic-and-the-case-for-local-control-of-speed-limits --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:45 False Start NJB Logo 0:51 Real NJB Logo 0:56 Why 30km/h? 1:33 Noise 2:27 Kinetic Energy 3:33 Mass 4:24 Microcars 5:08 Walking & Cycling 6:15 Avoiding Crashes 7:39 Visual Perception 9:00 SMIDSY 9:29 Overconfidence 9:55 "That guy" 10:20 Mobility vs Safety 11:07 Faster and Slower 12:25 Too Much Traffic? 13:07 Brainerd Traffic Lights 14:50 Removing Traffic Lights 15:56 Painfully Inefficient Stroads 16:32 Building Great Streets 17:30 Fuel Efficiency 18:33 The Benefits 19:47 Conclusion & Assholes 20:20 Ground News

Get Brilliant.org free for 30 days, visit https://brilliant.org/notjustbikes You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription. Watch this video ad-free and sponsor-free on Nebula! https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-amsterdam-closed-this-bridge-to-cars-but-not-bikes Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Mastodon: @[email protected] NJB Live (my live-streaming channel): @njblive Stroads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORzNZUeUHAM --- Further Reading & References Een van onze meest iconische bruggen 3 maanden dicht https://web.archive.org/web/20230321113133/https://www.amsterdam.nl/nieuws/achtergrond/berlagebrug/ Berlagebrug: vernieuwing https://www.amsterdam.nl/projecten/bruggen/maatregelen/berlagebrug/ Berlagebrug vanaf 10 november weer open voor verkeer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VAGcXDXEkI Bouw Berlagebrug https://www.openbeelden.nl/media/1230598/Bouw_Berlagebrug Opening berlagebrug https://www.openbeelden.nl/media/1236074/Opening_berlagebrug Bevrijdingsbeelden Amsterdam https://www.openbeelden.nl/media/778514/Bevrijdingsbeelden_Amsterdam 1932: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63859637 1935: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=82928244 1951: https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/6b54c13a-3dfe-7299-8026-23832c98cf8d 1968: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66571374 1968: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66571351 1972: https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/0a9562eb-ae51-2529-6813-09919e282e73 1975: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68103661, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68103947, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68103959 1976: https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/542fc6f0-6ae1-5651-f088-2d582224e553 1979: https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/1b63b055-ad7c-c860-8589-c1dc75c066ac 1982: https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/a3ef00c2-9bbc-9d8c-2a0a-f2be3d20fea3 Echte Nederlandse Fietsers Bond (ENFB) op Berlagebrug (1984) http://hdl.handle.net/10648/ad331a52-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84 http://hdl.handle.net/10648/ad331958-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84 @BicycleDutch Bicycle Dutch - Berlagebrug, Amsterdam (Netherlands) [159] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0fR2Ul8A_4 I can't believe I need to credit the author for this one, but: Banana on White Background by Justus Blümer from Deutschland BananeUploaded by Common Good, CC BY 2.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16983269 @BicycleDutch Intersection upgrade: a Banana and a Chips Cone https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2018/04/10/intersection-upgrade-a-banana-and-a-chips-cone/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZOAb11yKNI Bus 40 rijdt tijdelijk extra over de Berlagebrug https://www.amsterdam.nl/projecten/bruggen/maatregelen/berlagebrug/nieuws/bus-40/ https://www.gvb.nl/sites/default/files/omleiding_berlagebrug_v6.pdf Nog tot medio 2024 geen trams over de Berlagebrug https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/nog-tot-medio-2024-geen-trams-over-de-berlagebrug-zo-kom-je-toch-met-ov-naar-de-overkant~b1407ea6/ Trams kunnen Berlagebrug na heropening nog maanden niet gebruiken https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/trams-kunnen-berlagebrug-na-heropening-nog-maanden-niet-gebruiken~b127e9b8/ YouTube has a character limit on descriptions, so not all references can be included. You can find a complete at the Nebula link above, or at: https://notjustbikes.com/references/berlagebrug.txt This video features stock footage from Getty Images --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:51 History of Berlagebrug 1:31 Amsterdam "before the car" 2:17 Canadese Intocht 1945 2:39 Wikipedia 3:11 Surrounding streets 5:02 Plan Zuid & Berlage 5:58 From cars to bikes 6:45 The East & Amstelstation 7:29 The temporary bridge 8:54 It's nice without cars 9:39 Keeping trams running 10:42 Upgrades for cycling 11:53 The Banana & Frite Cone 13:13 Other upgrades 13:34 The opening 14:27 Buses stuck in traffic 15:04 No trams :( 16:16 Concluding thoughts 16:38 Brillant

https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-dinosaurs-and-trains-with-tierzoo A few months ago we took a train trip to 3 different countries to visit three different natural history museums, and it was great!! Well, except when we tried to get to Germany ... 😬 TierZoo: @TierZoo https://nebula.tv/tierzoo?ref=notjustbikes The Crustacean Tier List: https://youtu.be/MkGypaS-sLE https://nebula.tv/videos/tierzoo-the-crustacean-tier-list?ref=notjustbikes The Urbanist Agenda Podcast: @theurbanistagenda The Urbanist Agenda Podcast (ad-free): https://nebula.tv/agenda Europe Spends More on Roads than Rails (with Real Time History) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chxbljx1k4Q https://nebula.tv/agenda/europe-spends-more-on-roads-than-rails-with-real-time-history Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes NJB Live (my live-streaming channel): @njblive --- References & Further Reading --- The Man in Seat Sixty-One https://www.seat61.com/ Dinosaur facts sourced from these places: https://fossil.fandom.com/wiki/Specimens_of_Tyrannosaurus https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/04/15/how-many-t-rexes-were-there-billions https://www.businessinsider.com/over-a-billion-t-rexes-lived-on-earth-where-are-the-bones-2023-5 https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/when-did-dinosaurs-become-extinct https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-is-the-biggest-dinosaur.html https://amnh.org/exhibitions/dinosaurs-ancient-fossils/liaoning-diorama/a-feathered-tyrant https://www.birdlife.org/news/2021/12/21/its-official-birds-are-literally-dinosaurs-heres-how-we-know/ https://www.diffen.com/difference/Spinosaurus_vs_Tyrannosaurus Allosaurus was predominantly a scavenger https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304380022003593 Bahnhofsgebäude Hatzenport By Joschi71 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68188929 Thanks to TylerMascola for the Surprised Pikachu meme! Even though he said no credit was necessary, I want to credit him: https://www.deviantart.com/tylermascola/art/Surprised-Pikachu-Meme-968571785 Development of Transport Infrastructure in Europe: Exploring the shrinking and expansion of railways, motorways and airports. https://greenpeace.at/uploads/2023/09/analysis_development-of-transport-infrastructure-in-europe_2023.pdf European governments shrinking railways in favour of road-building, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/19/european-governments-railways-road-building-report-motorways-funding-rail Deutsche Bahn punctuality drops to record low https://www.railtech.com/all/2023/12/05/deutsche-bahn-punctuality-drops-to-record-low/ Punctuality - Deutsche Bahn https://zbir.deutschebahn.com/2023/en/interim-group-management-report-unaudited/product-quality-and-digitalization/punctuality/ Erläuterung Pünktlichkeitswerte für den Januar 2024 https://www.deutschebahn.com/de/konzern/konzernprofil/zahlen_fakten/puenktlichkeitswerte-6878476? Deutsche Bahn and German Government launch infrastructure programme on unprecedented scale https://www.railtech.com/infrastructure/2023/09/19/deutsche-bahn-and-german-government-launch-infrastructure-programme-on-unprecedented-scale/ --- Chapters 0:00 Introduction & TierZoo 1:00 The Plan 2:24 The Eurostar to London 3:30 King Cross & Surrounding Area 4:56 The Natural History Museum 8:43 The Eurostar to Brussels 9:19 All about Brussels 9:56 Le Muséum des sciences naturelles 12:24 Sleeper trains are awesome! 13:27 Problems happen ... 15:07 WE NEED MORE FUNDING FOR TRAINS! 18:02 The Urbanist Agenda Podcast 18:25 Getting to Berlin 18:57 das Museum für Naturkunde 21:10 Trains, a love story 24:07 TierZoo & Nebula 25:44 Patreon shout-out

Get 60% off Incogni: https://incogni.com/notjustbikes Script by Nicole Conlan & Jason Slaughter Thanks to Matthew Krol (Extra Credits), Chuck Marohn (Strong Towns), & Lane Man (Cities by Diana) for quotes --- References & Reading EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ON INDUCED TRAFFIC https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00166218 What Is Induced Demand? https://www.planetizen.com/definition/induced-demand Building Bigger Roads Actually Makes Traffic Worse https://www.wired.com/2014/06/wuwt-traffic-induced-demand/ INDUCED TRAFFIC AND INDUCED DEMAND https://nacto.org/docs/usdg/induced_traffic_and_induced_demand_lee.pdf Highway 401 Expansion https://www.infrastructureontario.ca/en/what-we-do/projectssearch/highway-401-expansion-project/ Induced Demand: An Urban Metropolitan Perspective https://escholarship.org/content/qt5pj337gw/qt5pj337gw.pdf Supply/Demand graph based on SilverStar (CC BY 2.5) https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11044484 405 Commutes Now a Minute Worse Than Before Carpool Lane https://la.curbed.com/2014/10/9/10036932/405-commutes-now-a-minute-worse-than-before-carpool-lane Houston commute times quickly increasing https://www.click2houston.com/news/2014/02/04/houston-commute-times-quickly-increasing/ North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP) https://www.txdot.gov/nhhip.html With I-45 construction set to begin in 2024, many facets of the project remain uncertain https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/transportation/article/i45-meetings-txdot-freeway-rebuild-18507217.php Rethink35 Austin & Frogger https://rethink35.org/ https://onelinergames.com/games/i35frogger/webversion/ Lawsuit against TxDOT https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundraising/41a2391b-9075-4700-b504-5c4ce1937e3f Mr. Biden, Tear Down This Highway https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/09/08/opinion/urban-highways-segregation.html Braess's paradox - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braess%27s_paradox The Spring Paradox Steve Mould https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg73j3QYRJc Congestion Decreases When Cities ‘Delete’ Road Lanes https://cal.streetsblog.org/2022/05/13/three-reasons-why-congestion-decreases-when-cities-delete-road-lanes Exploring traffic evaporation https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213624X22002085 Traffic Evaporation: What Really Happens When Road Space is Reallocated from Cars? https://thecityfix.com/blog/traffic-evaporation-what-really-happens-when-road-space-is-reallocated-from-cars/ From Freeways to Waterways: What Los Angeles Can Learn From Seoul https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/departures/from-freeways-to-waterways-what-los-angeles-can-learn-from-seoul 청계고가, 밤 12시부터 전면 통제, 고가도로 철거 오는 10월 말까지 마무리 https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N0311442270 Cheonggyecheon Stream Restoration Project https://www.landscapeperformance.org/case-study-briefs/cheonggyecheon-stream-restoration-project WSDOT VS. REALITY, Puget Sound traffic forecasts don't even pass the laugh test. https://www.sightline.org/2011/07/13/wsdot-vs-reality/ Every traffic projection is wrong https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2021/09/09/every-traffic-projection-wrong Traffic Forecasts Ignoring Induced Demand: a Shaky Fundament for Cost-Benefit Analyses https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268293526_Traffic_Forecasts_Ignoring_Induced_Demand_a_Shaky_Fundament_for_Cost-Benefit_Analyses/fulltext/54bc7a710cf253b50e2d2b8a/Traffic-Forecasts-Ignoring-Induced-Demand-a-Shaky-Fundament-for-Cost-Benefit-Analyses.pdf Traffic volumes declined by 34 percent on SR 520 after deployment of pricing and electronic tolling. https://www.itskrs.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/ID/78a1e4026c2ed620852581a7003b7b87 Carmageddon Leaves Los Angeles in Gridlock With I-405 Closing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r6gGUcAHE0 Downs–Thomson paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downs%E2%80%93Thomson_paradox Do Your Buses Get Stuck in Traffic? Not Just Bikes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQY6WGOoYis Effects of upgrading to cycle highways https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692316304008 Bikeability and the induced demand for cycling https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2220515120 Build The Lanes (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/@buildthelanes NACTO Transit Street Design Guide https://nacto.org/publication/transit-street-design-guide/introduction/why/designing-move-people/ How Arlington Is Avoiding D.C.’s Traffic Nightmare https://wamu.org/story/13/03/26/how_arlington_is_avoiding_dcs_traffic_nightmare/ ARLINGTON TRAFFIC COUNT DATA https://www.arlingtonva.us/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/projects/documents/historic-traffic-counts.pdf How Oslo Achieved Zero Pedestrian and Bicycle Fatalities https://thecityfix.com/blog/how-oslo-achieved-zero-pedestrian-and-bicycle-fatalities-and-how-others-can-apply-what-worked/ More road tolls set to cordon off Oslo https://www.newsinenglish.no/2017/06/06/more-road-tolls-set-to-cordon-off-oslo/ This video uses footage licensed by Getty Images

Get Nebula for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/notjustbikes Want more Montréal cycling? Check out my Nebula Plus video: https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-what-its-really-like-to-cycle-in-montral Or you can watch this video ad-free and sponsor-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-i-visited-the-best-city-in-north-america — I’ve been making videos for over four years, and there’s one very consistent message I’ve received over and over: that I need to visit Montréal, because it is the best* city in North America. So I did. I visited and I spent a week there, travelling all over the city by walking, cycling, and public transit. Oh, and a lot of taxis. * according to literally hundreds of people who have contacted me about this over the years Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes NJB Live (my live-streaming channel): @njblive --- References and Further Reading Montréal Metro Map By STM/Calvin411 - http://www.stm.info/sites/all/modules/features/stm_metro/theme/images/map-interactive.gif, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47187470 Montréal Transit Playlist - RM Transit https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwoYcvp1EGSc8wQ1SvPLXdo9qpKvf7N8v Calgary +15 Skywalk Network Walk l A Walk Thru Plus 15 Downtown Calgary Skywalk | Travel Calgary A Dawn (YouTube, CC BY, Creative Commons Attribution licence (reuse allowed)) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmRz-U5Yz_E Montréal’s car-free streets return https://www.mtl.org/en/experience/stepping-montreal-pedestrian-only-streets Montreal's summer pedestrian streets are a hit. So why don't we keep them going? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-pedestrian-streets-winter-1.6640701 'We are not welcome': wheelchair users demand space on Montreal's pedestrian streets https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-pedestrian-accessibility-1.6476400 Drivers say parking in Montreal is difficult. Experts say it should be https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/parking-solutions-montreal-1.6230219 Le REV : un réseau express vélo https://montreal.ca/articles/le-rev-un-reseau-express-velo-4666 https://montreal.ca/en/articles/ebn-montreals-express-bike-network-4666 Amsterdam Bike Tour by Urban Planner Meredith Glaser Propel (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku9ZlG8FYGc Streetcars in Montréal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetcars_in_Montreal Amsterdam witfiets bikeshare photos: https://web.archive.org/web/20020409193259/http://www.depo.nl/en/index.html https://quip.deds.nl/deel/witfiets.html https://quip.deds.nl/?page_id=798 https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wittefietsenplan Door Onderwijsgek - Eigen werk, CC BY-SA 2.5 nl, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2120175 Door Rrustema - taken with iPhone in the Staalstraat in Amsterdam, Publiek domein, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5073029 By Joost Evers / Anefo - http://proxy.handle.net/10648/aabb2954-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65531178 Borough councillors vote to remove Terrebonne bike path in NDG https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/terrebonne-bike-path-1.5717086 Hotly contested bike path in Montreal's west end will be revived with an all-new look https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-ndg-bike-path-terrebonne-1.7013226 VIA Rail schedule, Montréal to Toronto https://www.viarail.ca/en/plan/train-schedules?searchByTrain=false&tsiDs=MTRL&tsiAs=TRTO&tsiDate=2024-08-01 Orange Julep photo: http://www.bubblemania.fr/en/hermas-gibeau-orange-julep-fast-food/ Man in a Trenchcoat from The Eric Andre Show (s02e03) The video contains footage licensed from Getty Images — Chapters 0:00 The Introduction 0:41 The Context 1:24 The Metro 2:18 The REM 4:35 The Missing Middle 5:31 The Cycling 7:37 The REV 8:30 The Jean Talon Market 8:57 The Politics of Bike Lanes 11:33 The Political Structure 13:04 The Pedestrian Experience 14:00 The Green Alleys & Parks 14:47 The Pedestrianized Streets 16:28 The Ending? 17:11 Getting Réal 17:16 Highways 18:25 Missing Streetcars 19:24 Terrible Streets 20:49 No Walking Accelerators 22:17 Issues with Bike Share 23:25 Metro Stroads 25:31 Fractured Bike Network 26:26 Small Street Cycling (only) 28:25 Bidirectional Bike Paths 29:57 Poor Regional Transit 31:23 Fuck Namur Station (seriously) 32:50 Goldilocks Boroughs 34:46 Montréal Suburbs Suck 36:13 No Autoluw Neighbourhoods 36:41 Walkable Islands 38:33 Drastic Changes Block-to-Block 40:02 Downtown is Shit 41:54 Privatized Underground City 43:11 Terrible Train Station 44:59 Braindead Metro Ticketing 45:52 Temporary Pedestrianization 47:27 Is Montréal a Great City? 49:34 Cycling Bonus Video on Nebula

Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/notjustbikes Watch this video ad-free and sponsor-free on Nebula! https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-this-train-station-has-no-business-being-this-good A Tale of Two Towns: Car-free vs. Not (Zermatt & St. Moritz) https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-a-tale-of-two-towns-carfree-vs-not-zermatt-st-moritz Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes NJB Live (my live-streaming channel): @njblive — Further Reading & References Type Ashton https://www.youtube.com/@TypeAshton Freiburg is fighting to become walkable after being resigned for cars post-WWII https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKtz8-rhbAQ Historical photos from: https://www.landesarchiv-bw.de/de/landesarchiv/standorte/staatsarchiv-freiburg/47231 https://www.facebook.com/vistatour.de https://www.facebook.com/HistorischesFreiburg https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/6JE6WHVFUESGXUZHNFXMFJRVYGCQHB2X https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/URBPYL2J4MRKRQZIG43YHS3DCFK7LHYP https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/FPAQD7GJCETSZ4J36HAVBNDTIP6XRFR5 https://www.badische-zeitung.de/freiburg-mitte/einst-standen-hier-dkw-und-horch--4964152.html https://www.badische-zeitung.de/nach-dem-krieg-war-der-norden-freiburgs-lange-eine-truemmerlandschaft https://www.mitwelt.org/kein-akw-in-wyhl.html https://www.badische-zeitung.de/in-den-1960er-jahren-gehoerte-freiburgs-muensterplatz-noch-den-autos “Missing Freiburg” - buildings destroyed Future History https://www.future-history.eu/de/fh-entdecken-map?t=264,Verschwundenes+Freiburg,19150&ls=2867 Die letzte Autofahrt durch die Freiburger Innenstadt 1973 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUdNJl9zcUw Freiburg: Germany’s futuristic city set in a forest - BBC Travel https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200715-freiburg-germanys-futuristic-city-set-in-a-forest Dichte von Personenkraftwagen in europäischen Ländern im Jahr 2021 https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/163406/umfrage/kfz-dichte-in-ausgewaehlten-europaeischen-laendern/ Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 regions https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/TRAN_R_VEHST__custom_6385961/bookmark/table?lang=en&bookmarkId=8dee8b9a-0c4f-4f1d-b24c-999f39c62a35 Freiburg's way to sustainability: the role of integrated urban and transport planning https://www.academia.edu/522549/Freiburgs_way_to_sustainability_the_role_of_integrated_urban_and_transport_planning The Freiburg Pedestrian Zone https://www.innovation-academy.de/en/the-freiburg-pedestrian-zone/ The World’s Greenest Cities: Freiburg, Germany https://www.litterbins.co.uk/blog/the-worlds-greenest-cities-freiburg-germany/ This German neighborhood has everything. Except cars. https://expmag.com/2021/09/this-german-neighborhood-has-everything-except-cars/ Creating a ‘Car-Free’ Community https://archive.nytimes.com/green.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/creating-a-car-free-community/ By Straßenbahn_Freiburg_Liniennetz_1.png: Grauer Elefantderivative work: Pechristener This file was derived from: Straßenbahn Freiburg Liniennetz 1.png: using Open Street Map, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31624475 Von Peter Kappus - Eigenes Werk, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8300001 Car-free futures: How European cities are embracing green transport https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/05/27/car-free-futures-how-european-cities-are-experimenting-with-green-transport Is this the greenest city in the world? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/mar/23/freiburg.germany.greenest.city This video uses stock footage from Getty Images — Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:36 About Freiburg im Breisgau 1:06 Altstadt 2:14 Type Ashton 2:43 Destruction from WW2 and Cars 4:16 How Freiburg became so great 6:05 The suburb of Vauban 8:35 Other suburbs aren’t so great 9:10 Bicycle infrastructure 10:00 TRAMS!! 11:39 Getting out of the city 12:24 Freiburg Hauptbanhof 13:13 Why can’t we build like this today? 14:20 Car-free cities & Nebula 15:40 Supporter Shout-out

Visit https://brilliant.org/notjustbikes to try Brilliant for free. Not Just Bikes viewers also get lifetime 20% off Brilliant Premium. Watch this video ad-free and sponsor-free on Nebula! https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-this-train-station-has-no-business-being-this-good Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes NJB Live (my live-streaming channel): @njblive Historical station photos: https://hetutrechtsarchief.nl/beeld/22599D68EFF552F784281201017A8018 https://hetutrechtsarchief.nl/beeld/7309B47FD07152FEB78FB2C1E118F619 https://hetutrechtsarchief.nl/beeld/BC28CAB481015A659A7485A9733A6C50 https://hetutrechtsarchief.nl/beeld/7DEFD31496505AD99574D7E28D23137C https://hetutrechtsarchief.nl/beeld/FD561B564C3D5A97B253DB8B7436952B https://hetutrechtsarchief.nl/beeld/8512F3EA0C1053F89312B54B67C34CE6 https://hetutrechtsarchief.nl/beeld/3AF5ABB5571059C693552EE36E40ABD0 https://hetutrechtsarchief.nl/beeld/9D471C62B1322863E0534701000A93F8 https://hetutrechtsarchief.nl/beeld/F9925969D916544DA571CD207FF3D6C6 Serving coffee at Driebergen-Zeist in 1959 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL1zNfL3aCU @BicycleDutch https://youtube.com/@bicycledutch Bicycle Dutch - A public transport hub in the forest; station Driebergen-Zeist https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2021/11/03/a-public-transport-hub-in-the-forest-station-driebergen-zeist/ Bicycle Dutch - The reconstructed railway station Driebergen-Zeist https://youtu.be/CjQuqJN5Mfg @CabviewHolland https://www.youtube.com/@CabviewHolland Driebergen-Zeist station before construction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVsd7osVmlA Cabview Holland - Driving into Driebergen-Zeist by train: https://youtu.be/tPxB-ia6G7A?t=1471 Removing the old station: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMsFvhmcddM Building the station in 16 days (Timelapse) @prorail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiEj3Id5DIo Pre-project renders https://youtu.be/2TiyxHVt7Qk ProRail - Drie jaar bouwen aan landgoedstation Driebergen-Zeist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MhXhYKDlLw http://www.stationsinfo.nl/DriebergenZeist.htm My first impressions when visiting Driebergen-Zeist: https://social.notjustbikes.com/@notjustbikes/109643684843651355 --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:41 Wow, what a nice station 1:03 Context & history 2:22 The before times 3:22 Construction 4:39 The transportation hub 5:13 Bicycle parking 6:10 Station design elements 7:53 Bus station 9:11 Not an urbanists paradise 10:17 De auto's 10:56 A proper cycling underpass 11:51 Park 'n' Ride 12:46 My complaints 14:12 CROSS PLATFORM TRANSFER, BABY! 15:36 The wrap-up 16:07 Learn math, science, and engineering with Brilliant 17:27 Patreon & Nebula shout-out

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We’ve lived in the Netherlands for 5 years now and we’ve been to a lot of small towns and cities in that time. The thing that surprised us the most is that there’s good urbanism pretty much everywhere. Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-even-small-towns-are-great-here-5-years-in-the-netherlands Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes NJB Live (my live-streaming channel): https://youtube.com/@njblive Thumbnail of the Sneek Watergate (Netherlands) from Getty Images

Have you ever walked through a great city and thought, wow I love this place? What is it that makes some places great and others ... not? One key factor is what urban planners call a “sense of place.” Watch this video ad-free and sponsor-free on Nebula! https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-designing-urban-places-that-dont-suck Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes NJB Live (my live-streaming channel): @njblive Café Biard, Paris By Mbzt - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=63200047 Amsterdam wil 'fastfoodrestaurant' Five Guys niet https://www.parool.nl/nieuws/amsterdam-wil-fastfoodrestaurant-five-guys-niet~b42c9908/ Writing and research by Nicole Conlan and Jason Slaughter This video contains footage from Getty Images

Visit https://brilliant.org/notjustbikes to get 20% off an annual subscription, and learn faster! Amsterdam is trialing its most ambitious traffic project yet. They are cutting off car traffic on a major 4-lane arterial road through the city. This has got the right-wingers panties in a bunch, but the trial is still underway. Will this lead to a utopian city or carmageddon? Watch this video ad-free and sponsor-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-amsterdam-just-closed-their-busiest-road Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes NJB Live (my live-streaming channel): https://youtube.com/@njblive Historic photos of Weesperstraat https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/ab6e2373-b25b-c139-7a0c-5b126b0fe080 https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/b1b4feac-ed5a-d672-ac91-b6623fb63ee8 https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/446e4ba1-9948-fa11-2412-0a6e7e098f4c https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/350471ef-c3b4-d3c9-93cc-3e92865bbffd https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/2a55bf78-d2f7-0115-32d0-c466e8b398ce https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/b2bca579-9a2d-615e-1648-76cf9d37d4ef https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/3689ff89-d924-aa7e-6602-e20309e28ad8 https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/5f7a7867-c92f-6150-e011-af3e1a28a4fb https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/e16b0e44-d84e-6b1f-dd8b-40010f632f03 https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/0da3183d-da19-a971-f996-04e4637a2281 https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/b35b924e-e31d-daa7-d389-1737697cd950 https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/aacef363-0427-e568-bef9-27ee5185401e https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/9f03fdd3-25bd-e11e-3750-e1dcf6f8c789 Weesperstraat-Valkenburgerstraat en omgeving: minder auto’s en groener https://www.amsterdam.nl/projecten/weesperstraat-valkenburgerstraat/#he1c9656c-50fd-4c7c-b2eb-7ecd293b829a https://www.amsterdam.nl/projecten/weesperstraat-valkenburgerstraat/plannen/?PagClsIdt=16356619#PagCls_16356619 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5427ba88e4b06b86fdab08dc/t/5f836634473a9f011dc04765/1602446920883/plan_van_aanpak_pilot_knip_weesperstraat_maatregel_13_agenda_amsterdam_autoluw_6_oktober_2020.pdf Een week vol chaos, boze automobilisten én positieve effecten in de Weesperstraat: ‘Dit is véél beter voor de stad’ https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/een-week-vol-chaos-boze-automobilisten-en-positieve-effecten-in-de-weesperstraat-dit-is-veel-beter-voor-de-stad~b657aaf1/ Twitteraars steken de draak met verkeersleed na knip Weesperstraat https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/twitteraars-steken-de-draak-met-verkeersleed-na-knip-weesperstraat~b02df7a6/ https://twitter.com/danielkoerhuis/status/1668291240259989508 https://twitter.com/kuitenbrouwer/status/1670419915784835072?s=20 https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/knip-houdt-amsterdam-in-zijn-greep-scheldende-taxichauffeurs-en-borrelende-buurtbewoners-zijn-passanten-in-vervoersexperiment~bee5fa3e/ https://www.parool.nl/nieuws/autobezit-nergens-zo-laag-als-in-amsterdam~b3266903/ Museumplein road: https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/21f42296-4660-9c35-4af1-6c105f0b0729 https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/76e0eb2b-3ffe-3eec-5e0e-e483bde9b4fc This video makes use of some footage from Getty Images

Go to: https://go.nebula.tv/notjustbikes for full access to Nebula for $30 per year (plus applicable taxes). I have no interest in making “debunking” videos, but there’s one lame excuse that is so common, so prevalent, so ubiquitous, that I was literally forced to make this video. It's true: I had no other choice. My hands were drawn to the keyboard to write this script like they were possessed by the ghosts of people killed by cars. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Mastodon: @[email protected] NJB Live (my live-streaming channel): @njblive --- References & Further Reading Downtown Houston, 1912 https://hdl.handle.net/1911/62636 Country size comparisons https://www.thetruesize.com Number of Vehicle Trips by Trip Distance US Department of Transportation https://nhts.ornl.gov/vehicle-trips NHTS BRIEF November 2006 National Household Travel Survey - Commuting for Life https://nhts.ornl.gov/briefs/commuting%20for%20life.pdf Urban sprawl erodes rural lands https://www.farmprogress.com/business/urban-sprawl-erodes-rural-lands Ontario loses 175 acres of farmland to urban development a day, says farmers group https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/urban-development-disappearing-farmland-ontario-1.6044620 [Netherlands] Agricultural export in 2021 in excess of 100 billion euros for the first time https://www.wur.nl/en/research-results/research-institutes/economic-research/show-wecr/agricultural-export-in-2021-in-excess-of-100-billion-euros-for-the-first-time.htm Ray Hill’s Tunnel photograph (2019) by Michael Manoni https://www.alltrails.com/members/michael-manoni https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/pennsylvania/pike-2-bike-abandoned-pennsylvania-turnpike/photos Why did Minneapolis tear down its biggest train station? https://www.startribune.com/why-did-minneapolis-tear-down-its-train-station-great-northern-depot/600013884/#15 This video contains content licensed from Getty Images.

This YouTube channel just hit 1 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS! To celebrate, I bought myself a new truck and moved to the suburbs. SUBURBIA RULES, BRO! --- Script by Jason Slaughter & Nicole Conlan. Apologies to Last Week Tonight for ripping off some of their Homeowners Association jokes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrizmAo17Os The best part about having a YouTube channel is that I can shitpost to it. If I wanted to make straightforward educational videos I would've gone into television. If you want to support this and future shitposts, sign up to Nebula at https://go.nebula.tv/notjustbikes or join Patreon at https://patreon.com/notjustbikes This video contains content licensed from Getty Images.

Sign up to NordVPN using https://nordvpn.com/notjustbikes and for a discount and to support this channel Oslo is a city that is changing quickly. After electing a left-wing majority government in 2015, the city has implemented a number of sweeping changes to make their streets safer and to increase cycling numbers. It's still very much a work in progress, with new street design guidelines there's a lot of good progress in the right direction. Will Oslo become the next great cycling city? Watch this video ad and sponsor-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-is-this-the-next-great-cycling-city Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes Mastodon: @[email protected] NJB Live (my live-streaming channel): @njblive --- References & Further Reading Street Design Manual for Oslo https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/Street-Design-Manual-for-Oslo?language=en_US This video contains content licensed from Getty Images

Visit https://wren.co/start/notjustbikes to start offsetting your carbon emissions with Wren and get your first month for free! If the US is too big to have good urbanism, then a small country must be great, right? Well, no. Believe it or not, the size of the country has nothing to do with how car-centric it will be. I took a trip to the Bahamas recently and travelled with my Foreign friend from Foreign Man in a Foreign Land. Join us on an adventure through paradise, where perfect weather meets perfect traffic congestion. Foreign Man in a Foreign Land: @ForeignManinaForeignLand Foreign's video: https://youtu.be/LvikTp47i_E Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes Mastodon: @[email protected] NJB Live (my live-streaming channel): @njblive --- References & Further Reading List of North American countries by GDP (nominal) per capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_American_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita This video contains content licensed from Getty Images

Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-these-stupid-trucks-are-literally-killing-us Engineers, planners, politicians, and advocates all around the world are trying to improve their cities and build more great walkable places with viable alternatives to driving. But there's a looming trend that could undo all of that hard work: the growth of SUVs and light trucks. This could all be solved if these pathetic suburbanites could just buy small cars, station wagons, or minivans instead. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes Mastodon: @[email protected] NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw Script by Nicole Conlan and Jason Slaughter --- References and Further Reading Tell Automakers: Fix front-end blind zones - Consumer Reports Petition https://action.consumerreports.org/20221116_stop_blindspots CityNerd: Problems with Pickup Trucks (Nebula) https://nebula.tv/videos/citynerd-problems-with-pickup-trucks-why-the-growing-share-of-large-vehicles-is-bad-for-everyone?ref=notjustbikes Thumbnail inspired by @[email protected] https://social.notjustbikes.com/@[email protected]/109849469836233121 New Car Assessment Program https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/12/16/2015-31323/new-car-assessment-program SUVs, pickup trucks more likely to hit pedestrians than cars, study finds https://eu.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/03/17/suvs-pickups-pedestrian-fatalities-rise/7075333001/ The Ultimate List of Driving Statistics for 2023 https://driving-tests.org/driving-statistics/ High and Mighty: SUVs-the World's Most Dangerous Vehicles and How They Got That Way Keith Bradsher [ISBN 9781586481230] https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/832299 Trucks And SUVs Are Now Over 80 Percent Of New Car Sales In The U.S. https://jalopnik.com/trucks-and-suvs-are-now-over-80-percent-of-new-car-sale-1848427797 Mindgames on wheels - How advertising sold false promises of safety and superiority with SUVs https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ebd0080238e863d04911b51/t/6065dbeb73734b58372d797b/1617288180453 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 1997 (modified) https://www.flickr.com/photos/juanelo242a/48129421276 Sherman tank by Nyttend - Own work, Public Domain https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16709601 Carsized.com Global SUV sales set another record in 2021, setting back efforts to reduce emissions https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/growth-in-co2-emissions-by-energy-sub-sector-from-2010-to-2021 Kids and Cars https://www.kidsandcars.org/ https://www.kidsandcars.org/how-kids-get-hurt/frontovers/ Experiment involving SUV reveals hidden danger for small children https://www.kmbc.com/article/experiment-involving-suv-reveals-hidden-danger-for-small-children/28509643 SUVs second biggest cause of emissions rise, figures reveal https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2019/oct/25/suvs-second-biggest-cause-of-emissions-rise-figures-reveal U.S. Pedestrian Fatalities Rise, While European Pedestrian Fatalities Fall https://www.planetizen.com/news/2019/07/105095-us-pedestrian-fatalities-rise-while-european-pedestrian-fatalities-fall Cyclist and Pedestrian Deaths Skyrocket in 2018 as Motorists Stay Safe https://usa.streetsblog.org/2019/06/18/cyclist-and-pedestrian-deaths-skyrocket-in-2018-as-motorists-stay-safe/ Why are US drivers killing so many pedestrians? https://cityobservatory.org/why-are-us-drivers-killing-so-many-pedestrians/ National Survey on Distracted Driving Attitudes and Behaviors https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/811729.pdf The Car Cushion Hypothesis: Bigger Cars Lead to More Risk Taking—Evidence from Behavioural Data https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10603-022-09511-w You Don’t Need A Full-Size Pickup Truck, You Need a Cowboy Costume https://www.thedrive.com/news/26907/you-dont-need-a-full-size-pickup-truck-you-need-a-cowboy-costume City drivers 'should think twice' before buying SUVs https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56647128 Pickup Trucks - From Workhorse to Joyride https://www.axios.com/ford-pickup-trucks-history Transportation Alternatives - The Problem with Bigger Cars https://www.transalt.org/newsletter/september-2-mcguinness-update-queens-open-streets-the-problem-with-bigger-cars Unlicensed Driver Is Charged in Death of Baby in Stroller https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/17/nyregion/bronx-driver-kills-child.html Tyre Extinguishers https://www.tyreextinguishers.com/ EUROPEAN VEHICLE MARKET STATISTICS https://eupocketbook.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Pocketbook_2022_23_Web.pdf European new car market starts 2021 with record market share for SUVs https://www.jato.com/european-new-car-market-starts-2021-with-record-market-share-for-suvs/ Safety consequences of vehicle size & weight https://youtu.be/ExQUGk12S8U This video contains content licensed from Getty Images

Watch this video ad-free and sponsor-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-amsterdam-just-got-awesomer For as long as I can remember, Amsterdam Centraal has been under construction. Some amazing projects have completed over the past 10 years, but the best was just completed recently: the largest bicycle parking garage in Amsterdam! Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes Mastodon: @[email protected] NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- Additional Information Bicycle Dutch - Amsterdam's underwater bicycle parking garage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_H421RS_Lc Timelapse 2019-2022 onderwater fietsenstalling Amsterdam Centraal Station https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZcq3R91YZM Zo werd bij Centraal Station de grootste fietsenstalling van Amsterdam gebouwd https://www.parool.nl/nederland/zo-werd-bij-centraal-station-de-grootste-fietsenstalling-van-amsterdam-gebouwd~bc3b8fbb/ Nieuwe fietsenstalling bij station Amsterdam: 'Een oase, maar je moet geen haast hebben' https://nos.nl/video/2461351-nieuwe-fietsenstalling-bij-station-amsterdam-een-oase-maar-je-moet-geen-haast-hebben Feest rond CS: alles nieuw met 2 giga fietsenstallingen onder water https://www.amsterdam.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/feest-rond-cs/ https://nos.nl/video/2461351-nieuwe-fietsenstalling-bij-station-amsterdam-een-oase-maar-je-moet-geen-haast-hebben

Watch this video ad-free and sponsor-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-would-you-fall-for-it-st08 In the 1950s, the US automobile industry was lobbying hard to get more funding for roads and highways. Part of this effort included propaganda targeted to the general public. In this video, I look back at one of these automobile industry propaganda videos, "Give Yourself the Green Light" by General Motors, and show what was promised versus what the reality is today for American cities. The automobile industry got everything they wanted, but the problems they were trying to solve only got worse. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes Mastodon: @[email protected] NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- References & Further Reading If you'd like to watch the whole film, you can watch my cleaned-up/upscaled version here: https://youtu.be/eXQayNKrj_Y Or watch the original on archive.org: Give Yourself the Green Light General Motors Corporation, Department of Public Relations https://archive.org/details/0542_Give_Yourself_the_Green_Light_05_01_03_28 To learn more about Strong Towns, visit https://strongtowns.org or watch my Strong Towns series of videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp5q-R0lZ0_FCUbeVWK6OGLN69ehUTVa https://nebula.tv/videos/not-just-bikes-the-truth-about-american-cities-strong-towns-st01 https://nebula.tv/videos/not-just-bikes-how-suburban-development-makes-american-cities-poorer-st02 https://nebula.tv/videos/not-just-bikes-why-american-cities-are-broke-the-growth-ponzi-scheme-st03 https://nebula.tv/videos/not-just-bikes-how-bankrupt-american-cities-stay-alive-debt-st04 https://nebula.tv/videos/not-just-bikes-the-ugly-dangerous-and-inefficient-stroads-found-all-over-the-us-canada-st05 https://nebula.tv/videos/not-just-bikes-the-wrong-way-to-set-speed-limits-st06 https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-suburbia-is-subsidized-heres-the-math-st07 Segregation by Design: https://www.segregationbydesign.com/ https://www.instagram.com/segregation_by_design/ https://twitter.com/SegByDesign State Motor Vehicle Registrations, by years, 1900 https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/summary95/mv200.pdf The gas tax chart was sourced from this classic article by Strong Towns: Some Perspective on the Gas Tax https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2014/7/24/some-perspective-on-the-gas-tax.html This video contains content licensed from Getty Images

Visit https://givewell.org/notjustbikes for a better way to donate money this holiday season, and up to $100 in matching donations. In 2018, the political party GroenLinks promised to remove 10,000 parking spaces from the streets of Amsterdam by 2025. So how is that going? Watch this video ad-free and sponsor-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-why-amsterdam-is-removing-10000-parking-spaces Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://notjustbikes.com/donate NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- References & Further Reading Verkiezingen Gemeenteraad 2018 - uitslagen per stemlocatie https://maps.amsterdam.nl/gemeenteraad2018/ The Future of the Gardiner East: What Can We Learn from Other Cities? https://www.waterfrontoronto.ca/news/future-gardiner-east-what-can-we-learn-other-cities On street parking and its impact on road performance https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2018/40/matecconf_istsdc2017_06008.pdf What Share of Traffic is Cruising for Parking? https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325247222_What_Share_of_Traffic_is_Cruising_for_Parking San Francisco's SFPark Experiment https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/drive-park/demand-responsive-pricing/sfpark-evaluation https://escholarship.org/content/qt0j41t7rz/qt0j41t7rz_noSplash_2c94d2076d87a6010cd64ff47e50e93e.pdf?t=mwvv89 Amsterdam Parkeertarieven https://www.amsterdam.nl/parkeren-verkeer/parkeertarieven/ How Much Traffic is Cruising for Parking? https://transfersmagazine.org/magazine-article/issue-4/how-much-traffic-is-cruising-for-parking/ Toronto's curbside patios made nearly 50x more money than the parking spots they took up https://www.blogto.com/city/2022/10/torontos-curbside-patios-more-money-parking-spots/ Even businesses are OK with losing on-street parking. So why would Toronto undo curbside patios? https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2021/10/26/even-businesses-are-ok-with-losing-on-street-parking-so-why-would-toronto-undo-curbside-patios.html What would a free market for parking look like? It'd look a lot like Japan. http://www.citybeautiful.nz/2018/09/parking-in-japan/ Parking in Japan: What to Know before Getting on the Road - PLAZA HOMES https://www.realestate-tokyo.com/living-in-tokyo/driving/parking-in-japan/ Japan's proof-of-parking rule has an essential twin policy https://www.reinventingparking.org/2014/06/japans-proof-of-parking-rule-has.html On-street parking in Tokyo – How to use and the regulations | Living in Tokyo https://living.rise-corp.tokyo/on-street-parking-in-tokyo/ Deze kades en bruggen in Amsterdam verkeren in slechte staat https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/deze-kades-en-bruggen-in-amsterdam-verkeren-in-slechte-staat~b9d699c4/ Parkeervrije Hoofdgracht Inspiratiedocument voor een nieuwe kijk op de grachten https://amsterdam.raadsinformatie.nl/document/10441109/1/Inspiratiedocument%20Parkeervrije%20Hoofdgracht_toegankelijk Amsterdam telt al 1141 parkeerplekken minder https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/amsterdam-telt-al-1141-parkeerplekken-minder~bd422d33/ Meer ruimte, minder parkeervakken https://amsterdam-autoluw-magazine.readz.com/meer-ruimte-minder-parkeervakken Amsterdam wil 11.200 parkeerplaatsen opheffen. In Oost probeerden ze het een maand uit. ‘Je ruikt de bloemen’ https://www.trouw.nl/binnenland/amsterdam-wil-11-200-parkeerplaatsen-opheffen-in-oost-probeerden-ze-het-een-maand-uit-je-ruikt-de-bloemen~b7cb2304/ Cities have a parking problem. More parking is not the solution. https://citymonitor.ai/transport/parking/cities-have-a-parking-problem-more-parking-is-not-the-solution The Strongest Case Yet That Excessive Parking Causes More Driving https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-12/study-the-strongest-evidence-yet-that-abudant-parking-causes-more-driving More Parking Puts More Cars on the Road https://www.sightline.org/2021/01/28/more-parking-isnt-harmless-it-actually-makes-us-drive-more/ What Do Residential Lotteries Show Us About Transportation Choices? https://people.ucsc.edu/~jwest1/articles/MillardBall_West_Rezaei_Desai_SFBMR_UrbanStudies.pdf This video contains stock footage licensed from Getty Images --- Chapters 0:00 Introduction 1:12 Getting rid of parking is contentious 2:11 The problem with street parking 2:46 The finances of street parking 4:36 The Japanese example 5:47 The exceptions 7:20 How did they do it? 8:01 Example construction projects 8:41 Crumbling canal walls 9:47 Just do it 10:28 Frans Halsbuurt 11:22 Underwater cars 12:46 How is 10,000 counted? 13:17 Off-street parking is a problem, too 14:12 Amsterdam's car problem 15:46 Why are these people driving!? 17:04 How to reduce car use in the centre 17:35 4,000 and counting 18:07 GiveWell 19:39 Patreon shout-out

https://curiositystream.com/notjustbikes to get Curiosity Stream and Nebula for only US$14.79 for the first year. The pub. The café. The town square. They’re not home. They’re not work. They’re something else. But these places are becoming more and more scarce. And in car-dependent suburbia, they've been erased almost completely … and that's a problem. Watch this video ad-free and sponsor-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-the-great-places-erased-by-suburbia-the-third-place Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://notjustbikes.com/donate NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw Script by Nicole Conlan and Jason Slaughter --- References & Further Reading Q + A with Ray Oldenburg https://www.steelcase.com/research/articles/topics/design-q-a/q-ray-oldenburg/ The Great Good Place (book) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Good_Place_(book) Project for Public Spaces - Ray Oldenburg https://www.pps.org/article/roldenburg Do Yourself a Favor and Go Find a ‘Third Place’ https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/04/third-places-meet-new-people-pandemic/629468/ “Third places” as community builders https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2016/09/14/third-places-as-community-builders/ Public Places and Commercial Spaces: How Neighborhood Amenities Foster Trust and Connection in American Communities American Community Life Survey https://www.americansurveycenter.org/research/public-places-and-commercial-spaces-how-neighborhood-amenities-foster-trust-and-connection-in-american-communities/ McDonald's: you can sneer, but it's the glue that holds communities together https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jun/08/mcdonalds-community-centers-us-physical-social-networks A Question About Friends Reveals a Lot About Class Divides https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/01/upshot/a-question-about-friends-reveals-a-lot-about-class-divides.html Do people really meet up at barbershops and just hang out, like on tv? If so, why is it in specifically barbershops that people hang out like that? https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAnAmerican/comments/kl7vh8/do_people_really_meet_up_at_barbershops_and_just/ Some taking advantage of cooling centers amid scorching heat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L-2dpjQpEs East Baltimore Community Engagement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3BfP1zIfPw This video contains content licensed from Getty Images --- Chapters 0:00 Pre-roll 0:08 Introduction 0:39 Ray Oldenburg's "Third Place" 1:18 Our "local" 2:16 Why smaller apartments are OK 3:04 Cheers 3:42 Other benefits of the Third Places 5:27 How suburbia destroyed the Third Place 6:06 Stealing "keep off" signs 6:28 Faking the Third Places 8:02 Let's go to the mall! 8:55 The sterilized Third Place 9:22 The barber shop 9:41 What's left of the Third Place in America 10:18 Conclusion 11:27 Curiosity Stream and Nebula 12:54 Patreon Shout-out

https://nebula.tv/notjustbikes for ad-free, sponsor-free content from over 150 educational creators Already subscribed? Watch this video ad-free here: https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-groceries-delivered-in-10-minutes Over the past few years, many cities have seen the arrival of services that promise to delivery groceries as quickly as possible. These services offer a level of convenience and laziness that have never been seen before, but they bring with them some problems. Can groceries be delivered TOO quickly? Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://notjustbikes.com/donate NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- References & additional reading Hotline Cooper Ray // Street Cycling Terry B [YouTube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atkp8mklOh0 Why Is Everything Turning Into Uber? Second Thought [YouTube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wX_NLZyqCo 15-Minute Grocery Delivery Has Come to N.Y.C. Not Everyone Is Happy. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/nyregion/online-grocery-delivery-nyc.html DOMINO'S DROPS 30-MINUTE DELIVERY PLEDGE – Chicago Tribune https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-12-22-9312220035-story.html The fast and the spurious: super speedy grocery war has hit Holland https://www.dutchnews.nl/features/2022/01/the-fast-and-the-spurious-super-speedy-grocery-war-has-hit-holland/ Instant Delivery Startups Test a New Tactic: Slower Delivery — The Information https://www.theinformation.com/articles/instant-delivery-startups-test-a-new-tactic-slower-delivery Themarapportage maaltijd- en flitsbezorging, Nederlandse Arbeidsinspectie, april 2022 https://bijlagen.nos.nl/artikel-15577027/Rapport_arbeidsinspectie.pdf Nederlaag voor online supers: personeel moet weekendtoeslag krijgen https://nos.nl/artikel/2444570-nederlaag-voor-online-supers-personeel-moet-weekendtoeslag-krijgen Maaltijdbezorger Deliveroo vertrekt uit Nederland https://fd.nl/bedrijfsleven/1448119/maaltijdbezorger-deliveroo-vertrekt-uit-nederland Deliveroo unveils plans to pull out of Spain in wake of ‘rider law’ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/30/deliveroo-unveils-plans-to-pull-out-of-spain-in-wake-of-rider-law 2021 Gorillas strikes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Gorillas_strikes Gorillas Workers Collective (Twitter) https://twitter.com/gorillasworkers Ultrafast grocer Gorillas avoids German labor laws by becoming Dutch https://nltimes.nl/2022/02/22/ultrafast-grocer-gorillas-avoids-german-labor-laws-becoming-dutch Nieuwe flitsbezorgers geweerd uit gemeente Groningen, ook rem op nieuwe supermarkten https://nos.nl/regio/groningen/artikel/258361-nieuwe-flitsbezorgers-geweerd-uit-gemeente-groningen-ook-rem-op-nieuwe-supermarkten Per direct verbod op nieuwe ‘darkstores’ voor flitsbezorging in de stad https://www.at5.nl/artikelen/213290/per-direct-verbod-op-nieuwe-darkstores-voor-flitsbezorging-in-de-stad Battle for the residential streets: dark stores vs Amsterdammers https://www.dutchnews.nl/features/2022/05/battle-for-the-residential-streets-dark-stores-vs-amsterdammers/ Amsterdam orders three dark stores to close for breaking zoning plan https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2022/04/amsterdam-orders-three-dark-stores-to-close-for-breaking-zoning-plan/ Gorillas scraps 10-minute grocery delivery promise and tweaks business model https://www.businessinsider.com/gorillas-scraps-10-minute-grocery-delivery-and-offers-nyc-pickup-2022-2?international=true&r=US&IR=T Amsterdam to ban super fast distribution centres from residential areas https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2022/05/amsterdam-to-ban-super-fast-distribution-centres-from-residential-areas/ This video contains photos and video clips sourced from Getty Images --- Chapters 0:00 Pre-roll 0:07 Introduction 0:45 What is "flash" delivery? 1:28 How do they do it? 2:33 Can't you just walk to buy groceries? 3:28 Who uses it? 4:01 What's the downside? 6:42 VCs and dumb money 8:26 Worker exploitation & tech 10:41 Do we REALLY need this? 11:28 Where we are today & conclusion 12:10 Nebula spot & Patreon Shout-out

Go to https://nordvpn.com/notjustbikes to sign up fro NordVPN with a huge discount for NJB viewers Toronto is a city with some great potential, and one of the best cities in Canada. But it has a problem: it's addicted to cars. Here's how that happened. Watch this video ad and sponsor free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-how-toronto-got-addicted-to-cars Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://notjustbikes.com/donate NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- References & further reading: History of Toronto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Toronto By William Armstrong - This image is available from the Toronto Public Library under the reference number TRL JRR 291, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5985519 By Arthur Cox (1840 - 1917), after Edward Walsh (1766/7 - 1832) - This image is available from the Toronto Public Library under the reference number TRL, X 4-1, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6034112 https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/local-history-genealogy/2019/03/remembering-torontos-first-subway-march-30-snapshots-in-history.html Toronto Historical Streetcar Photos courtesy of Transit Toronto Photographer: Richard Glaze https://transittoronto.ca/streetcar/4100.shtml Historical Photos of Toronto from the City of Toronto Archives: https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/accountability-operations-customer-service/access-city-information-or-records/city-of-toronto-archives/whats-online/digitized-photographs-by-fonds-and-series/ https://www.blogto.com/city/2011/10/that_time_when_toronto_was_a_city_of_parking_lots/ The Yellowbelt - Map TO http://www.mapto.ca/maps/2017/3/4/the-yellow-belt Map of Toronto with the borders of the 1974 - 1998 boroughs indicated By Lencer - own work, used:OpenStreetMap created with Greater toronto area map-de.svg by NordNordWest, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6077610 The Amalgamation of Toronto http://www.mapto.ca/maps/amalgamation Vote breakdown shows pre-amalgamation split https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/vote-breakdown-shows-pre-amalgamation-split-1.894941 Amalgamation of Toronto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalgamation_of_Toronto TORONTO ELECTION HIGHLIGHTS FAILURE OF AMALGAMATION https://www.newgeography.com/content/001890-toronto-election-highlights-failure-amalgamation Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Toronto Megacity http://www.publicpurpose.com/n-torref.htm The Megacity Threat to Toronto: Less Democracy for More Money http://www.publicpurpose.com/tor-emp.htm The fight for TORONTO https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1997/3/17/the-fight-for-toronto Sizing up amalgamation, 20 years on https://torontoist.com/2018/01/sizing-amalgamation-20-years/ Toronto: Trouble in the megacity, facing a financial crisis in 2010 https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/after-copenhagen/toronto-trouble-in-the-megacity-facing-a-financial-crisis-in-2010/ THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF AMALGAMATION: THE CASE OF THE CITY OF TORONTO https://www.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/205/2020/10/MontrealPaper3.pdf Toronto Election 2010 Map By DrRandomFactor - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54168674 Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: I Was Drunk But Never High at Work https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/toronto-mayor-rob-ford-i-was-drunk-never-high-work-n146556 Pt 1 John Tory on Toronto's Financial Situation (May 16, 2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MclpbpTe1dQ Strategic Plan for Cycling in Toronto: The “Toronto Bike Plan - Shifting Gears” (All Wards) https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/2001/agendas/council/cc010724/plt8rpt/cl003.pdf Premier Doug Ford and the politics of spite https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2018/11/15/premier-doug-ford-and-the-politics-of-spite.html The War on Cars 74. Not Just Bikes with Jason Slaughter https://thewaroncars.org/2021/11/30/not-just-bikes-with-jason-slaughter/ This video contains photos and video licensed from Getty Images --- Chapters 0:00 Introduction 1:14 The early history of Toronto 2:20 CARS! WE NEED MORE CARS! 2:35 Gotta get rid of those streetcars 4:17 Freeways everywhere 5:27 What was left of Toronto 5:55 Car-dependency in the suburbs 6:52 The MEGACITY 9:21 The worst mayor Toronto ever had 11:30 How the Conservatives f-up cities 13:02 You need to vote. DO IT. 14:25 Conclusion 15:00 My travel problems and NordVPN

Visit https://80000hours.org/notjustbikes for free advice and information about finding a career that provides an opportunity to have a positive impact on the world. Sign up to their newsletter today. Crossing the street should be safe, convenient, and easy, but it isn't. And that's because in the US and Canada, the roads are designed for exactly one purpose: to move lots of cars as quickly as possible. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://notjustbikes.com/donate NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- References & further reading: Ontario Traffic Man - Multi-phase crossings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSnSeyG74fw Signalized Intersection with Prohibited Right-turn-on-Red http://www.cmfclearinghouse.org/detail.cfm?facid=4579#commentanchor http://www.cmfclearinghouse.org/study_detail.cfm?stid=297 When Cities Treated Cars as Dangerous Intruders https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/when-cities-treated-cars-as-dangerous-intruders/ The Invention of ‘Jaywalking’ https://marker.medium.com/the-invention-of-jaywalking-afd48f994c05 Jaywalking - Historically Speaking https://idiomation.wordpress.com/2015/03/31/jaywalking/ When there is no such concept as ‘jaywalking’ https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/when-there-is-no-such-concept-as-jaywalking/ “Distracted Pedestrians”: Distracting from the Real Issues https://visionzeronetwork.org/distracted-pedestrians-distracting-from-the-real-issues/ Historical photos of Amsterdam - Stadsarchief Amsterdam https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/1aa413df-b9e5-e633-ca99-d9dd319bb8b7 https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/5831aa8b-b402-10bc-c065-b2ba800da6db https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/f32d73a7-17b0-bd80-7942-74ba69b0bcd3 https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/75e1fc61-17e8-f731-b7ca-0bd9c95cc1f4 https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/5c6148a8-8cdb-2515-42e7-3bdb5c1432af https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/c76bcf23-7349-8d1d-6f2d-b27512dddf8f Duurzaam Veilig Wegverkeer (Sustainable Traffic Saftey) https://swov.nl/nl/factsheet/duurzaam-veilig-wegverkeer Rotonde op het Aalsmeerplein, gezien in zuidelijke richting naar de Henk Sneevlietweg https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/e24ca0b2-f0a0-85e7-2888-d6f12e8a60ac "Be Nice, Look Twice" - SFMTA https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/safety/safety-education-campaigns/pedestrian-safety https://www.12news.com/article/traffic/pedestrian-fatalities-in-the-us-reach-four-decade-high-see-where-arizona-stands/75-03c99af3-5f9d-4184-8f19-2e7bfe5f7f79 HAWK Pedestrian Signal - Compliance Review https://deldot.gov/Programs/DSHSP/pdfs/OtherPedProjects/HAWK_Study_Report_May2020.pdf Black-tailed Godwit calling Birdfun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnXXqHaoWgs Assessing the Impact of Large-Scale Trends on Ontario’s Pedestrian Fatality Rate https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0361198121999625 Ontario's Pedestrian Crash Causation Study https://trid.trb.org/view/1759830 Common pedestrian accidents in Ontario https://injured.ca/what-are-the-most-common-pedestrian-accidents-in-ontario/ Preliminary 2020 Ontario Road Safety Annual Report https://files.ontario.ca/mto-3/mto-preliminary-orsar-2020-en-2021-11-18.pdf EndTheStreakTX PSA: 30 - TxDOT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78y5a_whhnc For Pedestrians in Phoenix, 2021 Has Been Deadly https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/for-pedestrians-in-phoenix-2021-has-been-especially-deadly-12263810 What are the deadliest areas for pedestrians in Arizona? https://www.azcentral.com/pages/interactives/news/local/arizona-data/where-arizona-pedestrians-hit-car-crash-death/ Swedish Vision Zero policies for safety https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925753517309013 Institute for Road Safety Research (SWOV) https://swov.nl/en This video contains media licensed from Getty Images #roadsafety #pedestrian --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:54 It's about moving cars 1:39 Beg buttons 2:23 Right turn on red 3:21 Why do we all go at the same time? 4:05 Countdown timers 4:35 Traffic engineers don't care about you 5:27 Everything is so far away 5:50 Slip lanes suuuuuuck 6:27 A wide road in Amsterdam 7:03 Smarter, independent traffic signals 8:31 Two-phase crossings 9:24 Out damned beg buttons! 9:59 Roads designed for safety, not speed 11:10 Stop signs and minor junctions 12:26 Continuous sidewalks (yay!) 14:29 Jaywalking is bullshit 17:47 The Netherlands wasn't always like this 19:00 Mid-block zebra crossings ("Ah, Jesus!") 20:36 Raised crossings and speed bumps 21:38 Over-engineered bullshit (HAWK crossings) 23:08 Concrete trenches in the sky (pedestrian bridges) 24:45 WTF you gotta be kidding me (pedestrian crossing flags) 26:13 We know how to keep pedestrians safe, we just don't 28:00 Conclusion 29:08 How to make the world a better place 31:08 Patreon shout-out

The A9 Highway through Amstelveen is being widended and improved, with several sections being covered. While construction is underway, several temporary bicycle bridges were built to keep cycling safe and convenient until the project completes in 2026. https://www.amstelveen.nl/amstelveen-bouwt/publicatie/uitgelicht_a9_het-project-a9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2siTx8ANDps

The Netherlands has a (very loud) public warning siren system that is tested on the first Monday of every month. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waarschuwingsstelsel https://www.government.nl/topics/counterterrorism-and-national-security/question-and-answer/public-warning-sirens https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/terrorismebestrijding/vraag-en-antwoord/wanneer-wordt-de-sirene-getest https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/terrorismebestrijding/vraag-en-antwoord/wat-moet-ik-doen-als-de-sirene-gaat

Restrictive covenants are sometimes used to specify what a piece of land can be used for, so that the value and enjoyment of adjoining land will be preserved. However in the not-so-distant history, these clauses were used to define what race of people were permitted to purchase - or even visit - a certain piece of land. In Canada, these kind of covenants were challenged when a Jewish businessman from London, Ontario, wanted to purchase a property in Beach O' Pines, a private gated community of holiday homes in Ontario. This case eventually went all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada, and it was a major catalyst towards removing racist covenants and zoning in Canada. Noble v Alley Wikipedia summary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_v_Alley Noble and Wolf vs Alley National Historic Event of Canada, London, Ontario https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/wm11X3Q_Noble_and_Wolf_vs_Alley_National_Historic_Event_of_Canada_London_Ontario Beach O'Pines - Google Maps https://goo.gl/maps/U1WeAQnZx8yvP4Pz5

Last week we took a trip from Amsterdam to Berlin. There's nothing particularly unique about this journey in Europe, but as a North American, it still amazes me that we can take a trip like this to another country and major city without ever having to drive, fly, or even take a taxi.

When we were moving back to Canada, we knew we'd need a car, but we couldn't afford one after the move. Thankfully, we found an electric bakfiets, and not only did it take the place of a car, it also saved us thousands of dollars in the process. Watch my videos first (and without ads) on Nebula, which you can get free by signing up to Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/notjustbikes only US$14.79 for the first year Thanks to @Propel for providing some of the footage used in this video. If you'd like to purchase an electric bike or bakfiets in New York or LA, check them out: https://propelbikes.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/PropelbikesUSA Thanks also to nrbi who provided footage of a cargo bakfiets in action in Toronto: https://www.nrbi.co/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://notjustbikes.com/donate NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- References & further reading: Short history of the cargo bike The cargo bike: Undervalued all-rounder with promising future https://cargobikefestival.com/news/short-history-of-the-cargo-bike/ Belading DC_2 per bakfiets. Vliegtuig PH_AKJ Jan van Gent, op Schiphol, onteigend door Duitsers mei 1940 https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/6a3739b7-e3d3-5b2c-f371-4c5fa853be01 Een bakfiets van warenhuis Metz & Co., Keizersgracht 455, in een rijwielstalling. https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/588fd902-ac8a-751f-7da7-a085c1680680 Bakfiets met kinderzitjes https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/030f7d29-60d9-e479-aa2b-93f68c5a984b Een bakfiets van A.P. de Zwart Czn., Stadhouderskade 61. https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/c282f197-ead9-6985-2862-1f8f41a950c8 Met Floriadepark; Europaboulevard https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/bb1d62c6-0ae7-7df8-6b10-6ee331d025d1 Linksvoor Nieuwe Achtergracht 29-31 en daarachter de voormalige brood- en meelfabriek Nieuwe Prinsengracht 55-57 https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/446e4ba1-9948-fa11-2412-0a6e7e098f4c Op de voorgrond de Nieuwe Prinsengracht, gezien vanaf het dak van gebouw Ceres. https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/8fbdb1de-692b-5edd-3608-5e2770336eef De toegang aan de zuidzijde van de Coentunnel. https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/32f5399d-470d-8272-3d8c-cfb7cfb30ff9 Overzicht straat - Frederik Hendrikstraat https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/06cfe161-3756-c315-dc8d-9febcae1baf9 Welcome to AutoShare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3AeNVjHqBA What is 5-Year Cost to Own? Kelley Blue Book https://www.kbb.com/new-cars/total-cost-of-ownership/ What Is the Total Cost of Owning a Car? https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/loans/auto-loans/total-cost-owning-car Kinder- und Warentransport-Pedelec, von Urban Arrow, 2019 in Frankfurt am Main (modified) By Bigral - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=78965978 Waste receptacles or dumpsters bearing the “BFI Canada” logo (a division of IESI-BFC Ltd.) Photo taken at Calgary, Alberta, Canada (modified) By User:Seerig - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11200442 -- Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:48 The Bakfiets 1:31 Mikey likes it! 2:18 The history of the cargo bike 2:55 The modern electric bakfiets 3:40 The bakfietsmoeder 4:13 Bakfiets as a second car 4:48 The money talk 6:14 Curiosity Stream & Nebula ad 6:27 The stuff we hauled 7:10 Commercial bakfietsen 7:57 The twitters 8:49 But the streets aren't safe 10:00 Bakfietsmoeders of the world ... UNITE! 10:35 Patreon shout-out #bakfiets #cargobikes #carryshitolympics

Curiosity Stream + Nebula bundle: https://curiositystream.com/notjustbikes only US$14.79 for the first year I live in the Netherlands, where we have some pretty great trains. But there's a country in Europe that does trains better. Much better, in fact. Switzerland has some of the best trains in the entire world - second, perhaps, only to Japan. What makes these trains so good? And what is it like to actually ride them? The Slowest Express Train in the World - The Glacier Express https://nebula.app/videos/notjustbikes-the-slowest-express-train-in-the-world-the-glacier-express Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://notjustbikes.com/donate NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- References and Additional Reading The integrated timetable of Switzerland https://www.jokteur.com/a/integrated-timetable-switzerland/ Watching the Swiss: A network approach to rural and exurban public transport https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967070X16301469 Live map of the Swiss Railways Network https://maps.vasile.ch/transit-sbb/ Trafimage - Live Swiss Railway Punctuality https://maps.trafimage.ch/ch.sbb.netzkarte?baselayers=ch.sbb.netzkarte,ch.sbb.netzkarte.dark,ch.sbb.netzkarte.luftbild.group,ch.sbb.netzkarte.landeskarte,ch.sbb.netzkarte.landeskarte.grau&lang=en&layers=ch.sbb.puenktlichkeit-all&x=918827.18&y=5943148.86&z=8.88&zoom=2 How Punctual is SBB? https://company.sbb.ch/en/the-company/responsibility-society-environment/customers/punctuality.html SBB Facts and Figures - Punctuality https://reporting.sbb.ch/punctuality Are Swiss trains becoming less punctual, pricier and more dangerous? https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/public-transport-in-numbers_are-swiss-trains-becoming-less-punctual--pricier-and-more-dangerous--/45231238 This video contains images and video licensed from Getty Images.

Amsterdam has bicycle "beg buttons" at almost every intersection, but they're usually not necessary, because there are better ways of detecting bicycles at stoplights. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://notjustbikes.com/donate NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- https://www.ad.nl/auto/waarom-fietsers-bij-verkeerslichten-soms-onnodig-op-de-knop-drukken~ac50450c/ https://consumentenpsycholoog.nl/om-deze-reden-laten-gemeenten-de-placebo-knoppen-bij-fietsstoplichten-gewoon-staan/

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I'm always being told that people won't cycle where it's hilly, and Switzerland is a pretty hilly country, so does anybody actually cycle there? Well, yes. In fact, there are several cities with a higher percentage of people who cycle than any city in North America. In this video, I visit Basel, Bern, Zürich, as well as one other lesser-known cycling city, to see exactly what it's like for people cycling in Switzerland. You can see all of my videos ad and sponsor-free on Nebula, and the best way to get it is free with the CuriosityStream + Nebula bundle: https://curiositystream.com/notjustbikes only US$14.79 for the first year Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://notjustbikes.com/donate NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw Historical photos of Amsterdam https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/30cf3ead-b37b-5ab3-c8d2-b4d80b4e5cd8 https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/fb706261-7376-b04e-5f68-5b8f970a07bf https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/1f661f8c-da05-01b2-c13d-2ecf6ef26020 https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/461f2dba-10e0-a98a-404e-054fe8bc3b9c https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/1dbb71c7-2c7d-49fc-cb51-f0f2ff23ff2e https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/e90c8b43-6b46-fd5c-7dc0-e56b513ad182 Hobbemakade 1991 https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/beda6224-faa0-a7a4-ccdc-c4aab399eac8 When Zurich was known for Needle Park https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UYmaalotK0 Cycling mode choice amongst US commuters: The role of climate and topography https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/AT4RRDTCGMVF3TJJHUJK/full This video contains footage licensed from the Associated Press (AParchive.com) and Getty Images

CuriosityStream + Nebula bundle: https://curiositystream.com/notjustbikes only US$14.79 for the first year Why is it that in the US & Canada, we're always being told that we can't justify the ridership for transit projects? And why is it that when we do build transit, it's struggles to gain riders? It all comes down to what surrounds that transit line. Good transit requires good land-use. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://notjustbikes.com/donate NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw The book "Confessions of a Recovering Engineer" can be purchased here: https://www.confessions.engineer --- Credits, References, and Additional Information NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw "TEXRail Ribbon Cutting" by Fort Worth City Hall is licensed under CC BY 2.0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkN7v6CCr8I Innsbruck Population (the Google result is wrong): https://www.innsbruck.gv.at/page.cfm?vpath=verwaltung/statistiken--zahlen/bevoelkerung/bevoelkerungsstand Tram in London, Ontario http://images.ourontario.ca/london/2371614/data Historical Los Angeles Railway Network https://ericbrightwell.com/2021/02/08/nobody-drives-in-la-historic-los-angeles-transit-railways/ TravelTime Map demo (for walkshed animation) https://app.traveltime.com/ Toronto Interactive Zoning Map https://map.toronto.ca/maps/map.jsp?app=ZBL_CONSULT Amid cost overruns and project delays, the Mississauga Transitway is complete https://www.mississauga.com/news-story/8003959-amid-cost-overruns-and-project-delays-the-mississauga-transitway-is-complete/ Mississauga Transitway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississauga_Transitway Missed opportunities on the Mississauga Transitway https://seanmarshall.ca/2016/04/15/missed-opportunities-on-the-mississauga-transitway/ Alan's Meme uses the song "Pineapple Juniors" by Staint Pepsi (Skylar Spence): https://soundcloud.com/skylarspence/pineapple-juniors More of Alan's memes can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhycIWhOLttiARz5TyOriVavHEgRj23iY Confessions of a Recovering Engineer Charles "Chuck" Marohn https://www.confessions.engineer/ Includes licensed stock footage from Getty Images #landuse #transitorienteddevelopment --- Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:52 We're too small for transit 1:43 Smaller cities aren't too small 2:51 Building for cars vs. transit 3:39 Land use matters! 5:09 Good transit needs good land use 5:50 Oh no it's the business park again 6:56 Mississauga's car-centric BRT 8:12 Transit-oriented development 8:51 When there's not enough D in your TOD 9:56 Can we build transit first? 10:47 When you build for cars you get traffic 11:14 The subway to nowhere 11:44 The memes are leaking 12:04 IJburg and its trams 12:51 What can the US & Canada do? 14:28 City Beautiful & Portland 15:12 CuriosityStream is a good deal 15:52 Patreon shout-out

Of all the reasons why we moved to the Netherlands, the independence of children is probably the most important one. I originally made this video in the early days of my channel, back in 2020, but I became a lot better at making videos, and I was never really happy with the outcome of the first video I made on this topic. So I've done a re-make of this topic with a slightly shorter script, and a few more details of why we would never, ever want to raise our kids in suburbia. Get a 26% discount on Curiosity Stream + free access to Nebula: https://curiositystream.com/notjustbikes Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://notjustbikes.com/donate NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- Additional Reading & References: Worlds of Influence - Understanding What Shapes Child Well-being in Rich Countries UNICEF https://www.unicef.nl/files/Report%20Card%2016%20UNICEF_3%20sept_2020.pdf Montreal pedestrian deaths at highest level in 6 years https://globalnews.ca/news/5382380/montreal-pedestrians-deaths-2018-high/ Toronto appears to have hit a one-year high in pedestrian and cyclist fatalities https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/12/07/toronto-appears-to-have-hit-a-one-year-high-in-pedestrian-and-cyclist-fatalities-over-40-per-cent-of-those-deaths-happened-in-scarborough.html Drivers are killing more pedestrians in Canada every year. Here's why: Michael's essay https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/the-sunday-edition-for-february-3-2019-1.4997146/drivers-are-killing-more-pedestrians-in-canada-every-year-here-s-why-michael-s-essay-1.4998615 Pedestrian deaths hit 28-year high, and big vehicles and smartphones are to blame https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/28/pedestrian-deaths-hit-a-28-year-high-and-big-vehicles-and-smartphones-are-to-blame.html Arriving at school on a bicycle (Netherlands) [298] Bicycle Dutch (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NUgB_xkIvU Cycling to school; Culemborg (Netherlands) [149] Bicycle Dutch (YouTube) https://youtu.be/OrQ-d2PBUto Very Superstitious: How Fact-Free Parenting Policies Rob Our Kids of Independence http://5kids1condo.com/very-superstitious-how-fact-free-parenting-policies-rob-our-kids-of-independence/ Riding the first bus (5 mins) with kids on a rainy day Adrian Crook (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGHQVnbsVJs Kids filing onto their second bus (25 mins) that goes directly to school Adrian Crook (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMBs_NcrV5Y We Won! Common Sense Prevails in ‘Bus Dad’ Case. http://5kids1condo.com/we-won-common-sense-prevails-in-bus-dad-case/ COURT OF APPEAL FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA Adrian Crook The Director under the Child, Family and Community Service Act Kids First Parent Association of Canada https://www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/ca/20/01/2020BCCA0192cor1.htm How did good parenting become a crime? Maclean's https://www.macleans.ca/society/how-did-good-parenting-become-a-crime/ Florida mom arrested after 7-year-old son went to park alone https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-mom-arrested-after-7-year-old-son-went-to-park-alone/ S.C. mom's arrest over daughter alone in park sparks debate https://www.cbsnews.com/news/south-carolina-moms-arrest-over-daughter-alone-in-park-sparks-debate/ Includes licensed stock footage from Getty Images

I'd like to thank my supporters on Patreon, who pay me to spend way too much time and money shitposting to YouTube. Apologies to the Wachowski sisters and Laurence Fishburne. I'd like to thank these people for putting together this wonderful work of art: Cinematographer & Editor - Broderick Steele Assistant Camera Operator - Samuel Crick This video was filmed on an actual CRT monitor, in an actual pile of garbage, at the side of an actual stroad. I have more content that is uploaded to Nebula (nebula.app). You can get Nebula for free by signing up for the documentary film service CuriosityStream: https://curiositystream.com/notjustbikes Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw Includes licensed stock footage from Getty Images

https://curiositystream.com/notjustbikes for a 26% discount on Curiosity Stream + Nebula for free. Only US$14.79 for the first year, which, I think, is quite a reasonble price. A bargain, even! I used to write other stuff in the description that introduced the video, but hardly anybody reads it anyway, especially now that YouTube has made it even harder to find in the new UI. At least you can come here for references if you're really determined. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://bunq.me/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- Credits, References, and Additional Information The part of "My Brother" was played by my brother. Large-scale physical activity data reveal worldwide activity inequality Nature, 10 July 2017 http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature23018.html https://cs.stanford.edu/people/jure/pubs/activity-inequality-nature17.pdf COUNTRY COMPARISON :: OBESITY - ADULT PREVALENCE RATE CIA World Fact Book https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2228rank.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_obesity_rate For this video, "Developed Country" was considered any country with a Human Development Index over 0.9: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index What can we learn from the COVID-19 pandemic about how people experience working from home and commuting? University of Amsterdam Centre for Urban Studies https://urbanstudies.uva.nl/content/blog-series/covid-19-pandemic-working-from-home-and-commuting.html People are missing their daily commute in lockdown – here’s why https://theconversation.com/people-are-missing-their-daily-commute-in-lockdown-heres-why-142863 Walking and cycling to work makes commuters happier and more productive https://theconversation.com/walking-and-cycling-to-work-makes-commuters-happier-and-more-productive-117819 Global views on sports: 58% globally would like to practice more https://www.ipsos.com/en/global-views-to-sports-2021 Do the Health Benefits of Cycling Outweigh the Risks? Epidemiology, January 2011 https://journals.lww.com/epidem/Fulltext/2011/01001/Do_the_Health_Benefits_of_Cycling_Outweigh_the.205.aspx https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/pdf/10.1289/ehp.0901747

I've spent a lot of my life in business parks, and the vast majority of them suck. But that's just the way it has to be, right? That's what I thought, until I had a meeting in a business park by the airport in the Netherlands. Get a 26% discount on Curiosity Stream + free access to Nebula: https://curiositystream.com/notjustbikes Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://bunq.me/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- Additional Reading & References: The company I worked at: https://www.delphaxsolutions.com/ It's not really their fault that their business park sucked. It might be their fault that my manager sucked, though. On the bright side, I did get to see experimental high-speed printers catch fire several times, so that was cool. Here's the FedEx building location: https://goo.gl/maps/FpuujLC8yvgy6wsU7 The nearest train station is Hoofddorp https://goo.gl/maps/XAZvwDock2itb5XEA --- Chapters 0:00 My business park credentials 0:37 Getting there - Hoofddorp 1:43 I wouldn't say I've been missing it, Bob 2:09 Getting there - Mississauga 5:05 Designed for cars vs. people 5:56 Designing for transit 7:17 Smarter traffic lights 8:46 The pedestrian experience 9:39 Safety & convience for pedestrians 10:39 Ugly environments are soul-crushing 12:20 Begin rant 13:06 It's the whole experience 15:21 Patreon shout-out

https://curiositystream.com/notjustbikes for a 26% discount on Curiosity Stream + Nebula for free. Only US$14.79 for the first year, which, you gotta admit, is a pretty insanely low price for what you're getting, eh? Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.app/videos/notjustbikes-the-only-carfree-neighbourhood-in-canada-and-why-you-cant-live-there Just off the coast of Toronto, Canada's largest city, you'll find a group of 15 small car-free islands. These are unique in Canada, because they have the only* car-free neighbourhood in the whole country. But just in case you thought you'd like to live here: you can't. There is a waiting list and strict rules for home ownership, which begs the question, why can't we build more of these places today? In this video I explore the history and present of the Toronto Island, and talk about other car-free places in the world that I'd also like to cover in future videos on Nebula. *there is actually another car-free neighbourhood in Canada, Harrington Island, but it's extremely remote and nobody goes there so that doesn't count. :) If you're already on Nebula, my Giethoorn video can be found here: https://nebula.app/videos/notjustbikes-the-dutch-town-with-canals-instead-of-roads-giethoorn --- Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://bunq.me/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- Credits, References, and Additional Information Honouring a humble yet popular device The Globe and Mail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/honouring-a-humble-yet-popular-device/article736619/ Ultimately David Dennis came up with the first design for the post and ring bike rack, but Jack was apparently involved in the initial ideas, and was responsible for the popularization of it for sure. Timbits by Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine - Own work, CC0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39057236 Historical photos of Toronto Islands: https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/objects/347886 http://torontothenandnow.blogspot.com/2015/05/58-torontos-lost-island.html https://torontoguardian.com/2016/05/vintage-photographs-toronto-islands/ https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Toronto_Islands#/History Map of Toronto Harbour, 1857: By Hodder, Edward Mulberry, 1810-1878 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/14770718161/ Source book page: https://archive.org/stream/harboursportsofl00hodd/harboursportsofl00hodd#page/n36/mode/1up No restrictions https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=43608286 TORONTO UNDERWATER TUNNEL WALK - From The Island Airport To The City 100 Ft Beneath Lake Ontario- 4K TheKenContinuum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x3J0E7DCOw Kids, including adopted children, can inherit Toronto Islands’ exclusive and restricted homes Toronto Star https://www.thestar.com/life/homes/2021/02/17/kids-including-adopted-children-can-inherit-toronto-islands-exclusive-and-restricted-homes.html Sidewalk Toronto project loses privacy expert over data anonymization policy StateScoop https://statescoop.com/sidewalk-toronto-project-loses-privacy-expert-over-data-anonymization-skepticism/ Digital privacy concerns will follow Sidewalk Labs to next venture, says former consultant StateScoop https://statescoop.com/ann-cavoukian-waterfront-toronto-digital-privacy-concerns-sidewalk-labs/ Sidewalk Labs cancels plan to build high-tech neighbourhood in Toronto amid COVID-19 CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/sidewalk-labs-cancels-project-1.5559370 --- Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:37 The Toronto Islands & how to get there 1:45 Quiet cycling 2:06 An aside about asphalt 2:35 Amenities on the Islands 5:21 The history of the Islands 7:52 The convoluted agreement 8:56 Why can't more people live car free? 10:19 Sidewalk Toronto 11:03 Autoluw in the Netherlands 11:42 More car-free & autoluw places 12:20 What is Nebula? 13:07 Curiosity Stream + Nebula deal 14:02 Patreon shout-out

Car-depedent suburbia is subsidized by productive urban places. That's why American cities are broke. But how bad is it, and who is subsidizing who? Watch the rest of my Strong Towns series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp5q-R0lZ0_FCUbeVWK6OGLN69ehUTVa Urban3 is a consulting company that helps cities better understand the economic impact of development. They have worked with many American cities to better understand and visualize the costs of development, and uncover which properties are productive, and which are not. Some municipalities have been willing to share that information, and it has provided a fascinating glimpse into the financial problems caused by sprawling car-centric suburban development. https://www.urbanthree.com/ This video explores some of the cities analyzed by Urban3, and provides some lessons that cities should learn about how to build Strong Towns. --- Get a 26% discount on Curiosity Stream + free access to Nebula: https://curiositystream.com/notjustbikes Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://bunq.me/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- Additional Reading & References: The Real Reason Your City Has No Money Strong Towns https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/1/9/the-real-reason-your-city-has-no-money Poor Neighborhoods Make the Best Investments Strong Towns https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/1/10/poor-neighborhoods-make-the-best-investment About Urban3 Urban3 takes a different approach to land value economics, property and retail tax analysis, and community design. They empower communities with new insights into their own data. Their work makes a quantifiable case for better city planning, urban design, and smarter growth whiling backing up their stories with facts and figures. Urban3 demystify tax codes, government jargon, and municipal finance data, allowing communities to clearly understand the economic impact of development. https://www.urbanthree.com/ About Strong Towns Strong Towns is a non-profit organization and an international movement dedicated to making communities across the United States and Canada financially strong and resilient. https://www.strongtowns.org Eugene, Oregon Zoning Map https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/972e17b24da94f849c6068872108968f/page/Base-zones/ Photo Credits: Chase Bank tower, downtown Lafayette By TheLionHasSeen - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=111095518 20190224 19 Lafayette, Louisiana David Wilson (Flickr) https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidwilson1949/48633308647 Congress & Jefferson Streets, Lafayette, Louisiana. Science Museum at right. By SnippyHolloW - https://www.flickr.com/photos/snippyhollow/34894905166/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=60085556 This video contains video licensed from Geddy Images --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:05 Introduction to Lafayette 0:49 Traditional Development and Tax Revenue 1:38 An ROI for Cities 2:17 You Need a Per-Acre Analysis 3:23 Mix-use Walkable vs. Car-dependent Suburbs 4:18 The Strong Towns Analysis 4:48 The Poor Subsidize the Wealthy 5:24 It's Not Just Lafayette 6:32 Exactly Who Subsizes Who? 7:31 It's Everywhere 8:25 What Should We Do? 9:17 Conclusion 9:37 Patreon Shout-out 9:55 Outtro #urban3

This video continues at Climate Town: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfsCniN7Nsc We didn’t move to the Netherlands because of climate change, the environment, the cycling, or even the stroopwafels. We moved here because we have a better quality of life. But in doing so, our impact on the climate reduced considerably ... which is kind of remarkable. Be sure to visit Climate Town for more climate excitement: https://www.youtube.com/c/ClimateTown Get a 26% discount on Curiosity Stream + free access to Nebula: https://curiositystream.com/notjustbikes Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://bunq.me/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw -- Other Climate & Eco Tubers Worth Watching: Simon Clark https://www.youtube.com/c/SimonOxfPhys Our Changing Climate https://www.youtube.com/c/OurChangingClimate Just Have a Think https://www.youtube.com/c/JustHaveaThink Climate Adam https://www.youtube.com/c/ClimateAdam Zenturo https://www.youtube.com/c/zentouro potholer54 https://www.youtube.com/c/potholer54 Future Proof https://www.youtube.com/c/FutureProofTV --- Additional Reading & References CO2 emissions Our World in Data https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions#per-capita-co2-emissions Netherlands: CO2 Country Profile Our World in Data https://ourworldindata.org/co2/country/netherlands Greenhouse gas emissions by sector, Netherlands, 2016 Our World in Data https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/ghg-emissions-by-sector?time=latest&country=~NLD The Missing Link of Climate Change: Single-Family Suburban Homes https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-12-07/the-missing-link-of-climate-change-single-family-suburban-homes How The Auto Industry Carjacked The American Dream Climate Town https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOttvpjJvAo Growing Wealthier - Smart Growth, Climate Change and Prosperity Center for Clean Air Policy 2011 http://www.growingwealthier.info/ Transport Energy and Population Density - TUMI https://www.transformative-mobility.org/assets/publications/Transport-Energy-and-Population-Density_2021-09-08-072436_ozfa.pdf Accessibility in Cities: Transport and Urban Form https://lsecities.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/LSE-Cities-2014-Transport-and-Urban-Form-NCE-Cities-Paper-03.pdf Federal Highway Association National Household Travel Survey https://nhts.ornl.gov/vehicle-trips --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:06 People who know about Climate Change 0:53 Per-capita CO2 & where it comes from 2:34 City design is important for climate change 3:40 Why are we talking about Stroopwafels? 4:20 Why we love the Netherlands 5:28 What if I stayed in Fake London? 6:41 Heating & Cooling 7:06 Zoning & SFH regulations 7:20 Transportation is a problem 8:19 Bad land use is bad. Like, really bad. 9:07 Density doesn't have to feel dense 10:05 On commutes and car driving 11:15 How do we fix it? 11:53 Stop interrupting me, Rollie! 12:21 Patreon shout-out 12:36 Outtro #climatechange #greencities

Walking in North American car-infested cities sucks, but one small change that could make them marginally less crappy is leading pedestrian intervals. These have been shown to lead to a decrease in crashes, and generally makes walking more pleasant. Like Not Just Bikes? Consider supporting the channel on Patreon. Get a 42% discount on Curiosity Stream + free access to Nebula: https://curiositystream.com/notjustbikes Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://bunq.me/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- References & Reading: Safety Evaluation of Protected Left-Turn Phasing and Leading Pedestrian Intervals on Pedestrian Safety http://www.cmfclearinghouse.org/detail.cfm?facid=9918#commentanchor http://www.cmfclearinghouse.org/study_detail.cfm?stid=559 Signalized Intersection with Prohibited Right-turn-on-Red, Highway Safety Manual, 1st Edition http://www.cmfclearinghouse.org/detail.cfm?facid=4579#commentanchor http://www.cmfclearinghouse.org/study_detail.cfm?stid=297 City of Toronto - Leading Pedestrian Interval https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/streets-parking-transportation/traffic-management/traffic-signals-street-signs/types-of-traffic-signals/leading-pedestrian-interval-phase/ #shorts #pedestrian #pedestriansafety #toronto

Have you ever tried to walk to buy a bag of milk in suburban London, Ontario? I have, and boy, was it fun! Come along for 1 minutes of highlights of this thrilling adventure! The slightly longer version of this video is on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@notjustbikes/video/7053790853952818438 Get a 42% discount on Curiosity Stream + free access to Nebula: https://curiositystream.com/notjustbikes Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://bunq.me/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- Location: London, Ontario, Canada, near Richmond & Fanshawe Park Road. #shorts #londonontario #pedestrian #pedestrianexperience #bagofmilk

Nebula is the Streamy Award nominated streaming service where you can enjoy videos and podcasts from educational creators, like me. You’ll find the videos they have on YouTube, but also bonus content, extended editions, experimental videos, and podcasts. All completely ad-free. Get a 42% discount on Curiosity Stream + free access to Nebula: https://curiositystream.com/notjustbikes --- 0:00 Intro 0:08 What is Nebula? 0:44 Why is Nebula important? 2:26 Nebula Originals & City Beautiful 2:43 Nebula Summary 2:58 What is Curiosity Stream? 3:27 Partnership with Nebula 4:10 If you don't like it, don't watch it 4:21 Not Just Bikes is on Nebula 5:01 TRAM!

If you've read anything about urban planning online recently, you've probably heard about the changes happening Paris. Mayor Anne Hidalgos has become famous for her pro-cycling and pro-people policies, and for taking away space from automobiles. With a goal of becoming "100% Cyclable" by 2026, Paris is changing quickly. For this video I took an NJB "Business Trip" to Paris to see these changes for myself. Get a 42% discount on Curiosity Stream + free access to Nebula: https://curiositystream.com/notjustbikes Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://bunq.me/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- The “Champs-Élysées — history & perspectives” Study PCA – STREAM https://www.pca-stream.com/en/projects/champs-elysees-study-48 Paris Syndrome (パリ症候群): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_syndrome Brent Toderian on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrentToderian Hobbemakade 120 t/m 123 [1967] https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/9003fd4d-1606-9f04-3267-f74c0b6af063 --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:08 Changes are happening in Paris 0:34 My experiences in Paris 1:07 Travelling to Paris 1:43 Introducing Altis Play 2:22 First Impressions 3:10 Temporary infrastructure becoming permanent 3:48 The cycling experience 4:22 Taking space away from cars 6:50 This is all great let's end the video! 7:11 Paris syndrome for bicycles 8:31 Slow change vs. fast change 8:56 Rough edges 10:51 The pedestrian experience 11:53 Conclusion 12:24 Merci à mes supporters sur Patreon 12:37 Outro

I have flown a lot, which is a massive understatement. But airports and flying can be a real pain, especially for short-haul flights. In my experience, high-speed rail provides a much better traveller experience than flying, and the growth of high-speed rail in Italy shows that when high-speed rail is done right, it can easily outcompete short-haul flights. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://bunq.me/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- Thumbnail photo by Daniel Case - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50154946 RMTransit Italian High-Speed Rail Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dID5VceD2I High-speed rail growth in Italy Il mercato del Trasporto Ferroviario A/V https://italospa.italotreno.it/investor-relations/il-mercato-del-trasporto-ferroviario-a-v.html FS ETR 232 By Jollyroger - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9800843 Map of High-Speed trains in Italy By Sinigagl - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1222307 EU ponders short-haul flight ban https://www.airport-technology.com/features/should-eu-impose-ban-short-haul-flights/ Frecciarossa Executive Class By Teo Pollastrini - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=100897262 Includes licensed stock footage from Getty Images --- Chapters 0:00 Intro R0:07 Alitalia went bankrupt 1:06 Europe wants more trains 1:56 The train to Italy 2:48 Italian Trains 101 4:17 The experience of Italian HSR 6:04 The other Italian trains 6:53 Good trains are an easy decision 7:22 Conclusion 7:52 Patreon shout-out 8:05 Outtro

The Netherlands is famous for bicycles, and putting walking, cycling, and public transit ahead of cars. Yet paradoxically, it's the best place in the world to be a driver. This video explores why it's so great to drive in the Netherlands. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://bunq.me/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- Kerleem - American expat living in Amsterdam (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/c/Kerleem This is the best country to drive in https://fortune.com/2015/09/30/best-country-drive-waze/ Taxation of premium unleaded (94-96 RON) gasoline (per litre, 2019) https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/taxation/taxation-of-premium-unleaded-94-96-ron-gasoline-per-litre-2019_8b65ce7e-en --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:06 Not-driving is great 0:56 Driving is great too 1:13 Kerleem & Waze agree 1:59 Traffic is light 2:58 Viable alternatives to driving 4:09 Smarter traffic lights 5:53 Stroads require traffic lights 7:46 Stop signs suck 8:38 Average speed vs. maximum speed 9:24 Fewer jerks & road rage 11:20 Easier to avoid cyclists 11:53 Mmmm ... buttery smooth asphalt 13:52 Pretty streets & roads 14:35 Power tools & conclusion 15:15 Patreon shout-out 15:28 Outro

My hometown is a typical sprawling suburban city that is dealing with the the results of decades of car-centric development. The city was prepared to spend over $200 million to widen a short 8 kilometer stretch of stroad; their largest infrastructure project of all time. But this project was recently cancelled, due to concerns about climate change. Will this be a turning point in car-dependency, or just a speed bump on the way to transforming "Forest City" into "Asphalt City"? Special thanks to @Climate Town , @RMTransit , and @Alan Fisher for bringing boring London city staff report quotes to life. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://bunq.me/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- Hoofdweg, Hoek Postjeskade Stadsarchief Amsterdam https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/467b1e04-33ea-ae53-3941-6ee899c3cf55 NACTO Designing to Move People https://nacto.org/publication/transit-street-design-guide/introduction/why/designing-move-people/ --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:05 The Wonders of Wonderland 1:16 The Widening Plan 2:19 30 Meters of Wonderland 3:22 30 Meters of Hoofdweg 4:36 Transit Moves More People 5:15 Inducing Demand 6:00 The Changing Tides (and Sea Levels) 7:21 Commence Greenwashing! 8:29 The Wrong Way to do Transit 10:08 Conclusion 10:38 Patreon Shoutout 10:52 Outtro

Commuter rail is a rail system designed to bring people from the suburbs into a central business district for work. But is it really an efficient transit system, or just another subsidy provided to car-dependent suburbanites? This video explores commuter rail in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), the train system known as "GO Transit." Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1G0Lyh3uik Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://bunq.me/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw Check out RMTransit for more videos about TRAINS!!!!! https://www.youtube.com/c/RMTransit Specifically, this playlist about the future of GO Transit: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwoYcvp1EGSdOqd3WAN14FvTtd0sdtiJL --- References & Additional Reading Thumbnail images: Municipal Affairs and Housing, CC BY 3.0, https://www.flickr.com/photos/ontariomah/24320665437 By Richard Sunichura, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38050704 GO Train Commuting statistics https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330133451_Commuting_Mode_Shares_in_the_Commuter_Rail_Catchment_Areas_Trends_Status_and_the_Role_of_Policy_Interventions_in_the_Case_of_GO_Transit_in_Greater_Toronto GO Transit System Map By Natural RX - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65767880 Historical GO Train footage: Dirt Roads to Freeways … And All That (ca. 1970s) Archives of Ontario [YouTube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY5fg0RACd8 GO Transit Launch: 1967/Lancement de GO Transit en 1967 GO Transit [YouTube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbp9nWbGxEE Toronto Parking Authority Statistics: https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/accountability-operations-customer-service/city-administration/city-managers-office/agencies-corporations/agencies/toronto-parking-authority/ Citadel Rock butte, Green River, Wyoming, (1868) By Andrew J. Russell, Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs divisionunder ID ppmsca.03147., Public Domain https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4458664 Trestle on Central Pacific Railroad (1877) By Carleton Watkins (1829-1916) - Getty Center, Public Domain https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21995753 Railroad Maps, 1828 to 1900 - Land Grants https://www.loc.gov/collections/railroad-maps-1828-to-1900/articles-and-essays/history-of-railroads-and-maps/land-grants/ By Danielle Scott - originally posted to Flickr as GO Cabcar 237, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10007821 By Scott Santoro - http://scottsantoro.blogspot.ca/2010/04/going-to-toronto-zoo.html, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31921748 --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:07 VIA Rail 0:40 Let's GOOOOOOOOO! 1:16 Riding the GO 2:38 The History of GO Transit 3:14 The Success and Failure of GO 4:18 The Insanity of Commuter Rail 6:01 Non-Commuting Trips Aren't Possible 7:02 Parking as a Subsidy 9:20 The Future of GO Transit 10:19 Bloomington GO 13:13 What is the Purpose of Transit? 14:49 Conclusion 15:12 Patreon Shout-out 15:26 Outtro

Speed limits are important to keep our roads and streets safe but how are they decided? And what happens when a speed limit is set too high or too low? There are right and wrong ways to set our speed limits, and design our streets, but unfortunately North American traffic planners are firmly stuck in the 20th century when it comes to building safe streets. To learn more about what's wrong with North American traffic engineering, check out the new book by Strong Towns founder Charles Marhon, "Confessions of a Recoving Engineer": https://www.confessions.engineer/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://bunq.me/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- References & Additional Reading Understanding the 85th Percentile Speed Strong Towns https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2020/7/24/understanding-the-85th-percentile-speed ACCIDENTS ON MAIN RURAL HIGHWAYS RELATED TO SPEED, DRIVER, and VEHICLE https://www.ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p267401ccp2/id/55 Road safety - Speed World Health Organization [WHO] https://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/publications/road_traffic/world_report/speed_en.pdf DRIVING SPEEDS AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY https://trid.trb.org/view/365827 Literature review of pedestrian fatality risk as a function of car impact speed http://transportsafety.ir/wp-content/uploads/Courses/UrbanRoadsafety/Literature-review-of-pedestrian-fatality-risk-as-a-function-of-car-impact-speed.pdf Paris passe à 30 km/h lundi : les habitants de la capitale plutôt favorables https://www.leparisien.fr/societe/les-parisiens-plutot-favorables-a-la-limitation-de-la-vitesse-a-30-kmh-29-08-2021-YNSZEQ4RFVHGHLD6BPEEMXIPQM.php Gezicht in de Carnegiedreef te Utrecht. [1969] https://hetutrechtsarchief.nl/beeldmateriaal/detail/22e53839-19d0-5e6c-bc97-5d9ed09b1225/media/0a2be07b-15b1-ec18-417c-eda84f33e972 --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:07 Introduction to the 85th Percentile Speed 1:24 Streets vs. Roads 2:10 Where the 85th Percentile might make sense (roads) 2:38 Where the 85th Percentile doesn't make sense (streets) 3:44 Momentum kills 4:40 Signs are not enough (driving is subconscious) 5:49 Bad speed limits (city streets) 6:39 Bad speed limits (rural streets) 7:32 Confessions of a Recovering Engineer 7:52 How to make drivers slow down 8:18 Good slow street design 9:05 Safe speeds by design 9:35 OK Boomer 9:55 Conclusion 10:36 Patreon Shout-out 10:48 Outtro

Why doesn't anybody cycle to the hardware store in Canada? In this collab with Shifter, we take the basketball game of "plus 1 minus 2" and bring it to urban cycling, as a way of comparing a similar ride between cities. Unsurprisingly, it sucks to cycle to a suburban hardware store in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. But how much does it suck? And how does cycling to the suburbs compare between Calgary and Amsterdam? This video was a collab with @Shifter . You can watch how he scored these two rides here: https://youtu.be/iFMhiwtBfAU Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://bunq.me/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:05 Plus 1 Minus 2 Explained 0:42 Loading the game 1:01 Amsterdam ride 12:18 Why you should want this 13:00 Calgary ride 21:40 Final results 22:29 Patreon shout-out 22:39 Outro

I'm not an urban planner, so you might ask, why do I run a YouTube channel about urban planning and walkable cities? It all comes down to a life of travel, and a terrible walk in the suburbs of Houston. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://bunq.me/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- References and Related Reading Federal Highway Association National Household Travel Survey https://nhts.ornl.gov/vehicle-trips What's wrong with comparing Seattle to Houston? https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/11/1/whats-wrong-with-comparing-seattle-to-houston Out of Control - Houston’s roads, drivers are country’s most deadly Houston Chronical https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/Houston-s-roads-drivers-are-nation-s-most-12865072.php Eerste van der Helststraat Stadsarchief Amsterdam https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/0aad26fc-e9bf-e57e-55a5-602f535594d3 Historical Photos of London, Ontario https://images.ourontario.ca/london/70147/image/168885 https://images.ourontario.ca/london/70144/image/168864 https://images.ourontario.ca/london/2416638/image/1231809 https://images.ourontario.ca/london/2416643/image/1231822 https://images.ourontario.ca/london/2416632/image/1231791 Historic Photos of Houston https://digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu/concern/images/v692t673c?locale=en#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&xywh=-2574%2C-326%2C13507%2C6475 https://digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu/concern/images/t722h945k?locale=en#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&xywh=-1597%2C-187%2C7702%2C3693 Giant Brontosaurus Rib: 5 Must-Try BBQ Dishes at Mighty Quinn's Tasty (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81ed0qZHdNI High Frequency: Why Houston is Back on the Bus Streetfilms (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYc9T6Nxh4w A Year After Bus Redesign, METRO Houston Ridership is Up https://kinder.rice.edu/2016/08/16/a-year-after-redesign-metro-ridership-is-up Houston just dramatically improved its mass transit system without spending a dime https://www.vox.com/2015/2/18/8056039/houston-transit-reimagining Houston Rolling Back Parking Requirements https://usa.streetsblog.org/2019/07/19/houston-rolling-back-parking-requirements/ How does Houston plan without zoning? City Beautiful (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaU1UH_3B5k The Energy Corridor District unveils west Houston's first protected intersection https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/katy/news/article/The-Energy-Corridor-District-unveils-west-15884757.php More performative pedestrian infrastructure https://cityobservatory.org/more_mythical_performative/ No, Houston isn’t a walkable city, but you have to start somewhere https://kinder.rice.edu/urbanedge/2021/03/08/houston-is-not-walkable-city-yet-pedestrian Katy Freeway by Aliciak3yz - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40222519 Katy Freeway by Socrate76 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7444029 Reducing congestion: Katy didn’t City Commentary https://cityobservatory.org/reducing-congestion-katy-didnt/ What Dallas, Houston, Louisville & Rochester can teach us about widening freeways: Don’t! https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/8/23/what-dallas-houston-louisville-rochester-can-teach-us-about-widening-freeways-dont Houston commute times quickly increasing https://www.click2houston.com/news/2014/02/04/houston-commute-times-quickly-increasing/ Houston’s $7 billion solution to gridlock is more highways Curbed.com https://archive.curbed.com/2019/8/5/20754435/houston-traffic-highway-i-45-north-txdot North Houston Highway Improvement Project http://www.ih45northandmore.com/pub_hear_doc.aspx The big picture for a big plan https://kinder.rice.edu/urbanedge/2019/06/24/houston-i-45-expansion-txdot-NHHIP “The truth about a city's aspirations isn't found in its vision. It's found in its budget.” - Brent Toderian --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:05 A Brief History 1:19 Living car-free when unemployed 2:23 Insane amounts of travel 3:42 A fateful trip to Houston 4:25 The walk in Houston (Willowbrook) 7:26 Urban planning and history 9:00 Forgetting those who don't drive 11:13 Houston: sprawl and average BBQ 11:51 What Houston is doing right 13:12 There's still a long ways to go 15:19 Conclusion 16:29 Patreon shout-out 16:40 Outro

THE MOST ANTICIPATED FILM OF THE YEAR IS COMING THIS SUMMER PREPARE TO GET ON BOARD ... FOR THE RIDE OF YOUR LIFE --- Thumbnail Image: By Richard Sunichura [CC BY 3.0] https://votechinlee.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/dscn0550.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38050704 Movie Rating Screen adapted from: https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/freebie-movie-marketing-pack/ Thanks to RMTransit for most of the GO Train footage in this trailer: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf4iKXL_SJQ5d0qsKkboRRQ End credits adapted from: https://www.videocopilot.net/blog/2012/09/knock-your-block-out/ --- Chapters 0:00 Rating 0:03 Studio credit 0:08 Trailer 1:15 Patreon & credits

Urban noise is a common problem, and the vast majority of it is created by motor vehicles. Noise is far too often dismissed as a minor nuisance, rather than the legitimate health issue that it is. The book "Curbing Traffic" has a chapter about the health impacts of noise pollution. I explore the research in the book, and visit Delft, the city that is highlighted in the book as being a shining example of what can happen when noise pollution is taken seriously. This video explores the problem that farting cars, farting motorcycles, and farting mopeds create in our cities. Curbing Traffic Melissa & Chris Bruntlett http://www.modacitylife.com/curbing-traffic Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://bunq.me/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- Guidelines for Community Noise World Health Organization https://www.who.int/docstore/peh/noise/Comnoise-4.pdf Environmental noise European Environment Agency https://www.eea.europa.eu/airs/2018/environment-and-health/environmental-noise Burden of disease from environmental noise Quantification of healthy life years lost in Europe https://www.who.int/quantifying_ehimpacts/publications/e94888.pdf?ua=1 Calculate decibel level changes Sengpiel Audio http://www.sengpielaudio.com/calculator-levelchange.htm Cairo ranked second noisiest city in the world https://egyptindependent.com/cairo-ranked-second-noisiest-city-world/#:~:text=The%20problem%20with%20noise%20pollution,continuously%20living%20inside%20a%20factory. Getting Around in Egypt #4: Cairo by Taxi Chris Naunton (YouTube/CC BY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM1d6sMYqsI NOISE LEVELS AND THE SOURCES OF NOISE POLLUTION IN KARACHI Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association https://jpma.org.pk/article-details/5583 Karachi in 5 minutes Kashan Ilyas (YouTube/CC BY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMRZ6gfqOz8 The Adverse Effects of Environmental Noise Exposure on Oxidative Stress and Cardiovascular Risk Antioxid Redox Signal https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5898791/ The Environmental Quality of City Streets: The Residents' Viewpoint Journal of the American Institute of Planners (Volume 38, 1972 - Issue 2) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01944367208977410 https://books.google.nl/books?id=11JtBQAAQBAJ&lpg=PA93&ots=k5W5Mb3jE-&dq=%22The%20Environmental%20Quality%20of%20City%20Streets%3A%20The%20Residents'%20Viewpoint%22&pg=PA93#v=onepage&q=%22The%20Environmental%20Quality%20of%20City%20Streets:%20The%20Residents'%20Viewpoint%22&f=false Weg Geluidhinder https://www.infomil.nl/vaste-onderdelen/onderwerpen/geluid/regelgeving/wet-geluidhinder/wet-geluidhinder-' Phoenixstraat in Delft, 2004 By M.Minderhoud - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=49675 Delft Markt 1970s Serc http://fotos.serc.nl/zuid-holland/delft/delft-46502/ http://fotos.serc.nl/zuid-holland/delft/delft-16892/ Results of the King Street Transit Pilot https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-132032.pdf Experimental Study for Estimating Capacity of Cycle Lanes https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352146515001301 NACTO - Designing to Move People https://nacto.org/publication/transit-street-design-guide/introduction/why/designing-move-people/ --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:13 Cities are loud 0:36 The noise problem 1:33 Health implications of noise 2:43 How drivers create noise 3:21 Urban noise is not inevitable 4:08 Travel to Delft 4:51 Delft is really quiet 6:01 Reducing car traffic 7:02 Getting away from the noise 7:37 How cars create noise 8:12 Slow the cars 8:33 Quiet asphalt 9:24 Soundproofing 9:39 Delft summary & returning to Amsterdam 10:09 Measuring bicycle noise 11:05 Measuring car noise 11:20 Measuring moped noise 12:00 Measuring motorcycle noise 13:03 Electric vehicles 14:21 Moving people quietly 15:19 Why do we allow this? 15:47 What Amsterdam does about noise 16:17 Final thoughts 16:35 Patreon shout-out 16:47 Outro

One of my very early videos, "We have no Garbage Day in Amsterdam", just hit one million views this week. Why was this video so popular? And what else can be said about garbage collection in Amsterdam? Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://bunq.me/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- Bin photos from Ecoplast (manufacturer): https://www.elkoplast.eu/underground-containers CycleYYZ (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHinhHYjd7k_K7d2lEmC73w Pekka Tahkola (Twitter) https://twitter.com/pekkatahkola Philidelphia Garbage Tweet (@dmtrubman): https://twitter.com/dmtrubman/status/1401715744392482817 Germany Overrun by Hordes of Masked Omnivores Der Spiegel https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/germany-overrun-by-raccoon-invasion-a-847847.html 'Het was er wel stinkerig': Milan (5) viel in ondergrondse container Omroep Gelderland https://www.omroepgelderland.nl/nieuws/2142105/Het-was-er-wel-stinkerig-Milan-5-viel-in-ondergrondse-container

For about the last twenty years, my wife and I have had a pretty simple rule: if we don't need to drive to work, we don't need to own a car. We applied this even in car-centric places by taking advantage of carshare services. People don't seem to understand just how easy modern carshare services have become, which is too bad, as they would benefit almost everyone. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://bunq.me/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- CarShare service shown in this video: Enterprise CarShare (Toronto) https://enterprisecarshare.ca Fetch CarShare (Amsterdam) https://fetcarsharing.nl Sixt CarShare (Amsterdam) https://www.sixt.com/share GreenWheels (Amsterdam) https://www.greenwheels.nl/ ConnectCar (Amsterdam) https://connectcar.nl/ ShareNow (Amsterdam) Share-Now.nl MyWheels (Amsterdam) https://mywheels.nl/ --- References and Image Credits Witkar launch video: https://www.openbeelden.nl/media/667632/Het_1ste_witkar_station_geopend https://www.openbeelden.nl/media/55749/Nieuwe_impulsen_witkar You're Going to Love AutoShare [2011] AutoShare [YouTube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HIqha-5bvY Map data © OpenStreetMap Contributors "Cars are parked 95% of the time". Let's check! https://www.reinventingparking.org/2013/02/cars-are-parked-95-of-time-lets-check.html Amsterdam CarShare services map from: https://ritjeweg.nl/ --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:06 When we lived without a car 0:45 Carsharing is really easy 1:04 It's not like a rental car 1:48 A brief history, Witkar, and AutoShare 2:26 An intro to carsharing types 2:53 How fixed carshare works 3:43 Different types of vehicles 4:59 How free-floating carshare works 5:54 Pricing and how to compare to owning 6:28 Car breakdowns: owning vs. carshare 7:30 Longer trips and weekends 8:15 I don't like paying for a parked car 8:53 Carsharing options in Amsterdam 9:13 How to use a typical carshare program 10:44 Charging & driving electric cars 11:22 Benefits of free-floating carshare 11:39 Conclusion 12:18 Patreon shout-out 12:31 Outro #carsharing #carclub #autoshare #autodelen

Car-dependent suburbs suck. But that doesn't mean that all suburbs suck. It is possible to build suburbs that don't suck, and the US and Canada used to design great suburbs all the time. But even though these pre-war suburbs are loved by many people, and in huge demand, they're illegal to build today. Special thanks to @DaveLikesBikes for most of the Riverdale footage used in this video: https://twitter.com/DaveLikesBikes Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://bunq.me/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- References and Image Credits High North Cannabis Testing https://www.highnorth.com/ Suburban Space and the City of Rome: Liminality Fluidity and Differentiation https://digitalworks.union.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1208&context=theses Improving Modern Suburbs with lessons learnt from an Old NJ Town Alan Fisher - The Armchair Urbanist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVeSiWTU74s Pacific Electric Railway cars piled atop one another at junkyard on Terminal Island, Calif., 1956 By Los Angeles Times - http://digital2.library.ucla.edu/viewItem.do?ark=21198/zz0002tqg9, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=56225649 Riverdale Population Density https://www.areavibes.com/toronto-on/north+riverdale/demographics/ Other Population Density Figures from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam-Zuid Toronto / E01 Region Housing Prices from MLS (not publicly available): https://www.realtor.ca/mls How Wide Should a Neighborhood Street Be? – Part 1 PlannersWeb https://plannersweb.com/2013/09/wide-neighborhood-street-part-1/ On-street parking: good or bad? Urban Kchoze http://urbankchoze.blogspot.com/2014/02/on-street-parking-good-or-bad.html NACTO Urban Street Design Guide Lane Width https://nacto.org/publication/urban-street-design-guide/street-design-elements/lane-width/ London, Ontario Zoning Map https://london.ca/business-development/zoning What If We Rated Schools by Walkability? https://usa.streetsblog.org/2014/01/03/what-if-we-rated-schools-by-walkability/ Highschool Walkscore https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cjzOkz3JiH6CS0_4KRTgVQ73OvUdAIeZWpeQs_MERvI/edit#gid=1 FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN Journal of Environmental Psychology https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272494402902434 Do Minimum-Lot-Size Regulations Limit Housing Supply in Texas? https://www.mercatus.org/system/files/gray-minimum-lot-size-mercatus-research-v3.pdf Minimum-Lot-Size Regulations Mean Less Housing https://www.forbes.com/sites/adammillsap/2019/05/08/minimum-lot-size-regulations-mean-less-housing/ Toronto’s two front doors issue pits neighbourhood character against renters’ dignity, expert says Toronto Star https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/04/14/torontos-two-front-doors-issue-pits-neighbourhood-character-against-renters-dignity-expert-says.html Setbacks, Suburbs and the American Front Lawn https://oldurbanist.blogspot.com/2011/05/setbacks-suburbs-and-american-front.html Parking demand and zoning requirements for suburban multifamily housing https://kingcounty.gov/~/media/depts/metro/programs-projects/right-size-parking/pdf/willson-parking-demand-suburban.pdf Scottsdale, AZ Zoning https://library.municode.com/az/scottsdale/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=VOLII_APXBBAZOOR_ARTIXPALORE_S9.103PARE Tustin, CA Zoning https://library.municode.com/ca/tustin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=ART9LAUS_CH2ZO_PT2REDI_9223SIMIREDIR1 -- Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:05 Car-dependent suburbs suck 1:17 Suburbs are not the problem 2:15 Suburbs that don't suck are possible 3:20 Introduction to "Streetcar Suburbs" 4:05 About Riverdale 4:24 Why Riverdale is great 5:17 Walkability & schools of Riverdale 6:05 Shopping & Groceries 7:24 Storing your ugly metal boxes 7:47 Population density 8:24 High demand & housing prices 9:46 You can't build it: streets 11:07 You can't build it: zoning 11:46 You can't build it: schools 12:20 You can't build it: housing 13:00 You can't build it: lots & setbacks 14:23 You can't build it: parking 14:40 Conclusion & summary 16:16 Patreon shout-out 16:28 Outro #suburbs #streetcarsuburbs #urbanplanning #riverdale

Stroads are streets that are designed like roads and in doing so, fail at being good at either one. They are too sprawling and hostile to be good streets, and they are too busy and complicated to be good roads. Stroads are inefficient, unsafe, expensive, and ugly. This video introduces the concept of Stroads, and talks about why you will (almost) never find these kind of places in the Netherlands: because here all roads need to have a single purpose as either a motorway, connector road, or end-destination street. The name "stroad" was invented by Strong Towns as a way to explain why road design in the US is fundamentally broken. To donate to Strong Towns, visit: https://www.strongtowns.org/membership Watch the rest of the Strong Towns series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp5q-R0lZ0_FCUbeVWK6OGLN69ehUTVa Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://bunq.me/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- More reading The Stroad https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/10/30/the-stroad The Stroad [2013] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6jFnOnjzrk&t=110s What is a Stroad? [2018] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ1HhLq-Huo Example of a Stroad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK22JKFH5-8 --- References Thumbnail image from Strong Towns: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/3/1/whats-a-stroad-and-why-does-it-matter City streets safer than suburban roads, study finds https://whyy.org/articles/study-city-driving-often-safer-than-the-burbs/ Do Denser Neighborhoods Have Safer Streets? Population Density and Traffic Safety in the Philadelphia Region https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0739456X19845043 Vital Signs: Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention — United States and 19 Comparison Countries https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6526e1.htm?s_cid=mm6526e1_w U.S. car crash deaths increased in 2020 despite pandemic https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/u-s-car-crash-deaths-increased-in-2020-despite-pandemic/ar-BB1cJzOb Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities for the First 9 Months (Jan–Sep) of 2020 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813053 60 Years of Urban Change http://iqc.ou.edu/urbanchange Designing to Move People National Association of City Transportation Officials https://nacto.org/publication/transit-street-design-guide/introduction/why/designing-move-people/ Principles of Sustainable Safety in the Netherlands Vision Zero UK https://visionzerouk.wordpress.com/2016/11/15/principles-of-sustainable-safety-in-the-netherlands/ More about the 3 types of street/road/highway in the Netherlands: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erftoegangsweg https://www.wegenwiki.nl/Erftoegangsweg https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gebiedsontsluitingsweg https://www.wegenwiki.nl/Gebiedsontsluitingsweg https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroomweg https://www.wegenwiki.nl/Stroomweg --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:05 Introduction to Stroads 0:55 What is a road? 1:45 What is a street? 2:44 What is a stroad? 3:04 Stroads are bad streets 3:22 Stroads are hostile 4:19 Stroads are ugly 4:40 Stroads are bad roads 4:52 Stroads are inefficient 5:40 Stroads are unsafe 6:55 Stroads are expensive 8:57 How to fix our stroads 9:09 Turn a stroad into a road 9:40 Turn a stroad into a street 10:01 The Netherlands does it properly (as usual) 10:31 Stroomweg 11:09 Gebiedsontsluitingsweg 11:38 Erftoegangsweg 11:54 Streets in the Netherlands 12:40 Dutch street and road examples 13:42 A street becomes a road - Amsterdam 14:51 A street becomes a road - Amstelveen 16:45 Conclusion 17:53 Patreon shout-out 18:04 Outro

For centuries, cities used to be built incrementally. Improving and building on successful places, and changing or abandoning unsuccessful places. This changed in America in the 1940s, when whole neighbourhoods were built on the edge of town, to a completed state. After several generations, many of these places are financially insolvent, but are propping themselves up with an ever-growing mountain of debt. To donate to Strong Towns, visit: https://www.strongtowns.org/membership Watch the rest of the Strong Towns series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp5q-R0lZ0_FCUbeVWK6OGLN69ehUTVa Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://bunq.me/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- Sources and Image Credits Thumnail photo: Suburban Sprawl, Vegas Style https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnkay/3732615241 This video is based on the work of Strong Towns, especially the "Growth Ponzi Scheme": https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2020/8/28/the-growth-ponzi-scheme-a-crash-course https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2011/6/13/the-growth-ponzi-scheme-part-1.html https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2011/6/14/the-growth-ponzi-scheme-part-2.html https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2011/6/15/the-growth-ponzi-scheme-part-3.html https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2011/6/16/the-growth-ponzi-scheme-part-4.html Aerial view of the Napa River where it divides Vallejo, California By Dicklyon - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=69952050 Historical compilation of photos from Brainerd, MN Downtown Brainerd, then and now: http://www.crowwinghistory.org/brainerd_downtown_buildings.html Penny Postcards from Minnesota http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/crowwing/postcards/ppcs-crow.html $3.2 Billion to Fix Tampa's Aging Pipes? From Where? https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/8/30/32-billion-to-fix-tampas-aging-pipes-from-where The land of the FREE [Backus, MN] https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2010/2/17/the-land-of-the-free.html Transactions of Decline, Lowry Edition https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2010/4/20/transactions-of-decline-lowry-edition.html We Need Growth. But Only If It Generates Real Wealth. https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/10/9/we-need-growth-but-only-if-it-generates-real-wealth Branch Closings and Budget Cuts Threaten Libraries Nationwide https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/branch-closings-and-budget-cuts-threaten-libraries-nationwide/ We Can't Afford To Keep The Streetlights On https://www.businessinsider.com/we-cant-afford-to-keep-the-streetlights-on-2009-8 Cost of deferred maintenance for U.S. infrastructure tops $1 trillion, new report finds https://transportationtodaynews.com/news/16110-cost-of-deferred-maintenance-for-u-s-infrastructure-tops-1-trillion-new-report-finds/ U.S. and UK on brink of debt disaster http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2009/01/20/us-and-uk-on-brink-of-debt-disaster/ Mortgage Debt Outstanding, All holders Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MDOAH --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:05 Strong Towns 0:14 Why isn't suburbia bankrupt? 1:12 Traditional incremental development 3:13 Growth and financing through debt 4:54 Why increasing taxes isn't enough 6:44 Successful cities need successful services 7:41 Growing cities with debt 9:32 Conclusion 10:29 Patreon shout-out 10:39 Outro #StrongTowns #MunicipalDebt

Not Just Bikes has achieved 100K Subscribers! In this video I celebrate this milestone for the channel, and provide a list of other channels that I think my viewers might be interested in. --- Recommended channels and videos: City Beautiful: https://youtube.com/citybeautiful Where did the rules of the road come from? City Beautiful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFgqNiFi0cw donoteat01 https://www.youtube.com/donoteat01 Cities Skylines: Power, Politics, & Planning (Playlist) donoteat01 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwkSQD3vqK1S1NiHIxxF2g_Uy-LbbcR84 Well There's Your Problem Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPxHg4192hLDpTI2w7F9rPg Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster Well There's Your Problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ BicycleDutch https://www.youtube.com/user/markenlei Junction design in the Netherlands BicycleDutch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpQMgbDJPok Junction design the Dutch - cycle friendly - way BicycleDutch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlApbxLz6pA Urban Cycling Institute https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGUsu81fitNrOjYjuprqFMg Spokes! Ridecast (Playlist) Urban Cycling Institute https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkD_08TAEZ_KVHuK4UjPPgue_AJtv7BBR Shifter https://www.youtube.com/user/BabinTom The unexpected benefits of an upright Dutch bike Shifter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PpjOH2lR40 Streetfilms https://www.youtube.com/user/StreetfilmsCommunity The Innovative Way Ghent, Belgium Removed Cars From The City Streetfilms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEOA_Tcq2XA Strong Towns https://www.youtube.com/user/strongtowns Tour of the "pedestrian friendly" diverging diamond Strong Towns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWG49xlZ_eQ Eco Gecko https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJZV6sai-juDs4zAbAMVhfA The Suburban Wasteland (Playlist) Eco Gecko https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLamwye612GauJGF1_Q4hEaIvaml8QyLSp James Kunstler: How bad architecture wrecked cities TED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1ZeXnmDZMQ Alan Fisher (The Armchair Urbanist) https://www.youtube.com/user/FlamingCatTurd Why Strip Malls are Trash for Walkability - The Armchair Urbanist Alan Fisher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNa35Fubm4Q Ontario Traffic Man https://www.youtube.com/user/reaperexpress How multi-stage crossings can be pedestrian-friendly Ontario Traffic Man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSnSeyG74fw Jago Hazzard https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcHuNKYzVMc06FXqsBEAV3A Tales from the Tube Jago Hazzard https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-ISBRtJrbrgztP_5xf5lJv1OFE3OD20 Geoff Marshall https://www.youtube.com/user/geofftech2 RMTransit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf4iKXL_SJQ5d0qsKkboRRQ The Future of GO Transit RMTransit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LOaun3btv8 Spoorwegen TV https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCheH2q0aa6BltMFM0K4Wupg 5K Cabview Holland Dutch Railways https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNnxhT5O9e43QBctJFzpDjA NJB Live https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw Pekka Tahkola https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClW8fnS0yeCMGEjCKd7OlHg Bike Curious https://www.twitch.tv/bikecurious Trucker_Dylan https://www.twitch.tv/trucker_dylan J0KERZZ https://www.twitch.tv/j0kerzz --- Dutch trains: TreinenNL https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXBbA92vcb02MTpht6en5w TreinVideo.nl https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdw1d_mdYsKEDXxnirNuvXw De Treinmachinist https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQrICp4Q9O5nyqsbAgWkKw Treinspotter Noord-Holland https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7xsKm8go4Q9xXbWUNNfM9Q Remco van den Bosch https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxxvNHBW6UC0Dww8l-IS7fg KoploperMau https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7OUDU-y3xQWUBix3J0TmAg --- Cycling streamers: Cat6Cycling https://www.twitch.tv/cat6cycling TerryBarentsen https://www.twitch.tv/terrybarentsen Miekii https://www.twitch.tv/miekii robcdee https://www.twitch.tv/robcdee muxfd https://www.twitch.tv/muxfd PeloTom_ https://www.twitch.tv/pelotom_ --- Non-urbanist channels: Maximus Ironthumper https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5iNSo8ml7fq31t3K6m5Vgw The Post Apocalyptic Inventor https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDbWmfrwmzn1ZsGgrYRUxoA bigclivedotcom https://www.youtube.com/user/bigclivedotcom Wintergatan https://www.youtube.com/user/wintergatan2000 LGR https://www.youtube.com/user/phreakindee #100k #100kSubscribers

In many US and Canadain cities you really only have two choices for living: an apartment/condo, or a single family home. The housing options in-between these two extremes - called "Missing Middle Housing" - has been legislated almost out of existence in the US and Canada. Now many cities are starting to doubt these regulations and are (slowly) undoing the car-centric mistakes of the past. This video explores the missing middle, what it was, what it still is in Europe, and what it could be in the future in North America. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://bunq.me/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw --- Sources and Image Credits Missing Middle Housing Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_Middle_Housing Give Yourself the Green Light (1954) (Public Domain) Henry Jamison Handy https://archive.org/details/GiveYour1954 According to Plan: The Story of Modern Sidewalls for the Homes of America Henry Jamison Handy https://archive.org/details/Accordin1952 Cities Start to Question an American Ideal: A House With a Yard on Every Lot The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/18/upshot/cities-across-america-question-single-family-zoning.html A Visual Guide to Detached House Zones in 5 Canadian Cities DataLabTO http://www.datalabto.ca/a-visual-guide-to-detached-houses-in-5-canadian-cities/#:~:text=Although%20one%2Dfamily%20dwelling%20zones,inside%20a%20single%2Dfamily%20house Albee Fourplex 1 - IrvingtonHD - Portland Oregon By Ian Poellet - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53931066 Fourplex in University Heights, Brookland BeyondDC https://www.flickr.com/photos/beyonddc/32654221297/ Where the Missing Middle Isn't Missing Daniel Herriges https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2020/8/5/where-the-missing-middle-isnt-missing Why Minneapolis Just Made Zoning History https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-07/how-minneapolis-mayor-jacob-frey-scored-a-rezoning-win How Minneapolis Ended Single-Family Zoning https://tcf.org/content/report/minneapolis-ended-single-family-zoning/ 99 per cent of Vancouver single-family neighbourhoods now zoned for duplexes https://globalnews.ca/news/4468086/99-per-cent-of-vancouver-single-family-neighbourhoods-now-zoned-for-duplexes/ Oregon Legislature Votes To Essentially Ban Single-Family Zoning https://www.npr.org/2019/07/01/737798440/oregon-legislature-votes-to-essentially-ban-single-family-zoning?t=1614047343190 --- Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:05 Skylines of US vs Europe 0:31 Living in a Concrete Box in the Sky 1:11 The Missing Middle Problem 2:16 The Missing Middle in the US & Canada 2:59 Why Developers Build Condos 3:47 It Didn't Used to be This Way 5:03 Middle-Sized Housing in Europe 5:57 Eliminating Single-Family Zoning 6:30 Where the Missing Middle is Legal Again 6:56 Zoning Changes are Not Enough 7:24 Conclusion 7:47 Patreon Shout-Out 7:58 Outro #missingmiddle #urbanplanning #housing #4k

The Dutch use a variety of different traffic calming methods to make their streets safer. This video explains some of the most common ones. If you'd like more information, I have a full-length video about Dutch traffic calming here: https://youtu.be/bAxRYrpbnuA #shorts

"Coventry - The City That Nearly Forgot The Bicycle" This special guest video was produced by Adam Tranter, the Bicycle Mayor for Coventry, in the UK. Coventry holds an important place in the history of the bicycle. It is the city where both the penny-farthing, as well as the safety bicycle - the template for almost all modern bicycles - was invented. In this short documentary, Adam explains the history of cycling in Coventry, and about the realities of cycling in Coventry today. Comparisons to Amsterdam and the Netherlands are provided. This film will be shown as part of the Coventry Transport Museum's new exhibition Gearing Up: From Saddle to Spoke online on Friday 12 March 2021. The exhibition (https://culturespacecoventry.com/gearing-up) – which it is hoped will open physically when the museum reopens – features over 80 cycles and celebrates the history, unique designs, and benefits of cycling. You can find out more about Adam here: https://www.adamtranter.com or follow him on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/adamtranter 00:00 Introduction 01:44 Coventry's Bicycle History 03:42 After The War 05:14 Carlton Reid Interview 06:46 People or cars? 07:29 The Safety Bicycle 10:43 The Netherlands with Orla Chennaoui 13:06 What's next for Coventry? 14:56 Summary and Credits

This is a bit of a repeat for long-time viewers to the channel, but I wanted to share again the best part of pedestrian infrastructure in the Netherlands: continuous sidewalks. These sidewalks are much safer and more comfortable, as they do not require pedestrians to drop down to street level, and it ensures that drivers slow down before crossing paths with pedestrians. If there's one piece of Dutch street design that your city should copy today, it's continuous sidewalks. My original full-length video about continuous sidewalks is here: https://youtu.be/9OfBpQgLXUc #shorts

Dutch bicycle paths are some of the best in the world. This is the short explanation of what they're all about. #shorts

What happens when a blizzard comes to Amsterdam? We found this February, when storm Darcy hit the Netherlands. In geneal, cycling infrastructure was prioritized, but there were several problems with the train system. And in the end, maybe this storm wasn't quite as bad as people thought it would be, and the Netherlands should probably be prepared for such storms in the future. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes NJB Live (my bicycle livestream channel): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw More Snow in Amsterdam ❄️ - Bicycle Live Stream NJB Live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcQoqIev_I0 --- Sources: NS beloofde na sneeuwchaos in 2012 ‘Zwitserse wissels’, maar het bleef bij woorden https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/ns-beloofde-na-sneeuwchaos-in-2012-zwitserse-wissels-maar-het-bleef-bij-woorden~a2f95c48/ KNMI - Hoeveelheid sneeuw van Darcy zelfs in huidig klimaat niet erg zeldzaam https://www.knmi.nl/over-het-knmi/nieuws/hoeveelheid-sneeuw-van-darcy-zelfs-in-huidig-klimaat-niet-erg-zeldzaam (het KNMI niet betrokken is bij het afgeleide werk en de strekking daarvan niet noodzakelijkerwijs onderschrijft) Scenes from Oulu, Finland, care of Pekka Tahkola: https://twitter.com/pekkatahkola Pekka Tahkola bicycle live streams from Finland: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClW8fnS0yeCMGEjCKd7OlHg --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:05 It Snowed in Amsterdam 0:35 Train Problems 1:22 Bicycle Infrastructure 2:11 Painted Bicycle Gutters Suck Never Build Them 2:53 Sidewalks Full of Snow 3:44 NJB Live Bicycle Livestreams 3:55 Skating on Natural Ice 4:39 How Bad was this Storm? 5:14 What Happens Next? 5:55 Conclusion 6:24 Patreon Shout-out 6:35 Outro

Today it was 15°C and Sunny in #Amsterdam, and it seemed like everyone in the city was out. #shorts

The Dutch-style bicycle, an upright bicycle designed for comfort - not sport - is commonplace in the Netherlands. But they're incredibly rare in many other countries. This video explores why these bicycles are so useful, practical, and comfortable. ---- The Rover Bicycle Advert By Anonymous - Birmingham Museums Trust, Public Domain https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39737726 GTA 5 Wasted Effect Transparent Template Honest Gamers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUO5PsQ9Kyc Blitz Valve Diagram By IIVQ Wikipedia (Nederlands), CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3260290 Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:05 Omafiets & Practical Bicycles 0:49 Other bicycles in the Netherlands 1:10 Upright riding 2:20 Step-through frames 3:07 Coat guard and chain guard 3:34 Frame locks 5:07 Fenders, kickstands, & racks 6:05 In-hub gearing 6:28 Coaster brakes 7:12 Tires & tubes 7:39 Dynamos & bells 8:08 Upright bikes in Canada 9:14 Summary & Conclusion 10:03 Patreon shout-out 10:15 Outro

When talking about bicycle infrastructure in Canada, the number one excuse I hear is "winter." Many Canadians see the cold and snow as a fundamental barrier to year round cycling. But one city, Oulu in Finland, with winter weather worse than most Canadian cities, shows that winter cycling has nothing to do with the weather, and everything to do with safe cycling infrastructure. Want to learn more about winter cycling? Every February, the Winter Cycling Federation holds a Winter Cycling Congress where experts and advocates get together and talk about best practices in cycling infrastructure and maintenance. More information is here at https://wintercycling.org/ --- This video would not have been possible without contributions from: * Pekka Tahkola: https://twitter.com/pekkatahkola * Anders Swanson: https://twitter.com/SwansonAnders * CycleYYZ: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHinhHYjd7k_K7d2lEmC73w * Dave Edwards: https://twitter.com/DaveLikesBikes * Joonas Olli: https://twitter.com/O_Joonas * Vélo d'hiver - Montréal: https://www.facebook.com/groups/velodhiver/about * My Brother * Wimpy snowflake Canadian who can't handle a little bit of cold --- Winter cycling study (in Finnish): TALVIPYÖRÄILYLAAJUUSMOTIIVIT JA ESTEETTERVEYSVAIKUTUKSET https://docplayer.fi/7216725-Talvipyoraily-laajuus-motiivit-ja-esteet-terveysvaikutukset.html Map of bicycle underpasses in Oulu and the surrounding area: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/viewer?mid=1rMd5XedFvMJFgbqF9ZdAYnICBG8&ll=65.00256878332665%2C25.457461452295682&z=12 https://www.bixi.com/en/where-do-all-the-bixi-go-in-the-winter How to Keep Cyclists Riding Even in the Frigid Snowy Winter The two key lessons learned by Northern European cities. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-26/how-to-keep-cyclists-riding-even-in-the-snowy-winter Ice cycles: the northerly world cities leading the winter bicycle revolution https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/feb/12/ice-cycles-northerly-world-cities-winter-bicycle-revolution Music: "My Touque's Too Tight" by Drool Puddy --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:05 You can't cycle in the winter 0:36 Introduction to Oulu 1:29 It's not the cold 2:21 First: safe cycle paths 4:20 Second: proper winter maintenance 6:08 Lessons from Oulu 6:39 My experiences with winter cycling 7:37 Gushing over how awesome Oulu is 8:00 It's not as cold as you think 9:40 Progress in Canada 10:48 Canadian excuses 11:29 Winter Cycling Congress 11:59 Conclusion 12:24 Patreon shout-out 12:37 Drool Puddy music video

By popular demand, Pekka Tahkola's video of winter cycling in Oulu, Finland, matched with Drool Puddy - My Touque's Too Tight is now available as a standalone video! See the full video of why you should be able to cycle in the winter, stop making excuses, stop being such a wimp, and just build some goddamned safe bicycle paths here: https://youtu.be/Uhx-26GfCBU May your ears be warm and your touque never too tight. © 1995 Drool Puddy Winter cycling video by Pekka Tahkola https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClW8fnS0yeCMGEjCKd7OlHg

This is the 3rd video in the Strong Towns series, and is probably the most important core topic: the fact that American car-dependant cities are financially insolvent, and function like a Ponzi scheme. This is the reason most American cities are bankrupt. If you learned something from this video, consider donating to Strong Towns: https://strongtowns.org/membership This video is a summary of the "Growth Ponzi Scheme" articles, published by Strong Towns: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2020/8/28/the-growth-ponzi-scheme-a-crash-course https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2020/5/14/americas-growth-ponzi-scheme-md2020 https://www.strongtowns.org/the-growth-ponzi-scheme https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2011/6/13/the-growth-ponzi-scheme-part-1.html https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2011/6/14/the-growth-ponzi-scheme-part-2.html https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2011/6/15/the-growth-ponzi-scheme-part-3.html https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2011/6/16/the-growth-ponzi-scheme-part-4.html https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2011/6/16/the-growth-ponzi-scheme-part-5-finale.html Strong Towns publishes a lot of cases studies of American municipal insolvency. Here are a few of them: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2010/1/11/the-cost-of-development-local-roads-edition.html https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2009/3/30/the-cost-of-development-one-example.html https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2010/3/17/the-cost-of-development-walker-industrial-park.html https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2010/5/5/the-mailbox-tower-historic-harbor-renaissance.html https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2012/1/2/the-cost-of-auto-orientation.html https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2014/7/22/the-cost-of-auto-orientation-update.html https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2014/7/29/the-taco-johns-of-buffalo.html https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2020/11/13/kansas-city-ebook-md2020 There is a lot more to read, too! Strong Towns has a library of articles about building strong and resilient towns and cities that goes back over 15 years: https://www.strongtowns.org/stmedia --- Other References & Video Sources: Give Yourself the Green Light (1954) (Public Domain) Henry Jamison Handy https://archive.org/details/GiveYour1954 According to Plan: The Story of Modern Sidewalls for the Homes of America Henry Jamison Handy https://archive.org/details/Accordin1952 Settlement Pattern and Form with Service Cost Analaysis Halifax Regional Municipality - Regional Planning https://usa.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/03/Halifax-data.pdf Traditional Development - #6 in the Strong Towns Curbside Chat Video Series Strong Towns (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGxni1c-klM Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:05 The History of Sprawl 1:03 What is a Ponzi Scheme? 1:51 The Problem 2:19 How it Started 4:17 Graphical Examples 6:27 The Excuses 7:35 The Canadian Example 8:12 Conclusion 9:02 Patreon Shoutout 9:18 Outro

The coronavirus partial lockdown has meant that Amsterdam has nearly no international visitors, and the Amsterdam city centre is almost completely empty. It's bizarre to see the city like this on a Friday night. This video shows scenes from a bicycle ride from Ferdinand Bolstraat (De Pijp) to Amsterdam Central on the evening of Friday, November 20th, 2020, between the hours of about 10PM to 1AM. #Amsterdam #4k #corona 0:00 Ferdinand Bolstraat 0:44 Utrechtsestraat 1:37 Rembrandtplein 3:02 Halvemaansbrug 3:56 Oude Doelenstraat 4:30 Damrak 5:08 Stationsplein

Amsterdam is famous for being one of the best places to cycle in the world, but there are still many places where the infrastructure is out of date. This video explores some of the most uncomfortable and dangerous places for cycling in the city, as well as a brief look of the history of why. My video on hoofdnetten / plusnetted ("Invisible Infrastructure") is herer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1l75QqRR48 --- Fietsersbond Knelpunten in Amsterdam: https://amsterdam.fietsersbond.nl/voorbeelden-van-knelpunten/ Haarlemmerdijk Straatbeeld, detailhandel en mensen in verkeer (1977) https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/1f661f8c-da05-01b2-c13d-2ecf6ef26020 Northfield Drive West, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Brian Doucet, @bmdoucet (Twitter) https://twitter.com/bmdoucet/status/1108844967508746240 More details about this (shitty) bicycle lane in Waterloo: Waterloo bike lane causes cyclists concern https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/waterloo-bike-lane-causes-cyclists-concern-1.4347837 Hobbemakade 93-92-91 enz Op de voorgrond links de Gerard Terborgstraat. Achteraan is de Roelof Hartstraat. Roël, Ino (maart 1991) https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/0770a24b-884e-939e-699c-a63a54f02a89 Het nieuwe fietspad op de Berlagebrug. Op de achtergrond de Vrijheidslaan en de Wolkenkrabber op het Victorieplein Busselman, Frans (25 april 1982) https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/a3ef00c2-9bbc-9d8c-2a0a-f2be3d20fea3 Actie "Echte Nederlandse Fietsers Bond" (ENFB) op Berlagebrug in Amsterdam voor behoud fietsstrook op de rijweg Rob Croes / Anefo (12 januari 1984) https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/fotocollectie/ad331a52-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84 https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/fotocollectie/ad331958-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84 --- Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:05 The Set-up 1:08 The Suburbs 1:47 Uncomfortable Cycling 4:13 Dangerous Cycling 4:24 Javastraat 5:32 Stadhouderskade/s100 6:12 Nassaukade 7:01 Rozengracht 7:25 Raadhuisstraat 8:10 Churchill-laan 8:30 Van Woustraat 9:33 Zeilstraat 10:17 Summary 10:49 History 12:05 Conclusion 12:30 Patreon Shout-Out 12:40 Outro

If you live in the Netherlands, and you have kids, then you need to know about Sinterklaas. This video is everything we wish we had known about Sinterklaasfeest before we moved here. --- Thumbnail photo credit: By Erik Bro at Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3173194 Het Sinterklaas Journaal: https://sinterklaasjournaal.nl/ https://www.npostart.nl/het-sinterklaasjournaal/VPWON_1262922 SINTERKLAAS BESMET met CORONA?? Comedy Central NL (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oifmAhxe40U Intocht van Sinterklaas in Amsterdam (1952) Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNR0I8mFBL4 Suprises photos from: https://www.basisschooldekring.nl/surprise_-1/ Zwarte Piet (Wikipedia) https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet Blackface (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackface Zwarte Piet, een blackfacepersonage Een eeuw aan blackfacevermaak in Nederland Elisabeth Koning https://tijdschriftvoorgeschiedenis.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/artikel_koning_zwarte_piet_een_blackfacepersonage.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAflxfHHpNs Gerda Havertong in 1987 over Zwarte Piet, Sesamestraat (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmfjuWXpG7k Niet alleen Rutte is van mening veranderd: de steun voor traditionele Zwarte Piet is gedaald https://eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/item/niet-alleen-rutte-is-van-mening-veranderd-de-steun-voor-traditionele-zwarte-piet-is-gedaald-weblo/ Zwartepietendebat (Wikipedia) https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwartepietendebat St. Nikolaas bij stoute kinderen Jan Schenkman - St. Nikolaas en zijn knecht, Publiek domein https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11864433 Zwarte Piet-demonstratie in Venlo verloopt grimmig: vier tegendemonstranten gearresteerd https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/zwarte-piet-demonstratie-in-venlo-verloopt-grimmig-vier-tegendemonstranten-gearresteerd~a8b30d43/ Toronto.Santa Claus.Parade Christmas.Toronto 2017 (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr-Gf3toZgU Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:21 Sinterklaas in Belgium 0:49 Sinterklaas in the Netherlands 1:30 Het Sinterklaasjournaal 2:36 Intocht van Sinterklaas 2:56 Sinterklaasfeest for Young Children 4:35 Surprises 5:17 Zwarte Piet 8:36 Comparisions to the Santa Claus Parade 9:37 Summary 10:03 Patreon Shout-out 10:14 Outtro

Thanks to Strong Towns for the work they do. If you'd like to donate, visit: https://www.strongtowns.org/about-membership For centuries, cities followed a common pattern of development, that can be seen in the design of cities all around the world. This pattern was not accidental or even inevitable, but came about over years of evolution. In the mid 20th century, America threw out all that, and started down a drastically different path - the Suburban Experiment. This video introduces the concept of Traditional vs. Suburban development patterns, and shows some of the financials behind why suburban development simply can't compete. More from Strong Towns: The Cost of Auto Orientation (the original source for the data in this video) https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2012/1/2/the-cost-of-auto-orientation.html Traditional Development - #6 in the Strong Towns Curbside Chat Video Series Strong Towns (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGxni1c-klM What is Traditional Development? https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/6/14/traditional-development The Power of Information Equity https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/10/8/the-power-of-information-equity America's Suburban Experiment https://www.strongtowns.org/curbside-chat-1/2015/12/14/americas-suburban-experiment This is the End of the Suburban Experiment https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2020/4/27/this-is-the-end-of-the-suburban-experiment Traditional Development is Not Retro. It's Timeless. https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/9/25/traditional-development-is-not-retro-its-timeless The Mailbox: Tower Historic Harbor "Renaissance" https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2010/5/5/the-mailbox-tower-historic-harbor-renaissance.html The Cost of Development, Walker Industrial Park https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2010/3/17/the-cost-of-development-walker-industrial-park.html Taco John's (Thumbnail Image) Highplains-scout, Wikipedia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Taco_John%27s_Drive_Thru_Restaurant,_Cheyenne,_WY.JPG Give Yourself the Green Light (1954) (Public Domain) Henry Jamison Handy https://archive.org/details/GiveYour1954 Shopping Can Be Fun: A New Concept in Merchandising (1957) (Public Domain) Kelley (George H.) https://archive.org/details/Shopping1957 Taco John's review by Cynthia Endriss https://goo.gl/maps/YiFxopiwyrbF2RNT9 Closed Taco Bell Bradley Gordon (Flickr) https://www.flickr.com/photos/icanchangethisright/3693952684/ Aerial footage from Google Earth Studio: https://earth.google.com/studio/ Street photos from Google Street View Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:17 Introduction to Traditional Development 1:18 The Suburban Experiment 2:36 Taco John's Case Study 5:31 Big Box vs. Downtown Case Study 5:53 Fragility vs. Flexibility 6:49 Conclusion 7:36 Outro

The start of a new series on Not Just Bikes: the story of the financial instability of American and Canadian cities based on the research and media from StrongTowns.org. Strong Towns is an American non-profit organization dedicated to improving the resiliency and financial stability of American and Canadian cities. They support thousands of people across the United States and Canada who are advocating for a better way of thinking about the way we build our world. If you would like to contribute to Strong Towns, you can donate at this URL: https://www.strongtowns.org/about-membership You can also donate your time to promoting Strong Towns concepts in your city, or join the community at StrongTowns.org.

The Not Just Bikes YouTube channel was launched just over a year ago, with the upload of "What Makes a City Great?" in October of 2019. The channel has been much more popular than I ever could have expected, and it has changed a lot in just one year. I made this video as a way of looking back over the past year of Not Just Bikes. I'm also launching a new channel called "NJB Live", which will host the live streams for Not Just Bikes. YouTube won't let a channel stream until it has at least 1,000 subscribers, so help me get to that goal by subscribing now, via the link below: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9v57F4xz46KaDsvWfCv8yw Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes Some other dude's Instagram: https://instagram.com/notjustbikes

I am not a "cyclist", but I do ride a bicycle almost every day ... along with hundreds of other people who are also not "cyclists". One thing I really appreciate about the Netherlands is that there is no stigma or group dynamics to riding a bicycle. There's no "bicycle culture" in the Netherlands, just like there's no "shoe culture" for people who walk where you live. It's just another option that you can use if it's more convenient (and it often is, due to properly designed road infrastructure). Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes --- Red-light runner in Toronto HighVis_T.O._Cyclist (Twitter) https://twitter.com/highvis_cyclist Speeding truck cuts dangerously close to vehicle and pedestrians Toronto Drivers Exposed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=putyl28Ct1I HiMY SYeD - Car Crashes into RBC Royal Bank Branch Dundas St at University Ave Toronto March 14 2012 (CC/BY) HiMYSYeD (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f68CF9RsjoQ Pedestrian struck and killed after driver mounts sidewalk in Scarborough https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/scarborough-pedestrian-fatal-struck-1.4898673 Man dead after car mounts sidewalk in Toronto's Garden District https://www.toronto.com/news-story/7481444-man-dead-after-car-mounts-sidewalk-in-toronto-s-garden-district/ Woman, 75, struck and killed by City of Toronto truck that lost control, mounted curb in Scarborough https://www.cp24.com/news/woman-75-struck-and-killed-by-city-of-toronto-truck-that-lost-control-mounted-curb-in-scarborough-1.4937428 Driver who killed Erica Stark on Toronto sidewalk fined $1,000 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/erica-stark-toronto-pedestrian-conviction/article33212441/ No charges after driver mounts sidewalk, killing woman https://toronto.citynews.ca/2016/06/14/no-charges-driver-mounts-sidewalk-killing-woman/ Toronto teacher killed in cycling accident https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-teacher-killed-in-cycling-accident-1.1161803 School teacher killed in morning hit-and-run https://www.cp24.com/news/school-teacher-killed-in-morning-hit-and-run-1.1050652 Cycling safety: Tom Samson’s widow wants probe into teacher’s death reopened https://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2013/07/22/cycling_safety_tom_samsons_widow_wants_probe_into_teachers_death_reopened.html Toronto man’s three-month hit-and-run sentence enrages cycling advocates https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/toronto-man-to-serve-three-months-for-hit-and-run-that-killed-cyclist/article28134050/ Cyclists Vs Anti-Cyclists: The War of the Roads Is Back On https://www.vice.com/en/article/zm34q4/cyclists-vs-anti-cyclists-the-war-of-the-roads-is-back-on Why do the media bang on about cyclists breaking the law? https://www.campfireconvention.uk/node/8311 Cyklisters adfærd i signalregulerede kryds https://api.vejdirektoratet.dk/sites/default/files/2019-05/Cyklisters%20adf%C3%A6rd%20i%20kryds.pdf Naturalistic Bicycling Behavior Pilot Study University of South Florida, Tampa - Center for Urban Transportation Research https://trid.trb.org/view/1491424 Scofflaw bicycling: Illegal but rational Journal of Transport and Land Use https://www.jstor.org/stable/26211757?mag=are-cyclists-reckless-lawbreakers&seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents Are Cyclists Reckless Lawbreakers? https://daily.jstor.org/are-cyclists-reckless-lawbreakers/ Brake - the road safety charity UK road casualties https://www.brake.org.uk/facts-resources/1653-uk-road-casualties#:~:text=On%20average%2C%20five%20people%20die,broadly%20constant%20for%20several%20years. UNBELIEVABLE ARROGANT DRIVER Right Tobikeit (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjqewtS3eAE KP17 LOD Punishment Pass and brake check - 27.09.18 Tom the Cyclist (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrBIbkBKkz0 Ollie Cycles (Twitter) https://twitter.com/Ollie_Cycles https://twitter.com/hashtag/OnTheLiteralStreet Jack Fifield (Twitter) https://twitter.com/jackfifield Warren Huska https://www.facebook.com/warren.huska Rolling Coal (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_coal CoalRollingDaytona Glenn Gunter (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZKiq_RFTnU --- 0:00 Intro 0:05 I am not a cyclist 0:38 My transportation life story 2:39 Becoming a cyclist 5:46 Bad policing 6:52 The cyclist / non-cyclist divide 8:21 Judging & punishing cyclists 10:37 Where we go from here 11:38 Conclusions 12:04 Patreon shout-out 12:17 Outro

The Netherlands has some of the best bicycle infrastructure in the world, but some of it is completely invisible ... until you learn about ontvlechten. Dutch cities take care to separate or "disentangle" routes taken by drivers from those taken by everyone else, making their streets safer, quieter, and more efficient. These routes are determined by hoofdnetten (and plusnetten), where each form of traffic gets its own routes through the city. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes --- Satelite Map Images from Google Earth Studio https://www.google.com/permissions/geoguidelines/attr-guide/ Orlando Suburb "Cursed Culdesacs" https://www.reddit.com/r/Suburbanhell/comments/hsvyiu/cursed_culdesacs/ ‘s-Hertogenbosch wil auto en fiets ontvlechten https://fietsberaad.nl/CROWFietsberaad/media/Kennis/Bestanden/Fietsverkeer%2017-%20Hertogenbosch.pdf?ext=.pdf Plusnetten en hoofdnetten infrastructuur Gemeente Amsterdam https://maps.amsterdam.nl/plushoofdnetten/ Mobiliteits Aanpak Amsterdam 2030 https://assets.amsterdam.nl/publish/pages/865232/mobiliteitsaanpak_amsterdam_2030.pdf Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright B00000017791 Straatbeeld, detailhandel en mensen in verkeer (1977) Stadsarchief Amsterdam https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/1f661f8c-da05-01b2-c13d-2ecf6ef26020 B00000018594 Eerste van der Helststraat (1978) Stadsarchief Amsterdam https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/0aad26fc-e9bf-e57e-55a5-602f535594d3 London Quietways Plan (2017) Transport for London (Archived) https://web.archive.org/web/20170611030650/https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/improvements-and-projects/quietways 0:00 Intro 0:05 Bicycle infrastructure 0:44 Ontvlechten 0:57 Busy roads and suburban mazes 1:55 The Dutch approach: hoofdnetten and plusnetten 3:27 Hoofdnet examples 4:04 Filtered permeability 5:01 Hoofdnet routes for cars & bicycles 5:17 Safe and efficient road networks 6:29 Summary and conclusion 7:00 Patreon shout-out 7:12 Outro

I was always told, growing up, that the suburbs (of Canada) are a good place to raise children. But I've come to appreciate the importance of independence for the a child's development, something that's nearly impossible in today's car-dependent suburbs. It was pretty clear that suburbia was not right for our kids, so we moved to the Netherlands instead. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes --- References and Sources: How to Raise the Happiest Kids in the World https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-to-raise-the-happiest-kids-in-the-world_b_59e7a901e4b0432b8c11ec28 はじめてのおつかい (Hajimete no Otsukai) https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%E3%81%AF%E3%81%98%E3%82%81%E3%81%A6%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8A%E3%81%A4%E3%81%8B%E3%81%84 Child abductions by strangers rare in Canada https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/child-abductions-by-strangers-rare-in-canada-1.1335061 Canada among only seven countries to see rise in pedestrian deaths, OECD study reveals https://financialpost.com/transportation/canada-among-only-seven-countries-to-see-rise-in-pedestrian-deaths-oecd-study-finds Montreal pedestrian deaths at highest level in 6 years https://globalnews.ca/news/5382380/montreal-pedestrians-deaths-2018-high/ Pedestrian fatalities disturbingly high for 2019: Manitoba Public Insurance https://www.mpi.mb.ca/Pages/nr2019sept24.aspx Toronto appears to have hit a one-year high in pedestrian and cyclist fatalities https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/12/07/toronto-appears-to-have-hit-a-one-year-high-in-pedestrian-and-cyclist-fatalities-over-40-per-cent-of-those-deaths-happened-in-scarborough.html Drivers are killing more pedestrians in Canada every year https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-for-february-3-2019-1.4997146/drivers-are-killing-more-pedestrians-in-canada-every-year-here-s-why-michael-s-essay-1.4998615 Pedestrian deaths hit 28-year high, and big vehicles and smartphones are to blame https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/28/pedestrian-deaths-hit-a-28-year-high-and-big-vehicles-and-smartphones-are-to-blame.html Schoolmobiliteit KpVV Dashboard duurzame en slimme mobiliteit https://kpvvdashboard-15.blogspot.com/2012/12/meer-over-modal-split.html How many Dutch children still go to school by bike? The rise of driving. http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2013/09/how-many-dutch-children-still-go-to.html Why did our children stop walking to school? https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-why-did-our-children-stop-walking-to-school/ Supportive Parents Encourage Child’s Interests In Anything Within 15-Minute Drive https://local.theonion.com/supportive-parents-encourage-child-s-interests-in-anyth-1819578535 Children driven around too much, Canadian report suggests https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/children-driven-around-too-much-canadian-report-suggests-1.1328982 Very Superstitious: How Fact-Free Parenting Policies Rob Our Kids of Independence http://5kids1condo.com/very-superstitious-how-fact-free-parenting-policies-rob-our-kids-of-independence/ Car-Free and Carefree in Vancity http://5kids1condo.com/car-free-and-carefree-in-vancity/ Kids filing onto their second bus (25 mins) that goes directly to school Adrian Crook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMBs_NcrV5Y We Won! Common Sense Prevails in ‘Bus Dad’ Case. http://5kids1condo.com/we-won-common-sense-prevails-in-bus-dad-case/ Legal Age for Leaving Children Unsupervised Across Canada https://cwrp.ca/sites/default/files/publications/en/144e.pdf How did good parenting become a crime? https://www.macleans.ca/society/how-did-good-parenting-become-a-crime/ The Rugged Road to Learning, 1921 Library and Archives Canada https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR9tX_zdAw4 Cycling to school; Culemborg (Netherlands) BicycleDutch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrQ-d2PBUto Me and my cousin did training and I cut my foot! nachos bikes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaNAqxh7UZc 0:00 Intro 0:05 There are a lot of kids in the Netherlands 2:01 The empty sidewalks and crazy parents of suburbia 2:57 Eyes on the street 3:49 Road safety 4:41 Car dependency 5:36 Walking and cycling to school and activities 7:19 Changing culture norms and legal action 10:43 Patreon shout-out 10:57 Nachos bikes

Rotterdam is a city very different from any other in the Netherlands. After being nearly flattened in 1940, the city underwent a major transformation in the 1950s and 1960s to become a "modern" city, designed with cars in mind. This video explores what Rotterdam is like today, and what the city is doing to undo some of the damage caused by decades of car-centric policy. Want to support Not Just Bikes? Visit https://patreon.com/notjustbikes --- BB-7534 En Hollande Rotterdam, la Venice du Nord Stadsarchief Rotterdam (Public Domain): https://hdl.handle.net/21.12133/8AFBCEAAB66B4949953CFD1DAADE7B55 BB-0716 Met de paardentram naar Overschie Stadsarchief Rotterdam (Public Domain): https://hdl.handle.net/21.12133/2AA65760456045468F09AC8347624D74 BB-0868 Stadsbeelden Rotterdam Stadsarchief Rotterdam (Public Domain): https://hdl.handle.net/21.12133/C890FA7E43E34069A816344C29B71A6C BB-0986 Opnames van de puinhopen na het bombardement. Stadsarchief Rotterdam (Public Domain): https://hdl.handle.net/21.12133/76A4E0DCBB2D43E9B48A29FA0311E33D Rotterdam centre after the 1940 bombing of Rotterdam Wikipedia (Public Domain): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotterdam#/media/File:Rotterdam,_Laurenskerk,_na_bombardement_van_mei_1940.jpg King Street, north side between Richmond and Clarence Streets, London, Ontario London Public Library, Ivey Family London Room Digital Collections http://images.ourontario.ca/london/70144/data?n=5 Dundas Street, south side looking east towards Clarence Street, London, Ontario London Public Library, Ivey Family London Room Digital Collections http://images.ourontario.ca/london/70147/data?n=7 Luchtfoto naar het westen van de Bijlmermeer in aanbouw Stadsarchief Amsterdam (Public Domain): https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/2ec21329-2802-42b1-01e8-b27a6446f79e Jan Hanzenstraat (1974) Stadsarchief Amsterdam (Public Domain): https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/4d856a71-6cb5-095d-e66e-1e9cc6d7d366 Eén van de plannen van prof. Jokinen Stadsarchief Amsterdam (Public Domain): https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/8d67f253-111e-1aae-7a13-c6bb6ff11eb3 De "Zuidelijke Cityweg" Stadsarchief Amsterdam (Public Domain): https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/2c12616f-9b94-58d1-ff89-67520025da0b BB-0852 Werkzaamheden aan de Coolsingel Stadsarchief Rotterdam (Public Domain): https://hdl.handle.net/21.12133/1A4DAF0A640441929927EA8DC910F8C7 BB-0950 C'70 Stadsarchief Rotterdam (Public Domain): https://hdl.handle.net/21.12133/A10E518206CA481CB4EA21048CB562EE Vernieuwing Coolsingel Gemeente Rotterdam (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSYfXR3xwo8 Vernieuwing Coolsingel Gemeente Rotterdam (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSYfXR3xwo8

I've wanted to go to Rotterdam for almost 20 years, and I finally made it there last month. This video explores how easy it is to get around Rotterdam without a car, using the variety of public transportation options available. 01010011 01001000 01000001 01010010 01000101 00001010 01001100 01001001 01001011 01000101 00100000 01000001 01001110 01000100 00001010 01010011 01010101 01000010 01010011 01000011 01010010 01001001 01000010 0100010 #Rotterdam #PublicTransit #21stCenturyCities

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The pockets of retail & restaurants dotted throughout residential neighbourhoods in the Netherlands bring a liveliness and utility to the neighbourhood - and even help solve traffic congestion. Learn how this kind of urban design has been illegal in most of the US and Canada for a century, and why it should be brought back. Want to support Not Just Bikes? Check out my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/notjustbikes Image & Video Credits: Video of walking Taipei courtesy of Taiwan4K: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkfBrSh2-Nc City Beautiful - An Introduction to Zoning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kVWDWMcLT4 Photograph of Widnes in the late 19th century showing the effects of industrial pollution (public domain): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Widnes_Smoke.jp Zoning map of London, Ontario © 2003-2020 City Of London: https://london.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=20327d3bcfb34bb488a7c3f74c05d2d3 City Beautiful - The Case Against Single-Family Zoning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajSEIdjkU8E Canadian Shows Milk in Bags by DeadVoidStudios (YouTube) (Creative Commons Attribution licence (reuse allowed)): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f90_WksXi60 That one little pocket of commercial within a residential neighbourhood on the London, Ontario zoing map is this conveniece store and haircutters: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0092242,-81.3111312,3a,75y,300.41h,73.9t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1saHEY1TlETYpmGmZ-WO2wHA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?entry=yt Map of the "Yellow Belt" in Toronto, MapTO: http://www.mapto.ca/maps/2017/3/4/the-yellow-belt The "Yellow Belt" concept comes originally from urban planner Gil Meslin: https://twitter.com/g_meslin #urbanplanning #mixedusedevelopment #liveablecities

When we first moved to the Netherlands, the most amazing thing to us was bicycle-only roads. Using these, we could go long distances in and out of the city without ever needing to stop, and with almost no interaction with cars. This kind of road totally changed cycling for me, making me actually enjoy cycling, instead of just doing it because it was the fastest way to get around.

When I first arrived in the Netherlands, I was amazed at the minature "microcars" that were everywhere. These are cars that make the Smart fourtwo look like a giant. It's really interesting to me where microcars might fit in the 21st century city, and what problems they solve for people with mobility issues. Image and video credits: De Biro moet van de stoep af en dat is balen voor de ‘middelvingerrijder’ [Trouw] https://www.trouw.nl/binnenland/de-biro-moet-van-de-stoep-af-en-dat-is-balen-voor-de-middelvingerrijder~bf1e477f/ Golf carts parked at McIntosh High in Peachtree, Georgia https://www.flickr.com/photos/bernardboygenius/5816037802 Golf carts parked at Wal-Mart, Peachtree, Georgia https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Golf_Carts_at_Walmart.jpg A golf cart coasts along the multi-use paths that wind throughout the city. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peachtree_City,_Georgia#/media/File:City_Hall_Dogwoods_and_Golf_Cart.jpg Tom Scott - The City of Golf Carts (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcVGqtmd2wM Tesla Roadster photos by Flickr user FaceMePLS https://www.flickr.com/photos/faceme/36475174386 Better car design could prevent pedestrian deaths, says NTSB report (Curbed) https://www.curbed.com/2018/9/27/17909270/pedestrian-deaths-suv-car-design US Car vs SUV sales, Cox Automotive https://d2n8sg27e5659d.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Car-SUV-Truck-segmentation-graphs-The-Teen-Years-article-updated-04-14-2020.pdf Airbag clip from How Do Airbags Work? [PBS Reactions YouTube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2sjYOGSV7E #microcars #canta #Estrima #biro #roadsafety

I've lived in the Netherlands for a year and a half and I realized that I haven't seen a car crash into a building yet. You would think that cars regularly crashing into buildings would signal a problem to most people, but a lot of Americans and Canadians just accept it as normal. This is extremely rare in the Netherlands, and it's due to safer street design that has come from a very different approach to road safety. Bicycle Dutch modernization of 1960s street design: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q57sa7tjSNk Netherlands house crashes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edhg2s_VufA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRoPWsocLHQ Speeding driver through intersection by Toronto Drivers Exposed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=putyl28Ct1I Gezicht in de Carnegiedreef te Utrecht: Photographed by P. van der Linden, 1969 https://hetutrechtsarchief.nl/beeldmateriaal/detail/22e53839-19d0-5e6c-bc97-5d9ed09b1225/media/0a2be07b-15b1-ec18-417c-eda84f33e972?mode=detail&view=horizontal&q=Carnegiedreef&rows=1&page=25 Various news articles: https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/5ijyl8/so_this_happened_today_at_queen_and_parliament/ https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/part-of-parliament-st-closed-after-car-crashes-into-pole-storefront-1.3223782 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/school-bus-rollover-students-injured-1.4149380 https://twitter.com/vcazan/status/872442343605121025 https://twitter.com/PCPappy/status/917805337276813313 https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/03/12/car-into-shoppers-drug-mart/ https://windsor.ctvnews.ca/no-injuries-reported-as-car-smashes-into-tecumseh-shoppers-drug-mart-1.4770540 https://globalnews.ca/news/4111368/ottawa-shoppers-drug-mart-crash/ https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/photos-car-crashes-into-shoppers-drug-mart-window/ https://twitter.com/London_Traffic/status/1006565474388402176 https://www.therecord.com/news-story/7247356-no-injuries-as-car-crashes-through-front-window-of-shoppers-drug-mart-in-courtice/ https://sydenhamcurrent.ca/2018/01/15/car-crashes-shoppers-drug-mart-wallaceburg/ https://globalnews.ca/news/6680079/car-crashes-into-shoppers-drug-mart-storefront-in-peterborough/ https://www.saltwire.com/news/local/car-crashes-through-window-at-shoppers-drug-mart-147549/?location=nova-scotia https://blackburnnews.com/london/london-news/2015/07/10/car-crashes-into-shoppers-drug-mart/ https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/vehicle-crashes-into-shoppers-drug-mart-in-south-london/ https://www.theobserver.ca/2017/06/20/vehicle-crashes-into-shoppers-drug-mart-in-sarnia/wcm/4ed51850-8f3a-b3be-dc36-cbb2149fb473 https://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/7517324-photos-driver-injured-after-crashing-into-shoppers-drug-mart-at-popular-brampton-plaza/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/new-glasgow-shoppers-drug-mart-crash-1.3491175 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/car-crashes-into-shoppers-drug-mart-truro-1.3362653 https://globalnews.ca/news/6608052/van-crashes-no-frills-keele-street-toronto/ https://www.cp24.com/news/three-transported-to-hospital-after-vehicle-crashes-into-north-york-condo-building-1.4821514 https://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/02/17/bayview-arena-crash/ https://www.cp24.com/news/police-investigating-after-a-driver-crashed-into-driveway-of-home-in-toronto-1.4616478 https://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/08/29/vehicle-crashes-into-brampton-home/ https://www.cp24.com/news/intoxicated-man-crashed-into-plate-glass-windows-of-ndp-campaign-office-police-say-1.3956445 https://www.cp24.com/news/two-in-custody-after-car-crashes-into-home-in-etobicoke-1.4497764 https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/06/27/two-victims-in-hospital-after-car-crashes-into-mississauga-restaurants-patio.html https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/01/07/driver-arrested-after-crashing-into-porsche-dealership/ https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/01/20/driver-taken-to-hospital-after-car-crashes-into-home-in-the-beaches/ https://www.cp24.com/news/driver-sought-after-crashing-into-convenience-store-downtown-1.3876867 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/scarborough-collision-1.4630469 https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/11/13/man-in-hospital-after-car-smashes-through-wall-at-fairview-mall.html https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/video-no-one-hurt-as-car-crashes-through-shoppers-drug-mart-entrance/ https://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/10/08/car-crashes-into-store-in-scarborough/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UznLovcn6EE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHrqPWnbe_I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kZ4YmJhLD8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxFutlx296U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhMZsNzgVJQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMsvvHtkVpI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFRxTVNvrDM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqAfnCZv76M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb1epUwg9rk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdYFhHMyANU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7quO1_LL9o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ0m4nRNqtU Various images: https://i.redd.it/4z3ul1w3e3l31.png https://i.imgur.com/Ne6fh.jpg https://i.redd.it/41eitus294b31.jpg

The Netherlands is one of the few countries that has underground bicycle parking garages, and is definitely the country with the most of them! But most of these expensive infrastructure projects are new, and the Netherlands is still in a stage of exploration when it comes to building the perfect bicycle parking garage. This video explores underground bicycle parking in the Netherlands, and some of the uniquely Dutch problems facing urban planners in the Netherlands. #bicycleinfrastructure #bikeparking

A short-term contract in Amsterdam Noord provided me a great opportunity to explore the variety of commuting options in Amsterdam. In the end, a bicycle + metro commute was the best (and fastest) option for me. This video explores the commuting options available in Amsterdam, and provides some more detail about my commute to Amsterdam Noord.

A complete ride in Amsterdam from Rivierenbuurt to IKEA in Zuid-Oost. This is the raw footage that was used to make my video about bicycle infrastructure near IKEA in Amsterdam: https://youtu.be/CgvYgxo6UY8 It's interesting to see how the bicycle infrastructure gets better the farther into the suburbs that I ride. This is quite different from North American cities, where the best bicycle infrastructure is found near the centre of the city (if at all).

(Filmed pre-COVID-19) Cycling to IKEA is (trivially) easy in Amsterdam, and cycling infrastructure in the suburbs is actually better - and safer - than near the city centre. But while that may be common in the Netherlands, it's very uncommon elsewhere, and it has knock-on effects that increase car traffic and limit the options to people in the city. I definitely prefer the Dutch approach here. This video was not sponsored by IKEA. They actually got pretty upset that I was filming there. ;) ... also, this was filmed before the COVID-19 outbreak in the Netherlands, so that wasn't a concern (or a reason for the light traffic). This is my first video that was filmed completely in 4k at 50 frames per seconds (exported to 1080p). That should hopefully eliminate the lighting artifacts that I was having with my GoPro on previous videos, as well as to provide a more "real life" feeling. Let me know in the comments if you have any other suggestions for video production. If you'd like to contact me outside of YouTube, please email [email protected] or check out our Twitter account @notjustbikes. #cycling #urbancycling #Amsterdam #Netherlands

The Netherlands is in "intelligent lockdown" due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I used to live in Taiwan, and I stil have a lot of friends there, so it's amazing to see the difference in the approach taken by the two countries. This video shows some clips of Amsterdam under lockdown, as well as a discussion about the Taiwan pandemic response that should be followed by Western countries. Including their approach to wearing masks when sick. Taiwanese news clips (Mandarin Chinese): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuY-4hPbst0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV18paE6MHI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M2lpgkSUZI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8G7go4nozY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhqUGNgpQos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSG4-bavcio The article with the cases of COVID-19 in Taiwan is here: https://udn.com/newmedia/2020/covid-19-taiwan/ The number of cases is now up to 216. All new cases are from foreigners entering the country, and were caught while they were in quarantine. The HK News article about the NTD1 million fine for breaking quarantine: https://www.hongkongfp.com/2020/03/23/coronavirus-taiwan-fines-man-us33000-breaking-quarantine-rule/

Copenhagen is a great city, but it's not Amsterdam ... or any other Dutch city for that matter. This video explores the differences in street design taken by Copenhagen and citites in the Netherlands, to discover some of the finer points of what makes for great urban design. Historical photos of Amsterdam are from the Amsterdam Beeldbank: https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/ https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/?mode=gallery&view=horizontal&q=verkeer&page=1&reverse=0&fq%5B%5D=search_i_sk_date:%5B1950%20TO%201985%5D A map of all of the public trees in Amsterdam is available here: https://maps.amsterdam.nl/bomen/?LANG=en

Do your buses get stuck in traffic? It's amazing what a difference it makes to life the city when public transit is treated as a first-class alternative to driving, as it is in Amsterdam, and many other cities in the Netherlands. The Downs-Thomson Paradox on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downs%E2%80%93Thomson_paradox The description of the Downs-Thomson paradox is simplified in this video, but in general, this principal applies. Technically it is possible to meet demand for car traffic, but in practice, this is unaffordable, simply due to the amount of infrastructure required per person carried by car: there is no city that has done this in a sustainable way (as StrongTowns.org is keen to point out). More information can be found at StrongTowns.org, in articles such as this one: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/10/2/does-new-development-cause-traffic and this one: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2015/10/18/dealing-with-congestion The Dutch traffic per hour graph was taken from this report: 3e Publieksrapportage Rijkswegennet 2017 https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/rapporten/2018/03/12/3e-publieksrapportage-rijkswegennet-2017 The graph of daily traffic in a car-dependant city is based off of the graph here: https://www.wbez.org/shows/curious-city/when-is-chicagoarea-traffic-the-worst/73cf66f9-8a44-4227-8619-68220de78ad3 Comparing the traffic volumes between countries is difficult, as they use different methods of measuring traffic, so don't take this comparison too literally; it's meant to be illustrative. Footage of New York provided by YouTuber Walk NYC: Walk NYC: 10/3/2019 New 14th St Traffic Regulation "Busway" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw2WWe5YAD0 Footage of San Fransico provided by YouTuber UpDownAcross38: First day of Car-Free Market Street. 2/10/2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ty77iKzkQA

The most amazing thing about traffic calming in the Netherlands is just how ubiquitous it is. From city centre to suburb, from large city to small village, traffic calming is everywhere in the Netherlands. Level of Service animation: https://www.parleyseis.com/ Sustainable Saftey: https://sustainablesafety.nl/ https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duurzaam_Veilig https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aNtsWvNYKE Traffic Calming Strategies images from: https://globaldesigningcities.org/publication/global-street-design-guide/designing-streets-people/designing-for-motorists/traffic-calming-strategies/

After a short hiatus due to a house move, Not Just Bikes is back! After moving house 28 times I can confidently say, the Dutch do it best!

Yes! You can remove stop signs and things actually get safer (especially for cyclists). So why do so many cities still use them? San Francisco Stop Sign Protest Video YouTuber mathewst1m Wiggle - Bicycle Stop Sign Protest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDs_gkxKzcE Meggs, Jason N. Bicycle Safety and Choice: Compounded Public Cobenefits of the Idaho Law Relaxing Stop Requirements for Cycling http://docplayer.net/1126976-Meggs-jason-n-stops-harm-bikes-page-1-of-15-title-page.html Whyte, Brandon. "The Idaho Stop Law and the Severity of Bicycle Crashes: A Comparative Study" https://web.archive.org/web/20180428181836/http://brandonwhyte.businesscatalyst.com/assets/mastersprojectbrandonwhyteprintquality.pdf Het woord "Stop" op verkeersborden wordt door "Halt" vervangen. Foto op de Dam genomen. 19 november 1941 Amsterdam Beeldbank OSIM00007002606 https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/280f9849-0093-9802-1d8c-4e056d5cf7bf/media/2f45b419-b261-6316-0819-86e4556306dc History of the Stop sign in the Netherlands https://www.wikiwand.com/nl/Stopbord

With the underground containers found in most neighbourhoods in Amsterdam, "garbage day" is a thing of the past. And good riddance! This video talks about some of the benefits of these containers, and how I don't miss garbage day ... at all. The $31 million spent by Toronto is over a 10-year period, and includes the delivery of new green bins. More information is available in the CityNews article about the new Toronto green bins: https://toronto.citynews.ca/2015/04/09/toronto-wages-war-on-raccoons-with-new-green-bins/ BlogTO article about raccoons breaking into the raccoon-proof bins: https://www.blogto.com/city/2018/04/toronto-raccoon-green-bin/ Snopes article about the NASA "space pen" myth: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-write-stuff/ Amsterdam map of garbage & recycling containers: https://kaart.amsterdam.nl/afvalcontainers Toronto "Green Bin 2.0" video, where the security camera footage came from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_JgLdNgMtY

The street playgrounds of Amsterdam are a unique element that I don't see - or at least, are not as ubiquitous - in other countries. Not confined to just parks, playgrounds are everywhere in Amsterdam, making it easier for families to live in an urban environment. Aldo van Eyck on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldo_van_Eyck The history of Aldo van Eyck (English) Amsterdam Playgrounds Aldo van Eyck, Amsterdam Public Works Department, 1947-1978 https://rmitallchange.weebly.com/amsterdam-playgrounds.html De speelplaatsen van Aldo van Eyck https://www.archined.nl/2002/06/de-speelplaatsen-van-aldo-van-eyck/ Seventeen Playgrounds http://seventeenplaygrounds.com/seventeen-playgrounds Play! Amsterdam The most comprehensive guide to Amsterdam's (hidden) play areas https://www.playamsterdam.nl/ Blade Runner "Enhance" scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHwjceFcF2Q

Time to get excited about SIDEWALKS! The Netherlands does a lot to ensure a safe environment for pedestrians and cyclists, but the one that stands out the most for me is continuous sidewalks. This video explores the basic concept of these safer sidewalks that are used everywhere in the Netherlands, but extremely rare (or poorly implemented) in other countries. This is an important part of the sustainable safety / vision zero efforts of the Netherlands to make streets safer for vulnerable road users.

Autoluw is a Dutch urban planning concept meaning "nearly car-free". It's put into use all over the country, and has resulted in some of the greatest urban environments I've ever been to. This video explores the concept of autoluw, and how it is applied to Dutch streets, along with some examples from some foreign cities as well, such as Toronto and Copenhagen. I also talk about what Amsterdam has done to move towards the autoluwe stad, and briefly mention Agenda Amsterdam Autoluw. There is so much to talk about on this subject! I definitely plan a follow-up video on different aspects of where autoluw principles are applied. If you're interested in such things, make sure you subscribe! --- Credits: A view from the cycle path: http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2013/02/nearly-car-free-areas.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QVsDH8tJM0 Photo of Strøget, Amagertorv by Olga Itenberg CC BY 2.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Str%C3%B8get#/media/File:Str%C3%B8get,_Copenhagen.jpg Groningen, Centrum, Vismarkt Groninger Archieven https://www.beeldbankgroningen.nl/beelden/detail/fbb64a77-fc59-e129-4908-6905e712e79e Groningen, Centrum, Grote Markt (1965-1970) Groninger Archieven https://www.beeldbankgroningen.nl/beelden/detail/09bb5581-b715-7778-a6b6-180558984e4d Sky view of Fresno, CA https://www.google.com/earth/studio/ Photo of Fulton Mall, Fresno, CA (2011) David Prasad, Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0 https://www.flickr.com/photos/33671002@N00/6189802045/in/photolist-aqYmuV-9Ei7DM-4vgk8-5fDN91-3hru5-3hr74-3hr76-3hr73-bFbrdJ-e28NxU-e28RZ7-ar8r4u-e28QAQ-e28P9S-e28R9d-e28Q5C-dnoBrd-7V72QG-6MeL3F Agenda Amsterdam Autoluw graphic https://www.amsterdam.nl/bestuur-organisatie/volg-beleid/ambities/fijne-buurten/ruimte-autoluwe-stad/ https://assets.amsterdam.nl/publish/pages/921204/agenda_amsterdam_autoluw_1.pdf Plus miscellaneous content licensed from Envato Elements https://elements.envato.com/

In 2018, the Frans Halsbuurt neighbourhood in De Pijp, Amsterdam was make parking-free. Street parking for cars was removed and turned into bicycle parking, gardens, playgrounds, loading zones, and handicapped parking. An underground parking garage was created for residents' and visitors' vehicles. The city of Amsterdam is planning a larger re-design of this neighbourhood, but this video shows the current state, one year after car parking was removed. Plants have started growing in the gardens and the bicycle parking is well used. More information is available her (in Dutch): https://www.amsterdam.nl/projecten/frans-halsbuurt/ The final implementation of the street will start in September 2020. #Amsterdam #carfree #slowtv

When it comes to differences between life in North America versus life in the Netherlands, grocery shopping might just be the biggest thing. In this video I discuss the differences between the fresh-food approach taken in the Netherlands compared to the bulk shopping car-centric approach of North America. For our family, it's not even a question: we think the Dutch approach is far superior. Map data provided by Google Maps. The CBC Radio article about food waste is available online here: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-april-5-2018-1.4605392/how-bad-is-canada-s-food-waste-problem-among-the-world-s-worst-report-finds-1.4606012

In the 1960s, it seemed clear that the future was the car. Amsterdam had its own plans about how to make the city more car-friendly. Some of these plans failed, others only partially. Discover how radically different Amsterdam might have been had these plans succeeded.

The first video in a new series for Not Just Bikes - what makes a city great? An exploration of cities, density, walkability, and what Dutch cities do right.

Last year the Strawinskylaan bicycle parking garage opened at Amsterdam Zuid, and it's the most beautiful garage in the city! Check-in is with an OV Chipkaart, the Dutch public transit card. Parking is free for the first 24 hours, and then €1,25 for each additional 24 hours. This garage has a special area for cargo bikes (bakfietsen), and in this video you see me parking a typical Dutch bakfiets, alongside many others.