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Superblocks: How Barcelona is taking city streets back from cars 

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Modern cities are designed for cars. But the city of Barcelona is testing out an urban design trick that can give cities back to pedestrians.
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Комментарии : 7 тыс.   
@edgaradriantorres8564
@edgaradriantorres8564 5 лет назад
I'm more surprised by the perfect squares
@bspringer
@bspringer 5 лет назад
Adrian Torres I've been there last summer and coming from a 100k German city it was quite different. Most notably: when you want to walk, most traffic lights tend to be red for you. That means: every 70-100 m (don't know how long the blocks are) I had to stop for around 20 seconds. It was also quite irritating. I was always like: I know how to get home from here, but the reality is more like every crossing looks the same and you think you know it
@oscarappleman398
@oscarappleman398 5 лет назад
@@bspringer I'm from Barcelona and I've been in Berlin and Koln. What really surprised me, mostly in Berlín, was the almost absence, in comparison to Barcelona, of trafic lights and pedestrian áreas. I found it quite irritating, and dangerous too, try to find a way to cross the street in some areas. I think in Barcelona, although we are used to cross in red light when there aren't much trafic, we have a good system. The cars and pedestrians have their preference área and any driver will complain if anybody cross the street in red... but yes, Its curious and funny to see the diferences. Not only in the structure of the streets, but also in the perception that we have of them in diferent places.
@pulakification
@pulakification 5 лет назад
Oscar Appleman I am from Bluche and was in Amsterdam for holidays and what surprised me was no matter in what direction I walked I always keep ending up in same place where I started to walk from.
@adrian.henriq
@adrian.henriq 5 лет назад
Hey Adrian
@ezyzet
@ezyzet 5 лет назад
@@bspringer that's because you have to ignore the red lights, I know it's hard for a German :)
@KolorMeyellow
@KolorMeyellow 4 года назад
Barcelona is by far the best city that I've enjoyed as a pedestrian. You dont even realise that you're walking kilometres from one place to another
@3eeerc
@3eeerc 4 года назад
I've walked 3km from Espanya to Camp Nou and it felt like 5 minutes
@Tourarounwarsaw
@Tourarounwarsaw 4 года назад
Since when did you start being pedestrian?
@tiedough7481
@tiedough7481 4 года назад
Dude the bike lane in the middle of the huge streets is kinda scary if you’re decent at biking.
@elitsagospodinova7241
@elitsagospodinova7241 4 года назад
My aunt says the same!
@mehmedcavas3069
@mehmedcavas3069 4 года назад
@@Tourarounwarsaw it all started at the day I was born
@seybertooth9282
@seybertooth9282 2 года назад
Somebody: "Let's prioritize human beings over cars" Americans: "Communism!"
@erikthomsen4768
@erikthomsen4768 2 года назад
Oh I can’t wait to see the Americans response.
@bicycles-as-far-as-im-aliv5725
@bicycles-as-far-as-im-aliv5725 2 года назад
You nailed it
@TheKumarImpressions
@TheKumarImpressions 2 года назад
No American said it...you moro
@ellejendario97
@ellejendario97 2 года назад
@GanargXKraken nice little bubble you are
@legitdoc9587
@legitdoc9587 2 года назад
chokes on extra cheese burger
@alijafari1008
@alijafari1008 3 года назад
You're not mentioning what an amazing effect this has on the mental health of the community. I used to live in Tehran where it's more efficient if you use public transport so people walk in the streets and when I moved to the US I was so depressed for not seeing humans around me outside
@nitricfox7895
@nitricfox7895 3 года назад
that's a unique way to get depressed
@nagendramishra8947
@nagendramishra8947 2 года назад
@@nitricfox7895 yeah he was more happy in Tehran capital of Iran lol
@chocon8818
@chocon8818 2 года назад
So you were not depressed about living in a highly repressive regime. You were not depressed of seeing black sheets with no shape or faces passing by. The shape of a real woman and her face did a number on you?
@chocon8818
@chocon8818 2 года назад
@@SK-SC That is what is said myself tf? A real man feel threatened by the shape of a real woman to the point he has to cover up from head to toe with a black sheet. Feeling depressed for leaving that behind?
@chocon8818
@chocon8818 2 года назад
@@SK-SC Yep some lunatics on here, and their wife, mother and daughters have to walk around covered up from head to toes in black hijabs or berkas or whateva they call those things.
@fogel76
@fogel76 5 лет назад
The Dutch have been doing this for awhile, you really need a good reason and big set of balls to try and drive through the center of Amsterdam
@LOLipopp12348765
@LOLipopp12348765 4 года назад
Same in Barcelona nowadays, now people just give up and go by train and metro
@Ricky911_
@Ricky911_ 4 года назад
Same in Central London
@nielsnielsen9013
@nielsnielsen9013 4 года назад
Same with copenhagen and in general a lot of european cities. Europe is just better than the us.
@dorthusiast
@dorthusiast 4 года назад
@@nielsnielsen9013 Europe cares about people. US cares about money.
@manuel0578
@manuel0578 4 года назад
Well instead you have traffic jams caused by bicycles.
@schnabeldoktor229
@schnabeldoktor229 7 лет назад
All cities in Europe that I have visited are filled with these pedestrian zones, mainly the old towns and medieval parts of the city, not only Barcelona. It makes exploring a city so much more pleasant than using a car!
@joan98610
@joan98610 7 лет назад
They exist in Barcelona and other Spanish cities, this is about reducing pollution
@danivall-llosera9207
@danivall-llosera9207 7 лет назад
But as you said, in old towns and medieval parts (which also exist in BCN by the way) but this is being implemented in urban areas away from that center. That's the difference.
@carlosvanhalen7919
@carlosvanhalen7919 2 года назад
Just only for historic and commercial downtown.
@scienceownsimposters2142
@scienceownsimposters2142 Год назад
You will pass out when you find out what Barcelona really is.The Great Awakening.
@whannabi
@whannabi Год назад
​@@scienceownsimposters2142 fuiyo..?
@nuri2465
@nuri2465 2 года назад
Just to be precise: - Superblocks have already started, but in Poblenou, another district. Example is the next one. - Don’t use flamenco music to illustrate Barcelona. It is like using country music to illustrate New York. We love flamenco, but it is typical from the south of Spain.
@carlosvanhalen7919
@carlosvanhalen7919 2 года назад
Carmen Amaya, Peret, El Pescailla, were born in Barcelona.
@nuri2465
@nuri2465 2 года назад
@@carlosvanhalen7919 totally right, and still flamenco is not the best music to illustrate Barcelona. For example Peret is rumba not flamenco, and the type of rumba he sings is called Catalan rumba. Using Catalan rumba to illustrate Barcelona, great idea.
@user-nr5xp6yd8z
@user-nr5xp6yd8z 2 года назад
es que no usan flamenco por barcelona, usan flamenco porque es españa jaajaj pero igual de todas formas sigue siendo bastante cliché
@iuliuscaesar9078
@iuliuscaesar9078 2 года назад
Wrong. Flamenco is also very Catalan, theres a branch of flamenco which is " la rumba" and it was in Catalonia where the Catalan rumba was invented. And as a Catalan Spaniard I can attest.
@nuri2465
@nuri2465 2 года назад
@@iuliuscaesar9078ya lo digo en un post anterior. Pues que usa rumba, no flamenco 😂😂😂
@cesarzuniga6911
@cesarzuniga6911 2 года назад
Americans discover walking, a new concept
@roblowe8295
@roblowe8295 Год назад
Most People in the United States also aren’t crammed like a bunch of slaves traveling to the new world like most Europeans are. The united states in fact has one of the lowest population densities of any western country
@deorkunde9434
@deorkunde9434 Год назад
@Dragon wayyyy less then Americans
@kenfern2259
@kenfern2259 Год назад
@Dragon American act if u don't own a car u don't belong in the society
@1ia802
@1ia802 Год назад
non americans realize we cant control how much we can walk and its all up to the government
@matuuscx
@matuuscx Год назад
@@FlyingMonkies325the thing is that they have the choice to walk, in america its dangerous to walk next to fast cars and everything
@61jojo61
@61jojo61 4 года назад
Flamenco in Barcelona = Country Music in New York.
@raahimhadi4905
@raahimhadi4905 4 года назад
Lol
@miquelcanosasanteularia1678
@miquelcanosasanteularia1678 4 года назад
@@raahimhadi4905 but true
@goncalodias6402
@goncalodias6402 4 года назад
no no no ... flamenco is from the south of Spain
@yasminsweety123
@yasminsweety123 4 года назад
No not the same but oke
@Septiccatgaming
@Septiccatgaming 4 года назад
Country music is from everywhere in the US, not just wherever you stereotype it from.
@guybowka
@guybowka 5 лет назад
Just came back from Barcelona and couldn't quite pin down exactly why the city really appealled to me - this design is engenious!
@cbgeger
@cbgeger 4 года назад
Guy Bowker thanks! i think it’s one of the things that i like the most about my city and i’m glad you enjoyed it too
@emojigirl2733
@emojigirl2733 4 года назад
Guy Bowker * ingenious sorry it was annoying me ( ・∇・)
@Gerox566
@Gerox566 4 года назад
@@cbgeger dona gust veure americans gaudint de bcn oi?
@dudu2597
@dudu2597 4 года назад
Gerard Agusti collons si en dona de gust 😂😂😂
@biterness2323
@biterness2323 4 года назад
I have been there for a 2 weeks workshop program years ago. It was a kickass experience. I would love to visit there again with more free time to explore and wander.
@mintheman7
@mintheman7 3 года назад
What we called “mixed use” planning here in the US, is what the rest of the world called how to build livable areas. Is it any wonder the most desirable and expensive areas in the US are usually the mixed use areas “grandfathered” in before zoning laws became so onerous after WWII? Completely separating residential and commercial zoning means you HAVE TO DRIVE just to get your groceries. No pop into local baker to get some bread, no walking to your favorite local restaurants for dinner. It lead to rise of the suburbs and urban sprawl. But now those suburban towns are going bankrupt because the expenses required to maintain those infrastructure and suburbs generate much less revenue per given area compared to cities. I suspect it also contributes to the feeling of isolation, alienation, and lack of community so prevalent in this country.
@Lumberjack_king
@Lumberjack_king 2 года назад
Exactly it's also why the stereotype of a paranoid soccer mom comes from isolation makes people ignorant and fearful of the outside world unwilling to let in new information and they push this on there kids sheltering them from everyone and everything
@steffimaier7297
@steffimaier7297 2 года назад
Moved from Europe to Canada and I sadly admit that I have seen more of Japan than of Canada. Japan and Europe are very pedestrian friendly and both have great public transportation.
@kyellebantog7720
@kyellebantog7720 Год назад
Everyday I wish Canada had the kind of city planning that Japan has
@cyndie26
@cyndie26 5 лет назад
"Street parking is replaced with underground parking"... I think that alone would help.
@zenhorizon3095
@zenhorizon3095 4 года назад
Then dont waste money in useless stuff
@danielvaldez9946
@danielvaldez9946 4 года назад
In barcelona they also have a very good public transport system so less people commute/pass through the center in cars. In america youd have to blow out most of the space under the city center to make room for all the cars but in barcelona this is a viable solution.
@RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv
@RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv 4 года назад
@Nemesis If i go from (Netherlands) Utrecht to Amsterdam. I park my car some km before i enter Amsterdam(that have cheap parking) There i take the bus ore train. No problem at all.
@RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv
@RedbadvanRijn-ft3vv 4 года назад
@Nemesis Wel back in the 80s,i hated our Dutch anti-car loby. That changed when i was sitting on a terras,and saw the same cars driving by,looking for a parking spot in the centrum of the city. I realized,i did the same with my car.
@lordtachanka6489
@lordtachanka6489 4 года назад
The only underground parking that you can find in big american cities belong to fancy Hotels. We had to pay 50 Dollars for one night of parking...
@octaviodigianni905
@octaviodigianni905 4 года назад
Can't speak for everyone but, living in Barcelona, from all my friends and acquaintances, I'd say about 70% of them do not own a car or if they do they don't use it in the city. Hopefully other cities can learn from good ideas like these!
@axelbuckets3858
@axelbuckets3858 4 года назад
Octavio Di Gianni how different our cultures are, I’m from Utah and everyone is driving a car. It is almost like the car is a right of passage, when you’re a high school kid and get your license you are the “cool kid” now because you can drive. Or like now because you can drive it makes you more important than me who can’t drive. Very sad honestly
@3eeerc
@3eeerc 4 года назад
If you have an electric scooter you're set for Barcelona
@johnsontb1
@johnsontb1 4 года назад
There is a lot more room here to move around. We need cars to be able to get around. European solutions will not always work in the US, nor should they.
@fabianreusch4870
@fabianreusch4870 4 года назад
It's probably similar in most European cities... As long as you're living in the city, you just don't need a car Getting around by car is slower than most other ways of transportation anyway
@waylonmercy8125
@waylonmercy8125 4 года назад
Octavio do ganni So are all their resources within walking distance then?? their job grocery store and doctors office??
@Draghantini
@Draghantini 3 года назад
Jakartan and most Indonesian cities pedestrians who has no sidewalks at all be like: 👁️👄👁️
@amoththatthinks
@amoththatthinks 3 года назад
Laughs in not streets or roads or traffic rules in Bangladesh
@karlofilipec84
@karlofilipec84 3 года назад
Why is it like that tho
@jake-jm8se
@jake-jm8se 3 года назад
@@karlofilipec84 jakarta does have, but the other state of the country? i dont think so
@aliefgifranmuhammad7615
@aliefgifranmuhammad7615 3 года назад
Yeah i mean we are 3rd world country. There's still a long way for us
@legitdoc9587
@legitdoc9587 2 года назад
@@aliefgifranmuhammad7615 yeah India too..here people get overpatriotic when criticised. loads of uneducated and mannerless people will just charge at you.
@marq7486
@marq7486 2 года назад
Been in Barcelona not long ago and taking a car is a very bad decision. You enjoy walking and seeing people around, it’s such a great atmosphere. You don’t even realise how much you’ve walked once your back at home. I never noticed that Barcelona did this on purpose to reduce the gases realised to the air, it makes so much sense now! Taking the train or bus is also enjoyable, I just love Barcelona so much!
@scienceownsimposters2142
@scienceownsimposters2142 Год назад
You will pass out when you find out what Barcelona really is.The Great Awakening.
@The_Soviet_Onion
@The_Soviet_Onion Год назад
@@scienceownsimposters2142 What?
@SSEF15
@SSEF15 7 лет назад
Right, off to Cities: Skylines to try this.
@justinwatson6992
@justinwatson6992 7 лет назад
Windoges same
@EvanSaltare
@EvanSaltare 7 лет назад
I'm on youtube on my phone to try and avoid getting on my pc because I have class in the morning and don't want to end up playing games till 2 am. You're not helping.
@CrashForce
@CrashForce 7 лет назад
this guy knows whats up haha
@johne.7568
@johne.7568 7 лет назад
My thoughts exactly.
@leerman22
@leerman22 7 лет назад
I think I created Utopian traffic management with a grid of elevated highways around a grid of super-blocks.
@coulddooooo
@coulddooooo 7 лет назад
I was in Brussels on no-car day last year and it was a Utopia. People walking, cycling, skateboarding, roller blading down the wide streets. The city seemed more together and was far more peaceful. People need to have a little bit of vision that extends beyond driving a big car at 1mph through gridlocked city streets.
@adrianhorczak9984
@adrianhorczak9984 7 лет назад
You're right! I don't understand the point of driving through city centers when you can't even travel fast. Cars are a terrible form of transportation and use up a lot of space.
@vitaliphotos
@vitaliphotos 7 лет назад
Jack Taylor but you've got a car right??
@hudsonkiyonaga
@hudsonkiyonaga 7 лет назад
Jack Taylor I'm a plumber, my truck has loads of material and tools. should I skateboard them to a job?
@redhotgalego
@redhotgalego 7 лет назад
hudson k we're not talking about eliminating cars, we're talking about prioritizing pedestrians. Do you think that plumbers in Europe carry their tools and materials in a backpack?
@FakeAccents
@FakeAccents 7 лет назад
our plumber rides a bike. He has all his tools placed in bags either side of the rear wheel.
@AchtungSatire
@AchtungSatire 4 года назад
Living in a superblock neighborhood and it's a great concept, increases the quality of living extremely! I really don't care about noisy humans, also in the evenings in front of bars and restaurants, but the traffic noises and the space occupied by cars are a dilemma we can fix and make our cities amazing for inhabitants and visitors :)
@gino14
@gino14 2 года назад
Cities aren't noisy. Cars are. American suburbanites say they hate the city's noise, but the irony is they don't realize how much of the noise is their fault(unless you live near a stadium or a nightclub, practically _all_ of it) because when they drive into the cities, they come in a noise-resistant cabin, unaware of the grating ambience of their engines.
@poisonpotato1
@poisonpotato1 2 года назад
@@gino14 only cars produce noise? Guess you've never been to a crowded space
@gino14
@gino14 2 года назад
@@poisonpotato1 You speak to me of crowded? I live in Tokyo nowadays. Yes there is occasional noise, but of all the noises the only one that irritates me with how reliably constant it is... is that of the _cars._
@roganmorrow
@roganmorrow Год назад
@@gino14 Would prefer cars to noisy neighbours or barking dogs any day, thank you
@JoeLikesTrains
@JoeLikesTrains Год назад
"America wasnt made for the car, it was bulldozed for the car." -Jason Slaughter
@sackratos23
@sackratos23 6 лет назад
Barcelonian here! Great vid, but the flamenco guitar track at the beginning kinda triggered me, that music is from the south of Spain, not from Barcelona! It's like playing Texan country in a video about NYC lol
@edu5257
@edu5257 5 лет назад
shut up and bring me a paella and sangria, ole
@miguelgt2010
@miguelgt2010 5 лет назад
@@edu5257 😂😂 And the famous Tortilla de patatas jaja.
@oriolriberarodriguez3964
@oriolriberarodriguez3964 5 лет назад
Hahaha tienes toda la razon, siempre la lian con la musica flamenca.
@jimmysboringplace8502
@jimmysboringplace8502 5 лет назад
Verdad, no hay Txarango :/
@brunscus
@brunscus 5 лет назад
YES I was triggered too!! I like flamenco, but having it used to "illustrate" (I don't know how to express it) Barcelona, capital form Catalonia, that has it's own tradicional music... I'm from Barcelona too and the topic of this video seems funny to me, because it is a quite new project with whitch a lot of people totally desagree (people with cars tend to be protective with their space). With our last major, a fight for taking the space back from cars to pedestrians and bikes has started, and everyone is unhappy with the space being redistributed (bike trails in the wider pedestrial zones, cars having to share space with bikes and car-free zones). The only happy ones are the ciclists, among whom I am counted :).
@funny-video-YouTube-channel
@funny-video-YouTube-channel 6 лет назад
*Super Blocks are nice.* They are like a park without having any space for the park.
@KNByam
@KNByam 6 лет назад
I agree. This could work in Times square, but leave some room for truck deliveries only and the disabled.
@MegaFlemo
@MegaFlemo 6 лет назад
i live in denmark. This is lies.
@fheedpexx9267
@fheedpexx9267 6 лет назад
Uhm, more like Americans are slaves to their cars. Not having to have a car is freedom, and leads to better cities you actually want to be in. Better for everyone. If you feel you need a car, then you live in a really badly planned city.
@raysernaxo3022
@raysernaxo3022 5 лет назад
epSos.de yea i really hate how i have to drive 10 mins and 10 mins back to get some decent food
@aligboyakasha
@aligboyakasha 5 лет назад
Do you live in Barça?
@horses4555
@horses4555 3 года назад
Love Barcelona, lived there for 3 months. It really does make more sense to walk places or take the train. It takes much longer if you take a car.
@scienceownsimposters2142
@scienceownsimposters2142 Год назад
You will pass out when you find out what Barcelona really is.The Great Awakening.
@latadhanuka9849
@latadhanuka9849 Год назад
@@scienceownsimposters2142 Please enlighten us
@mna9211
@mna9211 4 года назад
I wish our Government also adopt Barcelona like plan here in Delhi, Delhi has become gas chamber
@rohitvallabhaneni4400
@rohitvallabhaneni4400 4 года назад
Nurul Ansari LoL dude u joking right! for that before even the city is developed u have to plan 😂
@rohitvallabhaneni4400
@rohitvallabhaneni4400 4 года назад
And our over population problem and different people mindset’s 😒👎
@moonbeeps
@moonbeeps 4 года назад
Sorry to say buddy but India is a lost cause
@siddsakkik
@siddsakkik 3 года назад
Even though it’s not perfect, I feel the Rohini area with its societies and parks is similar to this . With 8-10 societies surrounding a big DDA market with all your basic needs you really don’t need the car much , just walk because there is not much of a need to use the car unless you want to go to school or work . I don’t live in Rohini anymore but I do remember I rarely used the car .
@SACHINYadav-sn4op
@SACHINYadav-sn4op 3 года назад
@@moonbeeps nobody asked you kiddo
@annamcaulay5429
@annamcaulay5429 5 лет назад
omg the flamenco music😂 it's barcelona not sevilla....
@ezyzet
@ezyzet 5 лет назад
@@arnautorronteras2602 still a different culture innit
@noisy8937
@noisy8937 5 лет назад
its a video from americans. did you really expected that Americans know something about european culture?
@bocadillodealbondigas1756
@bocadillodealbondigas1756 5 лет назад
@@ezyzet different xD
@rehyse9751
@rehyse9751 5 лет назад
@@arnautorronteras2602 Are you serious here? Each region of Spain is diverse, we love flamenco music in Catalonia but it is not a piece of representative music from the region. The same way bagpipes are common in the north of Spain but not the South. What if they would do a video about andalusia with celtic music from Galicia? It just doesn't make any sense!
@Frankondor
@Frankondor 5 лет назад
At least it's not mexican music this time
@naffeee
@naffeee 7 лет назад
I'm from Vitoria-Gasteiz and was so glad that my city was mentioned in one of your videos :]
@julenliantrehe6780
@julenliantrehe6780 7 лет назад
I was also happy that Vitoria was mentioned, I love living here :D
@princediop8190
@princediop8190 7 лет назад
Lets switch cities please.
@n3on_n3rd
@n3on_n3rd 7 лет назад
+p.d.d.p Or you could just move?
@MrHerrrero
@MrHerrrero 7 лет назад
AUPAAAA CELEDOOOON
@princediop8190
@princediop8190 7 лет назад
Drawn808 That cost money
@RBRT02
@RBRT02 4 года назад
And here in Netherland not a single road is straight
@Ma-pm1wq
@Ma-pm1wq 4 года назад
I am from the Netherlands i don't really get what you mean by that. Because I see plenty of straight roads. Maybe it depends on where you live
@darioam3329
@darioam3329 4 года назад
Mariëlle Tielens no it is because all streets are form the LGBTQ community
@Wohodix
@Wohodix 4 года назад
i guess you mean streets, so what its ok to have curve ahaha
@DerEineDaniel
@DerEineDaniel 3 года назад
@@Ma-pm1wq I think he means that you don't have a grid like most US cities or barcelona.
@blagoevski336
@blagoevski336 3 года назад
Same here in Macedonia
@TheDrunkLawyer
@TheDrunkLawyer 2 года назад
American car-centric urban planning is a way for them to marginalize those who can’t afford a car.
@roblowe8295
@roblowe8295 Год назад
This is outright moronic and your clearly ignorant of why the u.s designed its infrastructure the way it did I’ll give you a hint it had to do with the Cold War.
@brutustantheiii8477
@brutustantheiii8477 Год назад
But playing devils advocate, it’s also ingrained in American culture since the time of the cowboys to have your own “vehicle” whether it be horse or car or pick up truck. Independence is literally the National Value
@lawrencecalablaster568
@lawrencecalablaster568 7 лет назад
I wish I were in Barcelona now…
@TheMorris360
@TheMorris360 7 лет назад
To walk with you
@TheMorris360
@TheMorris360 7 лет назад
Along the avenue
@michaelcaplin8969
@michaelcaplin8969 7 лет назад
Oh God, I see what you did there...
@lawrencecalablaster568
@lawrencecalablaster568 7 лет назад
Michael Caplin :) Bill Newman is the best #BeYourMythicalBest
@lawrencecalablaster568
@lawrencecalablaster568 7 лет назад
TheMorris360 I wish I were in Barcelona now.
@deu8894
@deu8894 5 лет назад
Very thoughtful solution to noise and air pollution in big cities. Great stuff
@siddham
@siddham 5 лет назад
How does this help reduce pollution?? Instead cars have to travel more due to roads being closed out. People still need to travel from one place to another and walking is not a solution for long distaces so the no. Of cars should remain same
@deakasparov1502
@deakasparov1502 5 лет назад
Siddham Jasoria Well if we continue at this rate, fossil fuels won’t be able to power cars anymore. Add on top of that pollution and emissions...and yeah nah
@BLACKSTA361
@BLACKSTA361 5 лет назад
@@siddham have you ever heard of public transport
@pic4315
@pic4315 5 лет назад
Siddham Jasoria the point is that if you reduce the road options for the cars, they will end up using the same route as the buses. There is no point in driving your car if the bus is going to take the exact same route and for cheaper (and better for the environment)
@nostromov7892
@nostromov7892 5 лет назад
Ever see people in Japan wear masks on public transportation? Don't worry, you'll soon find out why if this "solution" comes to your city. There are PLENTY of reasons to use your own vehicle, depending on what city. This is *not* a solution for everywhere...
@Emmet-sd8og
@Emmet-sd8og 3 года назад
Here's a solution! It's called "public transport."
@drunkdriving_germany
@drunkdriving_germany 3 года назад
Maybe wanna explain the meaning of this word to our american friends
@morganangel340
@morganangel340 3 года назад
@@drunkdriving_germany that's for socialist liberals... real americans need their V8 pickups!
@drunkdriving_germany
@drunkdriving_germany 3 года назад
@@morganangel340 i prefer golf carts
@BicycleFunk
@BicycleFunk 3 года назад
@@drunkdriving_germany those are for getting around our homes
@YourLocalMairaaboo
@YourLocalMairaaboo 3 года назад
Why not both?
@jmajors5946
@jmajors5946 Год назад
I left the US in October 2019. I’ve traveled throughout Europe, and now am traveling throughout South America. I haven’t had a car since leaving the US. I’ve taken airplanes, ferries, trains, subways, trolleys, busses, bicycles, a rare taxi, Uber and walked. It has been wonderful and liberating, and far less expensive than owning an automobile. The American automakers and oil giants lied to the US population in the 1950’s. They enslaved the US consumer with car ownership, not liberated.
@JWick813
@JWick813 5 лет назад
man i just left barcelona not even 24 hours ago and noticed on my flight that the city looked like squares now i know why!
@chandrasekharpanigrahi2474
@chandrasekharpanigrahi2474 6 лет назад
2:37 People might think a reduction from 66.5 to 61 decibels is not much but it's an exponential scale. That means noise has reduced by 3.5 times
@pmi94
@pmi94 5 лет назад
No! First of all it's a Logarithmic scale. An increase of 3db represents a doubling of power, 6db a doubling in Sound Pressure level and 10db a doubling in perceived volume (human ears don't react in a linear fashion). Therefore a 5.5db decrease does not mean a noise reduction of 3.5 times but ca 0.4 times
@nok9355
@nok9355 5 лет назад
ok... so he's smart and corrected something wrong! oh no! how could he do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@thatonedog819
@thatonedog819 5 лет назад
@@nok9355 right? How dare he try to put out correct information when given false information?
@nostromov7892
@nostromov7892 5 лет назад
It's bull, anyway. What ends up happening (like here, in Belgrade, where they're closing more of the inner city - old town) is that instead of light /er traffic everywhere, you get a CONSTANT jam everywhere around it. Basically there is no more rush hour, but from the morning until night: never-ending streams of traffic all around it. It's a HORRIBLE idea. :/
@topman8565
@topman8565 5 лет назад
Was thinking that
@rdtheskald
@rdtheskald Год назад
I'm still fascinated to this day and have never seen anything like Barcelona city layout! If looks as if a perfectionist was playing a City building simulator or Age of empires. It is amazing to me!
@jarnold1789
@jarnold1789 3 года назад
I'm from the US and I lived in Southern Bavaria for a year and a half. When I was in Europe I never even seriously thought about owning a car. It would have been fun to drive over some mountain passes, but it's so way to get around it doesn't matter. When I returned to the states I was immediately sad to be driving, knowing that it's a necessity that I'm chained to it here. Driving feels so isolating, I'd rather read or socialize or nap on a train. It's sad that America is the way it is. If only we'd spread out and made these cuties organically
@BertWithoutErnie
@BertWithoutErnie 7 лет назад
You call US sidewalks narrow? Try using philippines sidewalk you gotta have a hard time... Finding one
@Aleixpb2
@Aleixpb2 7 лет назад
US sidewalks are narrow indeed. I'm from Barcelona, I have traveled all over the world and I have not find better sidewalks than the ones we have in Barcelona. US cities are horrible to walk...
@BertWithoutErnie
@BertWithoutErnie 7 лет назад
If US cities are horrible to walk what more the Philippines.
@firstlast7584
@firstlast7584 7 лет назад
+Bert Sesame us sidewalks are like 1 metre wide If that
@arizmendys24
@arizmendys24 7 лет назад
phillipines is a spanish country too and they will find ways to urbanized it better trust me spanish are good with city and culture and lyfestyles
@TR4R
@TR4R 7 лет назад
The same happens in Costa Rica...
@mikekal3390
@mikekal3390 4 года назад
Yeah, come to Greece. There's no room for cars, nor people. Urban planning is a joke.
@Tourarounwarsaw
@Tourarounwarsaw 4 года назад
Which country city Greece belongs to?
@prado1205
@prado1205 4 года назад
Adventures & Events bruh
@rehoboam9007
@rehoboam9007 4 года назад
yeah tho they do want to go green here especially in Athens cause the parthenon and other antiquities are at risk even tho back in the eighties they tried to fix it and rlly did
@laundrymachine9339
@laundrymachine9339 3 года назад
@@Tourarounwarsaw Athens Granderia Metropolis Se Districto
@furlycee
@furlycee 3 года назад
Your experience doesn't sound like urban planning because the whole point of urban planning is to intentionally make space for pedestrian travel (w/o cars). It's a bedrock of their planning so if greece doesn't have that, I wonder if it could really be considered in this category. Maybe it LOOKS like urban planning, but you really need organized government effort in order to pull this off on a mass scale, and plan street setup, transitways, etc. Idk if your community had those initiatives?
@e7venjedi
@e7venjedi 4 года назад
Because of Covid, they shut down the main streets to cars in a little mountain tourist city called Banff where I live. It was a really cool feeling to be able to walk in the middle of the road and from one side of the street to the other without any worries. It made it feel like those old "Western/Cowboy" main streets you would see in the movies.
@joiceraiana
@joiceraiana Год назад
Mom and pops shops would thrive over huge stores in a walkable neighborhood. You're not running from the traffic jam or huge commute time, you can really know people around and really connect with your neighborhood. Telling as someone who lives in a walkable place, I have a bakery just across the street, my gym is a five minute walk, the corner store I go to get my groceries (when I just need a little something) it's a less than five minute too. It's just a better way of living.
@WatchItMelt
@WatchItMelt 7 лет назад
My city did something like this, I think they call them GreenWays. Certain roads were turned into bike/walk only roads, and a wide paved several mile walking path (the B-Line) was cut through the middle of town. So far I think it's been very successful, at least in giving bikers and walkers/joggers a convenient and SAFER route to travel.
@tamar597
@tamar597 7 лет назад
It's not unique for Europe, just the scale they are planning it in Barcelona is. More cities in middle and Northern Europe have car free centres or situations like in the city of Groningen.
@basswarnow
@basswarnow 7 лет назад
Where are you from mate?
@WatchItMelt
@WatchItMelt 7 лет назад
Bloomington, Indiana. USA.
@kobenoyashi3394
@kobenoyashi3394 7 лет назад
Yeah greenways, rails-to-trails, street diets, etc. are not uncommon in the USA. They're just not prevalent in the big city-centers where they are needed for de-congestion reasons.
@stevel8430
@stevel8430 7 лет назад
Personaly I just don't want to live in a world where I can't ,Step from my living room into a mobile living room , directly into another room somewhere else . I just want that to be made non polluting . Anything else is going backwards imo.
@igor_pavlovich
@igor_pavlovich 6 лет назад
why everyone cant be like we in Luxembourg? if we need to go somewhere we use helicopters
@00inwiththenew00
@00inwiththenew00 5 лет назад
too loud. too dangerous.
@chekobikerbmx
@chekobikerbmx 5 лет назад
we aren't rich like u
@sorasarielcl
@sorasarielcl 5 лет назад
Way too expensive and we have nowhere to put them.
@elvirjade4742
@elvirjade4742 5 лет назад
We use bears here in Russia, no pollution, sounds are natural and not harmful to ears, sometimes pedestrians get attacked, but only tourists, so that's ok
@chillylizerd
@chillylizerd 5 лет назад
@@elvirjade4742 no more tourist income for you.
@monkeman1912
@monkeman1912 3 года назад
Ive been to Spain before and when i stayed at Barcelona, it feels as if you can walk for kilometers on end without feeling tired or exhausted, highly recommend visiting
@chrisamies2141
@chrisamies2141 3 года назад
I wonder if wide pavements have this effect - instead of spending all the time trying to dodge people and avoid being walked into.
@scienceownsimposters2142
@scienceownsimposters2142 Год назад
You will pass out when you find out what Barcelona really is.The Great Awakening.
@Daniel-fp7qn
@Daniel-fp7qn Год назад
Thank you from Catalonia 🇪🇦🇪🇦🖤
@tomjerry4117
@tomjerry4117 Год назад
Barcelona is such a beautifully planned City, mind-blowing
@keir92
@keir92 6 лет назад
In European and I see a city centre as a walking area primarily
@Gos1234567
@Gos1234567 6 лет назад
yea cars are for people in suburbs/rural areas.
@dylanmcgivern668
@dylanmcgivern668 5 лет назад
Yeah
@ezyzet
@ezyzet 5 лет назад
@@Gos1234567 nah, but they are certainly not for city centres
@calf.s4496
@calf.s4496 5 лет назад
Ye same
@Gos1234567
@Gos1234567 5 лет назад
@Adrian No they would be considered part of that city/town,in Ireland or the UK they would be anyway
@dabro4963
@dabro4963 7 лет назад
Such a beautifully planned city. Barcelona!.
@nvondoom545
@nvondoom545 2 года назад
U.S. needs to do this. Less polution, car deaths/accidents, more interaction, helps small shops/businesses.
@Jake.gr2
@Jake.gr2 2 года назад
Do you think I want to interact with some random people
@nvondoom545
@nvondoom545 2 года назад
@@Jake.gr2 they're citizens of the same country as you bruh
@foxctocofxk8509
@foxctocofxk8509 Год назад
@@Jake.gr2 then just like,dont talk
@nexion2682
@nexion2682 4 года назад
in Germany we call it the "FUßGäNGERZONE"
@Hanna-nv3du
@Hanna-nv3du 3 года назад
Why did you use a lowercase Ä hahah
@manuel96
@manuel96 3 года назад
I was searching for that comment
@ivan-Croatian
@ivan-Croatian 3 года назад
In Croatia we call it the "PJEšAčKA ZONA"
@unvergebeneid
@unvergebeneid 7 лет назад
Are you listening, Paradox and Colossal Order? How about mixed zoning for Cities: Skylines?
@fredrikkarner4115
@fredrikkarner4115 7 лет назад
Penny Lane omg pleeeease I need that
@KnowHistory
@KnowHistory 6 лет назад
next DLC don't worry ;) only 13,99€
@cpufreak101
@cpufreak101 6 лет назад
there's ways around that, best solution i've seen is zone a 4X4 area of commercial in every now and then in your residential zones
@deldia
@deldia 7 лет назад
Haha not sure about the flamenco sountrack...any flamenco is only in Barcelona for the tourists. It's all rumberos there.
@DrawCuriosity
@DrawCuriosity 7 лет назад
I was thinking just that! :p I'm from Seville, and flamenco is a very Andalusian thing - not so much Barcelona. It's an interesting video though, and reminds me of the concepts laid out by Jay Foreman in his Unfinished London series, where they were planning on building three big ring roads in London to reduce the traffic load in the centre - but sadly the project was never finished.
@DrawCuriosity
@DrawCuriosity 7 лет назад
I was thinking just that! :p I'm from Seville, and flamenco is a very Andalusian thing - not so much Barcelona. It's an interesting video though, and reminds me of the concepts laid out by Jay Foreman in his Unfinished London series, where they were planning on building three big ring roads in London to reduce the traffic load in the centre - but sadly the project was never finished.
@DrawCuriosity
@DrawCuriosity 7 лет назад
thanks! my parents are British, but I was born and raised in Sevilla, so will always consider myself sevillana :)
@maledatek1
@maledatek1 7 лет назад
+Draw Curiousty So even if a dog is born in a stable it can be a horse, is what you're saying?
@DrawCuriosity
@DrawCuriosity 7 лет назад
spanish and english aren't separate species though ?
@jakubjaworski6034
@jakubjaworski6034 4 года назад
Yeah I lived in the capital of Poland for most of my life and now for 3 years I’m living in Texas USA. Truth be told I’m sick tired of the American mindset. They think that its impossible for anyone without a car or being in a car to get anywhere. A lot of them prefer to use a car because it’s easy. I can see the cuz stores and other leisure places are always separate from houses from people. The us government really should think how they do stuff.
@Septiccatgaming
@Septiccatgaming 4 года назад
For me, it’s literally impossible to live without a car. It’d be like walking a half-marathon just to go to Lowe’s. That’s the closest thing to me and I’d have to go even further for anything else. This is the rural Midwestern experience.
@simonkraemer3725
@simonkraemer3725 4 года назад
@@ichijofestival2576 That's a valid point but when I've been in the US I felt exactly like my polish fellow. I didn't had a car and the infrastructure was so unwelcoming and careless about biking and taking public transit. There wasn't any interest to support such mode of transports; biking was just viewed as a sport activity and taking public transit just for the poor. And everything was so distant from each other. I felt so lost and I guess many people in the US without a car feel that way too. I think the US has to go another way than Europe but right now your infrastructure and mobility seems to be highly exclusive just for one mode of transport and this isn't good for the overall urban development.
@LightsOut276
@LightsOut276 4 года назад
Usa is super big + it's not spain that's going pedestrian it's just a city. Imagine going cross state or living in the suburbs and not having access to transportation relying only on your feet & your e-bike...
@asoingbob5322
@asoingbob5322 4 года назад
Well I live in “ruralish Texas” and I do need a car to get places
@aidimohammedamine9777
@aidimohammedamine9777 4 года назад
@@LightsOut276 imagine having a great transportation infrastructure
@riooo
@riooo 4 года назад
thanks for the inspiration, I won a writing competition about city layouts!
@supershananay1
@supershananay1 7 лет назад
I want to send this to my city mayor now
@michaelfekadu5865
@michaelfekadu5865 7 лет назад
yes please
@idcaf
@idcaf 7 лет назад
Don't let dreams be dreams!
@michaelfekadu5865
@michaelfekadu5865 7 лет назад
idcaf currently making the dream come true
@vinnykicks5098
@vinnykicks5098 7 лет назад
the future for cars looks dim, i cry every night knowing that self-driving cars will replace regular cars.... :'''''''''''''[
@unixtreme
@unixtreme 6 лет назад
This channel really hates cars though, they seem really biased, cars are also a necessity.
@benedeknagy1
@benedeknagy1 7 лет назад
Have a nice day random scrolling person ; )
@robthehitmanrude
@robthehitmanrude 7 лет назад
you see me scolling, not hating...
@TROOLYyours
@TROOLYyours 7 лет назад
well isn't that an unusually nice thing for a stranger on the internet to say :) have a good day as well
@CaridorcTergilti
@CaridorcTergilti 7 лет назад
Good day to you too :)
@brozoski
@brozoski 7 лет назад
It's always nice to read these kind of comments. My day's been nice so far, I hope yours is even better 😊
@1Neo0z
@1Neo0z 7 лет назад
Omg such a nice guy. Good day/afternoon to you too :D
@josiahwoodland7345
@josiahwoodland7345 Год назад
this looks like an amazing place for a carpark!
@lesliengo8347
@lesliengo8347 Год назад
Car companies disliked this video, but I liked it
@KyleLi
@KyleLi 7 лет назад
The problem is we see cars as a sign of wealth. An easy form of transportation between point A, and point B. Due to the immense nature of our American landscape unlike European cities, cars have begun to look like a necessity. We don't have efficient mass transportation systems, and until we can remove the stigma of public transportation being 'for the poor' we're never going to get anywhere any time soon.
@anna-laurahocker5570
@anna-laurahocker5570 6 лет назад
Excellent points, Kyle Li! I am in my 50s, and my children are grown. I would so enjoy being able to carpool or use public transit. Public transit isn't available in this area. It's hard to get people interested in carpooling, despite the fact that it saves money for each participant.
@Argonnosi
@Argonnosi 6 лет назад
Well, sure. The other problem is that cars also represent one of the most prized of American ideals: independence. Owning a car means you get to go where you want to, when you want to. Using public transportation means shackling your independence to others, depending on an outside system to make your way to where you need to go. Even carpooling means limiting your freedom to just impulse drive somewhere else on your way back home, which is something I would commonly do if I needed a break from my standard routine. In a city built on walking, we'd be able to get that independence without cars, but I travel anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes one way just to do anything where I live, and those kind of distances (17 - 50 miles) simply aren't feasible for your average walker.
@salvillasenor366
@salvillasenor366 6 лет назад
good point, but another reason why cars are so popular and broadly used is the amount of privacy that you get vs public transportation and that will be pretty hard to beat.
@swaaagquan3540
@swaaagquan3540 6 лет назад
I show off my wealth by not owning a car. I can afford to live close to a city centre and my work place. Cars are dying as a status symbol in the netherlands because of this change in showing off wealth.
@talonsx494
@talonsx494 6 лет назад
Electric cars, uber, and lyft are a start for the U.S.
@MrudulJain
@MrudulJain 7 лет назад
And here in India and China we're stuck with the worst pollution ever and still not doing anything Makes me sad :(
@vincenttang4680
@vincenttang4680 7 лет назад
Mrudul Jain I don't know about India but I think it might be in a pretty similar situation as in China. This concept of super blocks have always kind of unnoticeably existed in China as neighborhoods inside cities are mostly surrounded by a fence with gates for residents only, which kind of works like this in Barcelona. However, some parts of cities in China experience a problem created by this kind of design as traffic have to drive around for distances wayyyyy too far. This is interesting tho
@mangopeopleview3938
@mangopeopleview3938 7 лет назад
modi government is busy making statue buying all the media channel so that they can't show the reality.
@mohammedmisbah5955
@mohammedmisbah5955 7 лет назад
Mara P what?
@DBT1007
@DBT1007 7 лет назад
Mrudul Jain Wait wait.. about india i agree. but china? umm.. actually china make some progress towards the clean energy. india gov only care bout their military.. dont care about the environment and all of their people.
@GyacoYu
@GyacoYu 7 лет назад
In China there's no block beside superblocks.
@ProudPapa26
@ProudPapa26 Год назад
I love driving and would never give up my vehicle. I can see how this is appealing to Some, but it’s just different strokes for different folks.
@quintit
@quintit 6 месяцев назад
No one says u cant drive, it's just they're making little areas like this where you cant. Like a retrofitted park sorta.
@bigmac2499
@bigmac2499 2 года назад
America's urban planning and development has been a catastrophic faiilure.
@Schizobateman
@Schizobateman Год назад
Australia is even worse
@kieranschafer5180
@kieranschafer5180 5 лет назад
As an American, traveling to Europe and seeing city squares along with brick roads for pedestrians was beautiful compared to the boring concrete car cities we have in USA. Planning on moving soon!
@markos9531
@markos9531 5 лет назад
Welcome!
@grekii
@grekii 2 года назад
nice absolution profile picture
@larawhiteley692
@larawhiteley692 Год назад
Have you moved yet?
@l.c.136
@l.c.136 Год назад
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out….
@seanm3463
@seanm3463 Год назад
You sound like you live on the west coast
@JuanGarcia-zq5tp
@JuanGarcia-zq5tp 6 лет назад
American cities changed a lot after WWII, when the suburb was invented. Houses had gardens and a driveway, commercial areas had many parking spaces, and then even parking lots. This eventually led to cities being built to accomodate cars on a massive scale. Not what you see in Europe or Asia, where cities are densely populated and built vertically instead of flat and these cities were around before the car so they have been pedestrian friendly for some time.
@brianxia8720
@brianxia8720 6 лет назад
Juan Garcia same here in Australia, I envy people who can walk to markets.
@112ffhgffg12
@112ffhgffg12 5 лет назад
Euro cities are before car and Asian cities are after America
@weebiestlagmeister980
@weebiestlagmeister980 5 лет назад
A lot of cities in Asia are also like America's since they had most of their infrastructure from the Industrial revolution unlike the old ancient european cities that already was giant and had a large infrastructure.
@Ritaaw1
@Ritaaw1 5 лет назад
In Finland and Sweden we have buses that go trough areas that only have big family houses because those families have kids without a car.
@thelaffingllama
@thelaffingllama 3 года назад
I live in vitoria gasteiz at the moment and its a fantastic city to live in, very peaceful and easy to walk around
@weeevan3078
@weeevan3078 3 года назад
And that's how the U.S. population became fit and reversed diabetes
@dazza2350
@dazza2350 3 года назад
Impossible
@leonodonoghueburke4276
@leonodonoghueburke4276 2 года назад
@「 Deadpoppin 」 Yet
@Huntracony
@Huntracony 7 лет назад
The city center of my city has three layers, an underground layer for parking, a ground level layer for shops, and a really cool top layer on top of the buildings with parks and houses. Here is a picture: blog.expedia.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Stad-boven-centrum-almere.jpeg
@user-pf6kj3yz8x
@user-pf6kj3yz8x 7 лет назад
Ooooh, where is this?
@Huntracony
@Huntracony 7 лет назад
Michelle Almere, the Netherlands.
@Huntracony
@Huntracony 7 лет назад
Michelle Actually, I don't think you can see it anymore without living there. There used to be a restaurant with a view on the top layer, but that went bankrupt.
@princediop8190
@princediop8190 7 лет назад
Do you want to switch lives? We never get cool things like that in NYC.
@Huntracony
@Huntracony 7 лет назад
p.d d.p NYC must have cool things too. I mean, about 10 million people live there. There must be something.
@lawrencecalablaster568
@lawrencecalablaster568 7 лет назад
Barcelona is the best city in which I've ever been :)
@lavidaesplendida
@lavidaesplendida 7 лет назад
same!!!!
@Gerechtable
@Gerechtable 7 лет назад
try thessaloniki.
@itszaza5937
@itszaza5937 7 лет назад
Lawrence Calablaster try allepo
@BlackkCobra
@BlackkCobra 7 лет назад
I like Rome better
@lawrencecalablaster568
@lawrencecalablaster568 7 лет назад
Rumplelumpa Snickerdoodles Never got to visit the beach: it was a school trip, a choir tour.
@LautaroTessi
@LautaroTessi 3 года назад
I lived in Pamplona (500km away from BCN) in the 90's. Except for the old part (Casco Viejo and 1er y 2do Ensanche, the latter looking a lot like BCN typical square blocks), the whole city is thought for the pedestrians. Even the blocks seemed huge (about 400m per side), they were mostly filled by huge pavement or green spaces, plus parking lots, filling the rest of space with buildings of a standard height (abuot 8 o 10-story ones). Walking there was just a pleasure, and every place you stepped your foot on seemed a good place for kids to play in. What a wonderful, well-planned city!
@effuseakay
@effuseakay 3 года назад
Great video. I always found that Barcelona is very avantgardist when it comes to transportation. The subway, the bus system, the shuttles to and from the airport that is both cheap and efficient. I'm from Paris, I lived in Toronto and currently living in Tel Aviv and yet I find that Barcelona is a great model to follow when it comes to transportation and how the city is organized for social life. Definitely one of my favourite cities! Go Barcelona :)
@cloudburstt
@cloudburstt 7 лет назад
This is a brilliant idea but this happening in North America is so unlikely.
@anthonycampbell6265
@anthonycampbell6265 7 лет назад
Right even if the studies shows it helps businesses and economy. They'd just find a way to say it doesn't, or outright ignore evidence. (Which they've never done before of course).
@smefour
@smefour 7 лет назад
Funny point that it actually helps business
@Darklife66
@Darklife66 7 лет назад
canadian cities like quebec, montreal or vancouver started thinking about this by extending pedestrian spqces and investing in bike lanes. but still, we're in deed far away for Europe, japan or sone south American cities in terms of living space.
@dani3po
@dani3po 5 лет назад
Ildefons Cerdá would be a pro at Sim City.
@loplopthebird1860
@loplopthebird1860 4 года назад
Arturo Soria would be better
@saint_gales
@saint_gales 3 года назад
Cerdà
@disbauxa
@disbauxa 3 года назад
@@loplopthebird1860 who
@cinamontoast2555
@cinamontoast2555 2 года назад
But would probably have some trouble in Cities:Skylines
@ignasifont8041
@ignasifont8041 2 года назад
à
@psc199510
@psc199510 2 года назад
I don't mind the flamenco and "rumba", although being cliché, it's Spain at the end of the day but it's not the kind that represents Barcelona the most, I would've chosen something in between or some typical Catalan music. But despite that (and not important to me at all) you guys made a very good job documenting this. I studied it in highschool and I was shocked to see so fewer cities use this planning, which to me is one of the best in the world. Thanks for showing to the world this not noticeable but interesting aspect about my city. Hope America can learn somehting from it.
@scienceownsimposters2142
@scienceownsimposters2142 Год назад
You will pass out when you find out what Barcelona really is.The Great Awakening.
@user-fp1go9fl7n
@user-fp1go9fl7n 3 года назад
This is so interesting. I remember in Hong Kong having a car is a large sign of wealth because it's so expensive to own a parking spot, and this is a much better way to deal with too much cars and traffic. The superblocks were really interesting. Thanks for the video!
@lluisteixido
@lluisteixido 7 лет назад
Currently it's being very criticized here in Spain by public opinion and newspapers. I hope the criticism results in a better concept for the "illes" and everyone here can benefit By the way. Just let me say somethimg mildly negative about the video. The spanish guitar is not typical from this region of Spain, and it's a little bit annoying to hear it every time documentaries or videos in youtube talk about Barcelona and its surroundings. Just think of a video about NYC with Country Music and you'll get what I mean
@beyo_kicks
@beyo_kicks 7 лет назад
Can you explain why it's being criticised? :o
@DerekZing
@DerekZing 7 лет назад
Yeah, the music made my eyes roll. Such a trite, hokey, and above all, non-representative choice for Barcelona.
@aghnos9
@aghnos9 7 лет назад
Because the traditional media criticises everything that involves the new government of the city because of being from left (real left, not just cosmetic)
@hanagreg
@hanagreg 7 лет назад
what is cosmetic left
@julenliantrehe6780
@julenliantrehe6780 7 лет назад
It's being criticized bc press and tv is so biased to the right wing and Barcelona's mayor is left wing.
@KrisRifa
@KrisRifa 7 лет назад
I love cars and all, I even have a channel where I review and vlog about cars - but the pleasure of a pedestrian only neighborhood is second to none!
@mb-bf2zn
@mb-bf2zn 6 лет назад
Give your enthusiast car card back
@EvanDerickson
@EvanDerickson 6 лет назад
You can like something and still recognize there's a right time and place for it. I like videogames but I've always refused to get a mobile gaming platform because I like being forced to read books when I'm not home. Urban driving on crowded streets will always suck. There's a reason besides safety that car commercials are shot on closed courses-they wouldn't sell cars with footage of a crowded freeway.
@mb-bf2zn
@mb-bf2zn 6 лет назад
Evan Derickson True but I would rather be driving in my car in the cold rather than walk. And being Chicago it's definitely more safe to be in your car.
@mb-bf2zn
@mb-bf2zn 6 лет назад
Evan Derickson And console games are wayyy better than mobile games
@arandomgt3506
@arandomgt3506 6 лет назад
Yeah I have two massive v8 cars and I live in a rural area with mean I usually use more fuel and create more pollution so rural areas still have to be worked on
@Mariana-ck6cs
@Mariana-ck6cs 4 года назад
Why the flamenco music??? It’s Barcelona.
@dazza2350
@dazza2350 3 года назад
Because they figured Barcelona is in Spain, 'eh let's just put in stereotypical spanish music'
@Mariana-ck6cs
@Mariana-ck6cs 2 года назад
@@dazza2350 yeah
@deepthikandadi
@deepthikandadi 2 года назад
Barcelona is one of the best city to walk around..
@stopmotionprimos
@stopmotionprimos 7 лет назад
Really?? Again reading the comments?
@vaibhavgupta20
@vaibhavgupta20 7 лет назад
it's like stockholm syndrome
@boomstick900
@boomstick900 7 лет назад
I would, but I have a car bed, so I just flop on that.
@Murrison
@Murrison 7 лет назад
Right, sorry.
@danielbueno2557
@danielbueno2557 7 лет назад
Sorry
@alvarolafuente2492
@alvarolafuente2492 7 лет назад
Espero que no tengas ningún problema.
@mariegomez6627
@mariegomez6627 4 года назад
I lived in Barcelona and I loved walking on the streets because they were so relaxing...didn't realize there was this whole thing going on :P
@carlosvanhalen7919
@carlosvanhalen7919 2 года назад
Relaxing? Mentirosa.
@scienceownsimposters2142
@scienceownsimposters2142 Год назад
You will pass out when you find out what Barcelona really is.The Great Awakening.
@Person-ts9dy
@Person-ts9dy 3 года назад
3:00 legend
@blagoevski336
@blagoevski336 3 года назад
?
@thecarwasherofshangri-la
@thecarwasherofshangri-la 2 года назад
Just think of how many basketball courts they could fit on those wide American streets
@lexugax
@lexugax 7 лет назад
I lived in Barcelona for 11 years. This kind of works because they have a good public transportation system with underground trains and buses. This is not the case for many American cities (Seattle for example). Also even though this is terrific for people who live in the city, it just makes it much more difficult for the thousands of people that do not live in the city but go into it every day for work, etc.
@855cristinadoll
@855cristinadoll 7 лет назад
I don't see this working in Phoenix, Arizona. Phoenix is so spread out and the only means of transportation is car especially during the hot summer times.
@notthemama9986
@notthemama9986 7 лет назад
This could work in Fresno, California because the city has a very similar grid-based layout, however there's little to no public transportation and there's 3 freeways that slice the city up
@BountyFlamor
@BountyFlamor 7 лет назад
"it just makes it much more difficult for the thousands of people that do not live in the city but go into it every day for work, etc." Care to elaborate?
@lexugax
@lexugax 7 лет назад
Well, so even though I said that Barcelona has good public transportation, this doesn't extend as well to outside city limits, so people who live outside of the city but work in the city usually need to drive their cars to work. It is already a nightmare to cross the city and find parking the way it is now. I can't imagine how much worse it will be with all of those streets closed and with so much less parking space. The video talks about underground parking, but it is not like underground parking is suddenly going to pop up where there was none, and even when available, it is prohibitively expensive. All I am trying to say is that this "solves" a group of people's problems while increasing another groups'.
@firstlast7584
@firstlast7584 7 лет назад
+BountyFlamor people who live in the suburbs and work in the city would have problems getting to work if this system was implemented
@thegreatcalvinio
@thegreatcalvinio 7 лет назад
American infrastructure is ugly as hell. Needs less concrete everywhere.
@LazyIndieGamer
@LazyIndieGamer 7 лет назад
Modern architecture. A lot of these European buildings were build ages ago.
@YujiUedaFan
@YujiUedaFan 7 лет назад
OK, but that's no excuse to make modern stuff look ugly.
@TheCagamerda
@TheCagamerda 7 лет назад
it's a matter off aestethics and simetric order
@TheCagamerda
@TheCagamerda 7 лет назад
it varies from city to city like there are ugly ass american cities there is also ugly ass european cities altough beauty is a subjective term
@TheCagamerda
@TheCagamerda 7 лет назад
yea can't argue about new york (I like) altough its simetry is post industrial and too linear and asfixiating misses those european curves
@omegaRST
@omegaRST Год назад
I live in Las Palmas, another spanish city and we made the entire city center into a superblock, I drive my car often since I live in the outskirts of the city and I cant express how much better it is. Instead of driving through traffic I drive around the busy area into a massive parking lot and then get to enjoy an entire day out walking about, running into people I know, shopping and eating good food
@FullyMelanin
@FullyMelanin 3 года назад
"Everyone has a plan until they get punched by Covid" :(
@lisanvaccaro
@lisanvaccaro 3 года назад
I think pedestrian areas have made lockdown far more tolerable in Europe. Whenever you felt tired of your apartment you could just get out and walk.
@OrihuelaClubDeAlterne
@OrihuelaClubDeAlterne 3 года назад
The plan already started, and now not every car can go to Barcelona and some restrictions like less km/h has been made
@everettduncan7543
@everettduncan7543 2 года назад
@@lisanvaccaro agreed. That's why the suburban US can't stand it bc you can't walk on our streets without legitimate fear of getting hit
@sergimartin7180
@sergimartin7180 7 лет назад
I'm from Barcelona and live in Chicago, and I can relate to this so much! Thanks, Vox!
@user-vw2jq3to5e
@user-vw2jq3to5e 7 лет назад
Same, I'm from Novi Sad but live in the horrid Dallas. Can't wait until I move back :/
@sergimartin7180
@sergimartin7180 7 лет назад
Enna Silkov I've never been to either one, how do they compare?
@user-vw2jq3to5e
@user-vw2jq3to5e 7 лет назад
Sergi Martín Here are my thoughts on both... :) DALLAS -- a very wealthy city, with a lovely, iconic skyline dominated by enormous skyscrapers. It has some great museums showcasing modern and classical art, as well as a fantastic opera whose building was designed by I.M. Pei (he designed the Louvre's glass pyramid). I appreciate all of the above. However, in Dallas, you can't _walk anywhere_. Given how big the city is (1 million+ people) there are very few parks and pedestrian-friendly areas. Even downtown Dallas is dominated by roads and cars. In Europe sidewalks are lined with shops and stores; in Dallas most sidewalks are adjacent to large, company buildings. So you walk and pass cold windows and closed doors. :/ NOVI SAD -- This is the second-largest city in Serbia, population around 250,000. As everyone knows, Serbia is one of Europe's poorest countries, and certain parts of Novi Sad are slightly unpolished/decrepit in a way that reflects this. Nonetheless, the city itself is gorgeous. You can walk in the city from end to end because it's so pedestrian-friendly... and along the way you'll see a number of lovely parks, squares, and small bakeries. The city sits on the Danube river; on one side is a bustling, lively city, and on the other is an old Austrian fortress and a baroque-style town. You easily walk across the bridge to the old city, because even the bridge has a large pedestrian sidewalk. And it's a very safe city: I'm a girl, and my female cousin and I have wandered around at night multiple times, all while feeling very safe. :) Sorry for the long answer, haha, but I hope I've justified my opinion ;)
@user-vw2jq3to5e
@user-vw2jq3to5e 7 лет назад
Sergi Martín By the way, I really want to visit Barcelona someday. My mother went one year on a business trip, and now it's her favorite city. She loves the architecture, the liveliness, the cleanliness... and unlike London (she says) Barcelona isn't very commercialized. All the brands and stores are tucked away or integrated smoothly. I won't be surprised if she moves there ;)
@Markterrycameron
@Markterrycameron 7 лет назад
Dallas is not dominated by skyscrapers
@ATSharp
@ATSharp 5 лет назад
i’m currently in barcelona and i got this in my recommendations... hmmmm
@johnnyfs1988
@johnnyfs1988 4 года назад
RU-vid is stalking you. Watch out! It might be behind you!
@spectrum_bright
@spectrum_bright 4 года назад
Hello 👋 from nepal 💓
@jakecostanza802
@jakecostanza802 3 года назад
Big tech knows everything about you. Is that a surprise to you?
@starboysuniverse9956
@starboysuniverse9956 3 года назад
as long as you have a google account, google which owns RU-vid knows your location. wait don't people Oder things in Barcelona so if google doesn't know your location how would it work? it simple they always know your location.
@user-ux8xe3fd5x
@user-ux8xe3fd5x 2 года назад
I love how the buildings are in the same shape its so nice to see from a far
@davidkoormann5262
@davidkoormann5262 Год назад
In Germany we have something similar called a „Fußgängerzone“ or Pedestrian zone which are fairly large alleyways where there are no cars allowed. They are typically at the center of the city, at least where I‘ve lived so far
@warlordkesh
@warlordkesh 7 лет назад
Barcelona is the most beautiful city I have ever seen, but walking in the eixample streets is pain in the ass , because in order to cross the street you need to turn the corner ,use the crosswalk and again turn the corner instead of walking straight.
@inesmarques8888
@inesmarques8888 7 лет назад
that's how you explore the city
@warlordkesh
@warlordkesh 7 лет назад
Yeah, I like wandering around in cities when I visit so it wasn't a problem for me because I had plenty of free time. But it causes a problem when you are in a rush.
@scienceownsimposters2142
@scienceownsimposters2142 Год назад
You will pass out when you find out what Barcelona really is.The Great Awakening..
@robintomey6203
@robintomey6203 7 лет назад
Meanwhile I'm here in a dutch city, where this has been this way since the city was constructed about 500 years ago. We have a market place where cars are only allowed to go 15 km/h, it's a commercial and residential zone, and it has been this way since hundreds of years
@uri1197
@uri1197 7 лет назад
Robin Tomey Didnt know that you had cars in the Netherlands 500 years ago..
@robintomey6203
@robintomey6203 7 лет назад
uri1197 can you read properly? Clearly didn't say they had cars 500 years ago I said that the city center was constructed 500 years ago.
@lenny5923
@lenny5923 6 лет назад
uri1197 lmao your hella dumb
@borussiagermania7428
@borussiagermania7428 6 лет назад
uri1197 Is this the first year you started to learn how to read?
@koninkrijkdernederlanden8711
@koninkrijkdernederlanden8711 6 лет назад
Robin Tomey We have squares and inner cities, not superblocks.
@joanaborges9450
@joanaborges9450 3 года назад
We already have that in Lisbon, Portugal. In downtown Lisbon (Baixa-Chiado), it's a pedestrian area.
@photokunstler
@photokunstler 3 года назад
the power of the square! I've seen some of this reclaiming of areas in bigger cities and I love it.. just wish there wasn't so much old infrastructure that prevents cities from going all the way. Kudos to Barcelona and also kudos to the shots of my DC in there!
@luigirinaldi87
@luigirinaldi87 7 лет назад
This is a great idea for modern cities based around cars but in Italy it's basically already like this, as in most of the city centers have some limits so only authorized cars can go there and some areas are strictly for pedestrians
@joan98610
@joan98610 7 лет назад
Same in Spain, but in Barcelona they want to reduce pollution
@assadicted
@assadicted 7 лет назад
Same in France. European city are built around the historical center which is not made for cars but US was created for Economy so...
@luigirinaldi87
@luigirinaldi87 7 лет назад
exactly, so its weird barcelona isnt also built like that
@CenoByte
@CenoByte 7 лет назад
The Barcelona's medieval city center is already pedestrian. They want to implement this thing in the grid part of the city that was built in the 19th century.
@luigirinaldi87
@luigirinaldi87 7 лет назад
I see
@ahypernova
@ahypernova 7 лет назад
Vox has 420 videos right now.
@WestYorkshireGREAT
@WestYorkshireGREAT 7 лет назад
It's a long time since I have seen the reoccurrence of this dead meme in the comment section of a video *So Edgy Bro*
@MrCreeper1O2
@MrCreeper1O2 7 лет назад
West Yorkshire edge
@AceSimGaming
@AceSimGaming 7 лет назад
how is 420 even edgy?
@LongAct94
@LongAct94 7 лет назад
So dank
@jonultime
@jonultime 7 лет назад
Seriously, who cares about 420. You twelve?
@LearnItalian24-mz7hg
@LearnItalian24-mz7hg 3 месяца назад
We have that in Padova city center in Italy, too!
@martinwinther6013
@martinwinther6013 9 месяцев назад
Barcelone was originally designed with this in mind, only decades, centuries, of compromises had changed it to begin with. Its much easier to reverse something back to its original structure. The excuse it was designed before cars is meh, it was designed for with a car-like traffic system in mind. the cityplanner didnt know of the impact of cars, but he did know we would get a "free floating traffic system", and the width of the streets reflects that
@yukinoneno4079
@yukinoneno4079 7 лет назад
Japan does this by keeping everything close to houses. you can walk a few blocks and find a store. not to mention their cars are expensive so that limit traffic
@kingkeeper99
@kingkeeper99 5 лет назад
Same happens in most of Latin America; we don't have to drive to get to the store because there's always a corner shop at every street, a bakery and some markets in most blocks. One tends to get depressed in the US whenever you have to buy something and the Walmart is way too far away and you can't even use a bicycle because there's no cycle lanes; even the cities that do have them usually don't have too many. The worst is when you go to the store, go back home, park the car and realize you forgot to buy something... It is a waste of fuel, money and time!
@SMGJohn
@SMGJohn 5 лет назад
+Yukino Neno Japanese cities also have limited the areas in which cars can drive in as well since the 50s. Japanese planners during the great planning age of Japan 1950s to 1990s saw city planners thinking ahead, Japan had car issues already in the 1930s in Tokyo and because of this experience they decided to have huge main roads for cars but for residential areas these places are built with narrow streets, only good for emergency vehicles and squish two cars through but not meant to be driven in to get from one side to another. These efficient city designs thanks to the planners reduced traffic issues in Japan greatly and air pollution, it also helped with the fact that public transportation is easily accessible in Japan.
@MrWalker1000
@MrWalker1000 5 лет назад
@@SMGJohn are the japanese ahead of others in urban planning?
@nicmuddmusic
@nicmuddmusic 5 лет назад
In Guanajuato Mexico, most of the driving/parking happens in underground tunnels. The streets are left open to pedestrians.
@erbio7984
@erbio7984 5 лет назад
Well yeah cause it’s a lot of hills and mountains (my family is from there)
@MrJamaica650
@MrJamaica650 4 года назад
eres de guanajuato? conoces a fernando? es amigo mio
@EmyN
@EmyN 4 года назад
Nicholas M Underground? What?
@ShashaStudios
@ShashaStudios 4 года назад
Emily Norris The city is has long hills and they used it to their advantage. So there are streets above ground but they often went through the hills. Not over so the pedestrians had full range. I didn’t explore Guanajuato completely but they had bridges over cars too. It’s a beautiful city, you have the resources check it out
@josephvanhorn5347
@josephvanhorn5347 3 года назад
I like it. We’ve already seen a lot of people ditch their cars for ride share companies since this video was made 4 and a half years ago.
@enigmaticfacts6898
@enigmaticfacts6898 3 года назад
i wanted to visit Barcelona to see Camp nou and different architectures in the city , but now i have more stronger reason to visit Barcelona one day.
@carlosvanhalen7919
@carlosvanhalen7919 2 года назад
Hurry up, Camp Nou is collapsing and the football team in bankrupcy.
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