Not Just Bikes

Épisode 1 - Why Many Cities Suck (but Dutch Cities Don't)

15 septembre 2019

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. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes

Épisode 2 - Highways Almost Destroyed Amsterdam - Plan Jokinen

13 octobre 2019

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. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes

Épisode 3 - Why Grocery Shopping is Better in Amsterdam

4 novembre 2019

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. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes 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

Épisode 4 - Bicycle tour of Frans Halsbuurt - a parking-free neighbourhood in Amsterdam

11 novembre 2019

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. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes #Amsterdam #carfree #slowtv

Épisode 5 - Car-free Streets are Amazing (and we need more of them)

16 novembre 2019

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! Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes --- 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

Épisode 6 - The Dutch Solution for Safer Sidewalks - Continuous Sidewalks

29 novembre 2019

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. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes

Épisode 7 - The Hidden Street Playgrounds of Amsterdam

15 décembre 2019

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. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes This site is compiling a list of all of the playgrounds in the Netherlands: https://www.buitenspeelkaart.nl/ 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

Épisode 8 - We Have No Garbage Day in Amsterdam!

30 décembre 2019

With the underground containers found in most neighbourhoods in Amsterdam, "garbage day" is a thing of the past for our family. And good riddance! This video talks about some of the benefits of these containers, and how I don't miss garbage day ... at all. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes 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

Épisode 1 - Life without Stop Signs in the Netherlands

11 janvier 2020

Yes! You can remove stop signs and things actually get safer (especially for cyclists). So why do so many cities still use them? Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes 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

Épisode 2 - The Faster Way to Move House in Amsterdam

8 février 2020

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! Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes

Épisode 3 - Traffic Calming is Everywhere in the Netherlands

21 février 2020

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. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes 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/

Épisode 4 - Do Your Buses Get Stuck in Traffic? Traffic solutions & the Downs-Thomson Paradox

5 mars 2020

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. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes 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.youtu

Épisode 5 - Copenhagen is Great ... but it's not Amsterdam

15 mars 2020

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. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes 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

Épisode 6 - Coronavirus in Amsterdam and the Taiwan Response

24 mars 2020

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. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes 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/

Épisode 7 - Why Great Cities Let You (Easily!) Cycle to IKEA

20 mars 2020

(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. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes 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 notjustbikes@notjustbikes.com or check out our Twitter account @notjustbikes. #cycling #urbancycling #Amsterdam #Netherlands

Épisode 8 - Bicycle Ride - Amsterdam Rivierenbuurt to IKEA

6 avril 2020

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). Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright

Épisode 9 - A Faster Commute in Amsterdam - My Commute to Amsterdam Noord

3 avril 2020

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. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes

Épisode 10 - The Incredible Underground Bicycle Parking Garages of the Netherlands

28 avril 2020

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. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes #bicycleinfrastructure #bikeparking

Épisode 11 - Why Cars Rarely Crash into Buildings in the Netherlands

15 mai 2020

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. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright 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.

Épisode 12 - The Miniature Microcars of Amsterdam

29 mai 2020

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. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes 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

Épisode 13 - The Best Way to Cycle - Bicycle Only Roads in the Netherlands

11 juin 2020

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. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes

Épisode 14 - The Lively & Liveable Neighbourhoods that are Illegal in Most of North America

26 juin 2020

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. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/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 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

Épisode 15 - Why Passenger Trains Suck in Canada - Part 1 - VIA Rail

9 juillet 2020

I love taking the train, but taking the train in Canada is difficult. This video explains what it's like to take the train in Ontario, Canada, and some of the history behind why it's so painful. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes Image & Video Credits (in order of appearance): Spoorwegen | Afl.17 | Koplopers Spoorwegen TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP2nCN6U_OU Episode 10: Roads for Rails - the Newfoundland Railway Well There's Your Problem Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMcriPJKPdI VIA rail passenger train #76, Komoka ON, VIA 916 [drone] (13-May-2017) Train Spotted (YouTube/CC BY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX5ckzen69A VIA Rail passenger train #73 & #76 meet, Glencoe ON [drone,4k] (2017-Oct-18) Train Spotted (YouTube/CC BY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRGINPR3pQM VIA Rail Timelapse 4K: Toronto to Parry Sound InfiNorth (YouTube/CC BY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVcbX6lioLw Map of the Quebec-Windsor Corridor Awmcphee (Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 4.0) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_City%E2%80%93Windsor_Corridor#/media/File:Quebec-Windsor_Corridor_2017.svg VIA rail passenger train #73, London ON [drone,4k] (2017-Oct-16) Train Spotted (YouTube/CC BY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEnt4uP0eF8 Canada blank map Wikipedia (Public Domain) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canada_blank_map.svg VIA Rail train #84 arriving London ON (2019-Aug-24) Train Spotted (YouTube/CC BY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5_r-530CJ4 VIA Rail Review (Part One) Nigel Hay (YouTube/CC BY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu-xINXsCjY VIA Rail train #72 (Windsor-Toronto) arrives at London ON (2020-May-31) Train Spotted (YouTube/CC BY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QAsefOUowY Rail Fanning at Brandon N. - VIA Rail Canadian at 75 MPH! ManitobaTransitVids (YouTube/CC BY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdp3S2Uf

Épisode 16 - Why the Dutch Wait Less at Traffic Lights

22 juillet 2020

Hate waiting at traffic lights? Yeah, me too. Good thing the Netherlands has smarter traffic lights to make sure that happens as little as possible. It's amazing what you can do when you design to move as many people as possible, instead of as many cars as possible. Special thanks to Matt from BeyondTheAutomobile.ca who helped with some of the content for this video. https://www.beyondtheautomobile.ca. Like Not Just Bikes? Consider supporting the channel on Patreon. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes --- References: 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 All Directions Green (Tegelijk Groen) - Groningen Lucas Magalhães (Youtube, used with permission) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIqCei97M74 Rood, groen en geel 75 jaar verkeerslichten in Amsterdam https://onsamsterdam.nl/rood-groen-en-geel VETAG / VECOM / SICS http://www.ssstechniek.nl/vetag-vecom-sics/ Nautikaris Korteafstandsradio (manufacture's website) https://www.nautikaris.com/products/telemetry/applications/kar-modem/ Verkeerslichtbeïnvloeding (Wikipedia) https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verkeerslichtbe%C3%AFnvloeding Korteafstandsradio (Wikipedia) https://www.wegenwiki.nl/Korteafstandsradio Groningen installs rain sensors for cyclists at traffic lights (The Netherlands) https://www.eltis.org/discover/news/groningen-installs-rain-sensors-cyclists-traffic-lights-netherlands-0 Why giving transit vehicles their own lane speeds up traffic (the Downs-Thomson Par

Épisode 17 - Car-free travel in Rotterdam (Netherlands)

6 août 2020

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. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes 01010011 01001000 01000001 01010010 01000101 00001010 01001100 01001001 01001011 01000101 00100000 01000001 01001110 01000100 00001010 01010011 01010101 01000010 01010011 01000011 01010010 01001001 01000010 01000101 #Rotterdam #PublicTransit #21stCenturyCities

Épisode 18 - Rotterdam: the City Rebuilt for Cars

18 août 2020

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 Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/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 Doma

Épisode 19 - Why We Won't Raise Our Kids in Suburbia (and moved to the Netherlands instead)

3 septembre 2020

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

Épisode 20 - Invisible Bicycle Infrastructure of the Netherlands (Hoofdnetten)

21 septembre 2020

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

Épisode 21 - I am not a "Cyclist" (and most Dutch people aren't either)

3 octobre 2020

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 One-time donations: https://bunq.me/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-wo

Épisode 22 - Introduction to Strong Towns & Financially Insolvent American Cities [ST01]

26 octobre 2020

Watch the rest of this series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp5q-R0lZ0_FCUbeVWK6OGLN69ehUTVa 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. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes One-time donations: https://bunq.me/notjustbikes

Épisode 23 - How Suburban Development Makes American Cities Poorer [ST02]

9 novembre 2020

Watch the rest of this series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp5q-R0lZ0_FCUbeVWK6OGLN69ehUTVa Thanks to Strong Towns for the work they do. If you'd like to donate, visit: https://www.strongtowns.org/about-membership 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 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-it

Épisode 24 - The Foreigner's Guide to Sinterklaas & Zwarte Piet

28 novembre 2020

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. Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes --- 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/z

Épisode 25 - The Most Dangerous Places to Cycle in Amsterdam

13 décembre 2020

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 Patreon: https://patreon.com/notjustbikes Twitter: https://twitter.com/notjustbikes Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/notjustbikes --- 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 S

Épisode 26 - Empty Amsterdam on a Friday Night during Corona [No Commentary]

20 décembre 2020

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. 0:00 Ferdinand Bolstraat 0:44 Utrechtsestraat 1:37 Rembrandtplein 3:02 Halvemaansbrug 3:56 Oude Doelenstraat 4:30 Damrak 5:08 Stationsplein #Amsterdam #4k #corona

Épisode 1 - Why American Cities Are Broke - The Growth Ponzi Scheme [ST03]

7 janvier 2021

Watch the rest of this 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 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 and suburbs 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

Épisode 2 - Why Canadians Can't Bike in the Winter (but Finnish people can)

24 janvier 2021

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/ 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 --- 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 BLUEGRYB | Rotating Icebreaker GRYB (YouTube/CC BY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSKiUIL_qK0 https://www.bixi.com/en/where-do-all-the-bixi-go-in-t

Épisode 3 - Why Dutch Bikes are Better (and why you should want one)

7 février 2021

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. 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 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

Épisode 4 - Amsterdam: 15°C and Sunny

20 février 2021

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

Épisode 5 - Cycling Through a Blizzard in Amsterdam

19 février 2021

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

Épisode 6 - A Quick Intro to Dutch Bike Paths

24 février 2021

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

Épisode 7 - How the Dutch Cross the Street (Safely)

27 février 2021

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

Épisode 8 - Where the Bicycle was Invented (and Forgotten): Coventry [Guest Video]

28 février 2021

"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

Épisode 9 - How the Dutch Slow Drivers for Safer Streets

7 mars 2021

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

Épisode 10 - The Houses that Can't be Built in America - The Missing Middle

6 mars 2021

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/j

Épisode 11 - How Bankrupt American Cities Stay Alive - Debt [ST04]

5 avril 2021

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 Pipe

Épisode 12 - The Ugly, Dangerous, and Inefficient Stroads found all over the US & Canada [ST05]

22 avril 2021

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/mmw

Épisode 13 - Suburbs that don't Suck - Streetcar Suburbs (Riverdale, Toronto)

17 mai 2021

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

Épisode 14 - You Don't Need to Own a Car if You Don't Drive to Work - Carsharing

31 mai 2021

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 Witkar [Wikipedia] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witkar You're Going to Love AutoShare [2011] AutoShare [YouTube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HIqha-5bvY Global, national, and urban burdens of paediatric asthma incidence attributable to ambient NO2 pollution: estimates from global datasets https://www.thelancet.com/article/S2542-5196(19)30046-4/fulltext 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

Épisode 15 - 1,000,000 Views on a Garbage Video - Garbage Day Revisited

14 juin 2021

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? The original garbage video: https://youtu.be/0JtoSafhvLM 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

Épisode 16 - Cities Aren't Loud: Cars Are Loud

26 juin 2021

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 minute

Épisode 17 - Why City Design is Important (and Why I Hate Houston)

18 juillet 2021

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, M

Épisode 18 - Safe Cycling Showdown - Good vs. Bad City Design - Plus 1 Minus 2

22 août 2021

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

Épisode 19 - The Wrong Way to Set Speed Limits [ST06]

6 septembre 2021

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-bc

Épisode 20 - The Trains that Subsidize Suburbia - GO Transit Commuter Rail

25 septembre 2021

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."

Épisode 21 - Throwing Good Money After Bad Car Infrastructure - Wonderland Road

25 octobre 2021

Épisode 22 - Why the Netherlands is the Best Country for Drivers

19 novembre 2021

Épisode 23 - The Trains that Killed an Airline - Italian HSR

3 décembre 2021

Épisode 24 - How to (Quickly) Build a Cycling City - Paris

17 décembre 2021

Épisode 1 - Buying a Bag of Milk in Fake London

16 janvier 2022

Épisode 2 - A Small Change for Safer Walking - Leading Pedestrian Intervals

16 janvier 2022

Épisode 3 - Dutch Cities are Better for the Climate (and my sanity)

7 février 2022

Épisode 4 - Suburbia is Subsidized: Here's the Math [ST07]

7 mars 2022

Épisode 5 - The Only* Car-Free Neighbourhood in Canada (and why you can't live there)

4 avril 2022

Épisode 6 - Business Parks Suck (but they don't have to)

18 avril 2022

Épisode 7 - The Gym of Life

11 mai 2022

Original Title: I Don't Exercise (my city does that for me)

Épisode 8 - The Orange Pill - Your City Will Be Changed Forever

1 juin 2022

Épisode 9 - Why We Won't Raise Our Kids in Suburbia [Remake]

6 juin 2022

Épisode 10 - America Always Gets This Wrong (when building transit)

20 juin 2022

Épisode 11 - Does Anyone Actually Cycle in Switzerland!?

4 juillet 2022

Épisode 12 - Do You Want to Drive a Train?

7 juillet 2022

Épisode 13 - You Don't Need to Press This Button

8 juillet 2022

Épisode 14 - Why Swiss Trains are the Best in Europe

18 juillet 2022

Épisode 15 - The Car-Replacement Bicycle (the bakfiets)

8 août 2022

Épisode 16 - How we got to Berlin from Amsterdam

3 septembre 2022

Épisode 17 - Canada's Racist Land Covenants

4 septembre 2022

Épisode 18 - The (loud!) Siren Heard All Over the Netherlands

5 septembre 2022

Épisode 19 - This Amazing Cycling Bridge is Temporary

5 septembre 2022

Épisode 20 - Crossing the Street Shouldn't Be Deadly (but it is)

12 septembre 2022

Épisode 21 - How Toronto Got Addicted to Cars

3 octobre 2022

Épisode 22 - Can Groceries Be Delivered TOO Quickly?!

31 octobre 2022

Épisode 23 - The Great Places Erased by Suburbia (the Third Place)

21 novembre 2022

Épisode 24 - Why Amsterdam is Removing 10,000 Parking Spaces

12 décembre 2022

Épisode 25 - The Dutch Town with Canals instead of Roads: Giethoorn

31 mars 2022

Épisode 26 - The Slowest Express Train in the World - The Glacier Express

19 juin 2022

Épisode 27 - A Tale of Two Towns: Car-free vs. Not (Zermatt & St. Moritz)

6 octobre 2022

Épisode 1 - Would You Fall for It? [ST08]

9 janvier 2023

Épisode 2 - Bicycles Don't Need Traffic Lights

3 février 2023

Épisode 3 - Amsterdam Just Got Awesomer

6 février 2023

Épisode 4 - These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us

6 mars 2023

Épisode 5 - This Tiny Island has Insane Traffic

27 mars 2023

Épisode 6 - The Next Great Cycling City

24 avril 2023

Épisode 7 - Ski-Friendly Transit in Oslo

20 mai 2023

Épisode 8 - This Electric Ferry is Great

21 mai 2023

Épisode 9 - I GOT A NEW TRUCK!! (AND A MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!)

24 mai 2023

Épisode 10 - A Street Upgrade in Amsterdam (removing cars)

1 juin 2023

Épisode 11 - The Dumbest Excuse for Bad Cities

19 juin 2023

Épisode 12 - Amsterdam Just Closed their Busiest Road

2 juillet 2023

Épisode 13 - How to Take the Train in Canada

25 juillet 2023

Épisode 14 - Designing Urban Places that Don't Suck

30 juillet 2023

Épisode 15 - Even Small Towns are Great Here (5 Years in the Netherlands)

27 août 2023

Épisode 16 - This Train Station Has No Business Being This Good

24 septembre 2023

Épisode 17 - Germany's "Green" City (with more bikes than cars!)

22 octobre 2023

Épisode 18 - The People Fixing American Cities - Strong Towns

12 novembre 2023

Épisode 19 - I Visited the Best* City in North America

22 décembre 2023

Épisode 20 - What it's REALLY Like to Cycle in Montréal

22 décembre 2023

Épisode 1 - More Lanes are (Still) a Bad Thing

4 février 2024

Épisode 2 - OMFG DINOSAURS AND TRAINS!!!!! (with TierZoo)

10 mars 2024

Épisode 3 - Lisbon Just Got a New Funicular (how fun!)

28 mars 2024

Épisode 4 - Amsterdam Closed This Bridge to Cars (but not bikes)

31 mars 2024

Amsterdam needed to close a 90-year old historic bridge for for almost 4 months for necessary renovations. But they closed it to cars ... and built a whole new temporary bridge, just for bikes.

Épisode 5 - The Oldest Street in Europe

15 avril 2024

Épisode 6 - What is the "Correct" Speed Limit?

5 mai 2024

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?

Épisode 7 - I Visited the World's Busiest Train Station

9 juin 2024

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.

Épisode 8 - I Rode the Craziest Trains in Japan

23 juin 2024

Japan is famous for its trains. And for good reason. They’re fast. And frequent. And clean. With so many train companies trying to differentiate themselves, the Japanese have created some crazy trains that just don’t exist anywhere else.

Épisode 9 - Japan's Pink "Hello Kitty" Train

5 juillet 2024

Épisode 10 - The Secret to Japan's Great Cities

14 juillet 2024

Why Japan's small, urban streets are the key to it's livability.

Épisode 11 - How American Fire Departments are Getting People Killed

11 août 2024

Épisode 12 - Are Taiwan's Roads Still a "Living Hell"?

8 septembre 2024

Are the changes Taiwan is making to it's road infrastructure working for or against pedestrian and bike traffic?

Épisode 13 - I Spent Over 12 Hours on an Amtrak Train (on purpose)

6 octobre 2024

I needed to get from New York to Toronto. So of course, I took the train. For 12½ hours.

Épisode 14 - How Self-Driving Cars will Destroy Cities

5 novembre 2024

Épisode 15 - The World's Dumbest Bike Lane Law Just Passed in Canada

9 décembre 2024

Épisode 16 - These Two Cities Used to be the Same

23 décembre 2024

Épisode 1 - Natural Handcrafted Artisanal ... Streets?!

9 février 2025

Asphalt is a great material for building roads. But when it comes to streets, there's something better: klinkers!

Épisode 2 - How is a Bike Tunnel this Freak'n Great!?

11 mars 2025

Bergen is a city on the West coast fjords of Norway, surrounded by mountains. And they just built the best bicycle tunnel in the world.

Épisode 3 - These Ugly Big Box Stores are Literally Bankrupting Cities

4 avril 2025

North American suburbs are littered with these giant ugly "Big Box" stores. People like them because they're easy to drive to and they sell a lot of stuff at pretty cheap prices, but the way they operate is by literally bankrupting cities.