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We’re using our streets all wrong | Ewa Westermark | Gehl
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0:00 Introduction
1:10 The innovation
4:00 The model city
5:57 The future of our cities
The rise of the private automobile in American life and culture has dramatically changed how cities were designed, John Frazer, a mobility futurist, wrote for Forbes.
Emerging from World War II, automakers became economic powerhouses, employing workers who suddenly could afford their own cars - rumbling manifestations of the freedom of the American Dream.
Cities were designed around that dream. Frazer quotes University of Houston historian Martin Melosi, who said that roughly half of the space in American cities has been given over to roads, parking lots, parking spots, gas stations, traffic signals, and other things pertaining to cars. And at the same time, space for other forms of transportation - like sidewalks - were squeezed out.
Even the sidewalks themselves are designed to resist change; large concrete slabs, they don’t lend themselves to being changed around. Making an infrastructure change can cost millions, a price many cities won’t or can’t pay.
But maybe we can take those spaces back; they are public spaces, after all. We could hard reset, and make streets a place for user-generated urbanism.
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@freethink 2 года назад

Do you think we should shift streets away from cars?

@ramochai 2 года назад

Definitely. Cophenagen is a good example, but also people should research how Amsterdam transformed itself from car centricity to its current day people friendly form.

@rajadhirajmaharaj 2 года назад

it's good for cold countries or countries with non-hot weather. in dubai or in india, u can't force the rich and middle class to ride bicycles or walk a few miles or hangout in open footpath. air-conditioning is a necessity for whoever can afford in these warm climates. poor people in india use ATMs as free airconditioned spaces. and thats why there are ATM guards whose sole job is to protect unnecessary gatherings of poor cold air seekers.

@mick0matic 2 года назад

@@rajadhirajmaharaj Where i live rich people are happy to cycle. Also the reason cities have trees is for natural shade, plant more trees and make swales to greenify cities and keep the average temp down. Roads and buildings trap alot of heat, they kinda forgot this when building dubai i suppose..

@kushalkollu8628 2 года назад

*Flying cars*

@robertlee8805 2 года назад

@@ZentaBon Heck I subscribed to that channel. It's cool how he rides in his bike around and shows the dedicated bike paths/lanes and neighborhoods. Love to have that life style here where I live.

@saynotop2w 2 года назад

I was a mall rat growing up. I never could explain why I love just walking around malls until recently. I learned how European metropolitan are like, especially Barcelona. The entire cities are pleasant like American malls, because you can just walk around without worrying about car accidents.

@freethink 2 года назад

It's really amazing how we shifted our neighborhoods away from being walkable...then built malls so we could drive to a walkable neighborhood!

@mithikfish 2 года назад

Barcelona is mostly a city of cars :( Amsterdam is where it's at

@StanleyKubick1 2 года назад

@@mithikfish I don't agree with that. Yes amsterdam is great for bike traffic, but so is copenhagen. Barcelona's car traffic is mainly around diagonal and is not prioritized at all over pedestrian traffic anywhere in raval, born, gracia or any of the old neighborhoods.

@mithikfish 2 года назад

@@StanleyKubick1 Eh, I lived in Gracia and there's a couple of small, nice-ish walking streets, but I felt like there were still far too many cars. And nowhere in the city can you escape the exhaust fumes, except on the beach.

@saynotop2w 2 года назад

I only mentioned Barcelona because that's the only European city I have been to, I don't intend to belittle any other cities.

@sernoddicusthegallant6986 2 года назад

I remember visiting the Netherlands for a week and being absolutely floored by just how easy it was to travel without a car. I would probably be able to live my whole life without needing to learn to drive or worry about fuel or insurance if I was born there.

@Peter_Scheen 2 года назад

I do not know where you are from but I do agree that the Netherlands is build in such a way that many do not have need for a car. Many in the big cities do not own a car. I too do not own one and I feel that by moped I can get every where I want to go. And, it cuts on costs.

@Belchdragon 11 месяцев назад

Copenhagen is the stepping stone to what there is in the Netherlands. Copenhagen is so far behind the curve when you compare it to Amsterdam. But everybody look at Copenhagen as obtainable because it is so half measured done. Do not look at Copenhagen. Look at Amsterdam.

@ChaoticNeutralMatt 10 месяцев назад

@@Belchdragoni was a touch confused until you mentioned attainable

@BenAddenson 2 года назад

When you start pushing for infrastructure like this where I live (the midwestern US), certain people get very angry. Ask the right questions and you'll end up discovering just how much control developers have over how we build.

@WHDRWN 2 года назад

Maybe learn to interact with people that don't have absolute parallel thinking to you. If you can't successfully win them over with considered and careful language then that's just your shortcoming not theirs.

@thevoxdeus 2 года назад

Certain people are able to imagine what it would be like if they were forced to bike in 0F January temps. Thank God for them.

@kapilk1644 2 года назад

@@thevoxdeus bus

@thevoxdeus 2 года назад

@@kapilk1644 Yes, a bus. It's like a much less safe and convenient car, and it still requires those same roads (but you can park further away).

@Grounded441 2 года назад

There are generations who come from nothing they work hard and build fortune and then comes the grandchildren spend/waste it all in partying and buying thing they don't need! Modern Westerners are the grandchildren's it will be too late when you realise the phisical Harsh reality of the world you live in. Chinese gona get you then Indians then Vietnam and brazilians. I thought you should know this because I'm kinda drunk

@chrisvmazer9692 2 года назад

Decades ago someone decided to built cities for cars instead of people and it was the worst idea ever

@philipehusani 2 года назад

People use cars... Technically it was built for people.

@tonysoviet3692 2 года назад

Robert Moses, the dude was scammy af with sponsors from the US auto industry, but even reshaping entire cities across all of US could not save them from bankruptcy. Kinda ironic that Japanese auto makers were able to exploit the US-auto dependency as well.

@marvin19966 2 года назад

I think leaded petrol was a worse idea

@martinn.6082 2 года назад

@@marvin19966 I think the nuclear bomb was pretty bad, but car dependancy is in solid second place.

@jeffreysnyder290 2 года назад

@@tonysoviet3692 Bullseye. When Americans became 100% dependent on our cars, we suddenly *needed* reliable vehicles, but putting in a vast investment to produce such vehicles ran against our culture and more importantly our financial system. So Japanese vehicles became the lifeblood of suburbia.

@johndumpling1896 2 года назад

You may be interested in a great channel about people-friendly urban planning - Not Just Bikes

@dittoleeo 2 года назад

👌 top notch channel

@eCampbe1313 2 года назад

seconded!

@sannidhyabalkote9536 2 года назад

May or May not convince you to leave for Netherlands

@markhemsworth2670 2 года назад

100% agree. And if you are really into it look at the progress in South America, starting with Bogota

@tjampman 2 года назад

And if you want a lecture about the subject, look up Jan Gehl.

@Drinkyoghurt 2 года назад

As someone from the Netherlands where this shift is a reality, it's honestly refreshing to see. In Eindhoven a lot of car streets went to pedestrian/bike only or streets where the car is a "guest" and can't overtake bikes. We have 6 lane roads turn into 4 lanes, with 2 lanes dedicated for (electric) buses and the remaining 2 lanes went from having a 50km/h limit to a 30km/h limit. It's so nice and quiet, despite it being a big city (for the Netherlands) and it's pleasant to walk or cycle everywhere. Infrastructure here is built with pedestrians and cyclist in mind first, public transport second and cars third. If you've never seen it you'll be in for a refreshing surprise.

@Tom-ym7tq 2 года назад

This is why I want to move to the Netherlands! They put people first and not gaint metal death machines. Here in America if I were to ride a bike or even just walk, I'd either have to run across large busy roads or walk between the road and a ditch because there is no sidewalk. I can't tell you how many times cars have purposefully tried to run me over or push me into the ditch by getting uncomfortably close. I can't drive, I don't think I ever will be able to, so I really hope to move to a place that puts walking and cycling first so I'm not forced to rely on someone, or forced to have everything delivered because of the fear of being ran over when going to the store.

@1LoveGame2 2 года назад

It only works to your benefit if your a pedestrian or a cyclist. Being someone who needs his car for everything it's actually really annoying. They made it really difficult and slow for us car users to get into the center of the city.

@hereholdthiswillya 2 года назад

What are your immigration rules? I am ready for the change.

@Tom-ym7tq 2 года назад

@@1LoveGame2 pretty sure that is the point. Though trust me without pedestrian and cyclists being prioritized, the massive amount of traffic would not make it worse to get around, and nearly impossible for the disabled.

@elephantecrib4899 2 года назад

Wow you live in a lucky Place.in not from India but India is the worst to be honest it is hell for u if u ever go there.

@cmellowdee 2 года назад

4:42 I loved Ewa’s point here that creating these spaces allows us to hold more space for serendipity to take place. The magic of spontaneous connectivity should take priority.

@sobrevida157 Год назад

Yes! And her clever, charming, ironic phrase, "Serendipity doesn't happen by chance." Don't tell her, but I'm stealing that one!

@piccolo917 2 года назад

Why use Copenhagen? Groningen in the Netherlands is what I would describe as a city that's focused on humans, not our vehicles. Copenhagen is an upgrade over American cities, but it's nowhere near Groningen.

@christiaan5119 2 года назад

I agree with you, and I think your last point is vital. Most people could imagine their city being transformed to something similar to Copenhagen. As the transformation of the Dutch cities happened earlier, these cities don't look anything similar to American cities anymore, so it's hard to imagine the transformation.

@GrandTerr 2 года назад

idk why Copenhagen has become the trendy city for bikes and stuff, dutch cities are better at this. Makes you wonder why 2 of the 3 ugliest sounding languages have the best bike systems.

@piccolo917 2 года назад

@@GrandTerr Copenhagen is more popular in non-Dutch settings as an example because it's much more doable on a short term while still getting lots of people on bikes and out of cars. Where they are on level 4, general Dutch cities are on level 8 and Groningen on level 9, basically. Still, that isn't an excuse to pretend that Copenhagen is the be and end all of cycling infrastructure, for it is not.

@Kostarados 2 года назад

If I would compare Copenhagen to a Dutch city, it shows the most similarities with Rotterdam. Which is the most car-oriented city in NL and one of the least pleasant cities to cycle or walk around in. Cities like Groningen, Utrecht, Leiden or even Amsterdam have far superior mobility to Copenhagen. Not only for bicycles, but all those city centers are offer enjoyable walking experiences from the moment you step foot out of the main train station. Sure, modeling American cities after Copenhagen will be an improvement. But if you want to get the best results, you don't cheat off someone that gets a B-, when you could also look at examples of straight As.

@jarjarbinks6018 2 года назад

Because from the perspective of a person who’s lives in an auto centric city Copenhagen looks like a much more “balanced approach.” Of course this subjective but none the less is a step in the right direction

@nathanc5059 2 года назад

"If you value expression, you value creativity, you value cultural change. Let your public realm be a reflection of that." What a beautiful quote to land on! thank you. :)

@kevincrady2831 2 года назад

And if you don't value expression, don't value creativity, oppose cultural change, and want to make sure there's no such thing as a "public space" where people can hang out, meet, organize, and do stuff without being expected to buy something...you build the United States.

@varunnikam 2 года назад

yeah beautiful quote

@AlmightyKiz 2 года назад

Agreed

@AFMR0420 2 года назад

From the same guy that starts the video with dead metal. Technically it’s not dead, because it wasn’t alive. All this isn’t really that brilliant.

@AFMR0420 2 года назад

Also, look at videos of NY now, in a full state of urban decay, and no one can blame cars for that.

@NickPiers 2 года назад

It's frustrating how much the car and oil industry forced itself upon our North American lifestyles. I live in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada) and we used to have streetcars. We could easily have more public transit and cycling infrastructure to reduce the need for cars.

@jonathandeeter 2 года назад

It’s not solely the car and oil industry. After World War Two, the entire US infrastructure was bulldozed and re-oriented to the almighty car, but more broadly in service of maximizing the efficient flow of worker to factory. This is why the US has almost entirely limited public space compared to European countries. In European states, along the Renaissance tradition governments invest in their people. In America, we invest in what is best for corporations. That’s why our schools are so poor, because below the university level they are preparing solely for soulless assembly line/retail work, with no real focused agenda to uplift and enlighten humanity. It’s truly sad and the root of our current spiral towards collapse.

@afgor1088 2 года назад

@@jonathandeeter yes because of the car and oil industry. capital runs the government in america

@Draidzeven 2 года назад

It's short sighted to pretend the car was forced onto people in Northern America. Irrespective of the history involved, if you take 10 random people today you'll find all are satisfied with their idea of what car ownership means, and if you start talking about public transit and walking, 8 will laugh at you and 4 will get angry, despite all 10 complaining about traffic, pollution, and feeling tired all the time. Their solution will always be more car infrastructure. We're culturally locked into this mindset, even if you got private and government entities to u-turn overnight, they'd face an uphill public opinion battle. If we want to change, we have to do it ground up: we need the people to demand the change. That kind of groundswell only comes from the people: we need easy ways to communicate the other universe to our friends, family, and neighbors. Tempt them to want the benefits we're selling! I love the experiments outlined in this video as live demonstrations, what are ways to promote more? How does rando X somewhere in nowhere'sville North America go about making one of them happen?

@NickPiers 2 года назад

@@Draidzeven Do you think car culture happened out of the ether? No. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--AFn7MiJz_s.html&ab_channel=truTV

@Draidzeven 2 года назад

@@NickPiers My point is that unless you're asking for corporations to force it the other way now, that's really just a historic curiosity. The current deeply established culture is that Americans don't want to give up their cars. At least nowhere I've lived. In order to plan for the future, assuming we want them to move away from car culture, that's the roadblock we have to tackle. I'd rather not rely on corporations to achieve that, and without a groundswell of public opinion, can't rely on governments either. This literally has to come from the people, and the only ones who'll change their minds is us, the people. I think we should focus our efforts on figuring out how to do that.

@GrandTerr 2 года назад

So this is not the future, but the catching up of the USA?

@thestudentofficial5483 2 года назад

Ooh burn

@AWindy94 2 года назад

🔥🔥🔥

@jonathandeeter 2 года назад

The US stands out from the rest of the world bc there is almost no public investment in the betterment of people’s lives beyond public school. Everything is geared towards maximum $$$ farming, which is why our cities are laid out the way they are and we orient infrastructure for cars. The entire suburban American dream is a post WWII invention. Everything is a giant dystopian mirage and it’s why our society has been pushed to the breaking point by the pandemic. Humans aren’t built for late stage capitalism.

@spicychad55 2 года назад

@@jonathandeeter it's not really capitalism when you can bribe the govt to stifle your competition with biased laws.

@jonathandeeter 2 года назад

@@spicychad55 capitalism is inherently anti-human. What would you rather do, pursue your creative and personal peak or sit on an assembly line putting Part A into Part B. The latter is WAY more productive. Capitalism is flawed because it favors maximum profit, specialization, and efficiency over the reality of human existence and needs. Total alienation of labor. Ofc that’s not true for everyone but is true for most people, and the least alienated jobs often are looked down upon or underpaid, and the most important jobs are underpaid simply bc the supply of labor is too high to increase demand. It’s soulless

@7_skyline 2 года назад

You have to improve public transportation first. It's much easier taking away that street space in New York because they already have subways and decent infrastructure for getting around. meanwhile, even in places like Vegas it's just way faster getting around via driving than taking the public bus.

@Moses_VII 2 года назад

Probably because the bus shares the forever congested roads. That's why trains are reliable.

@scirHD 2 года назад

I live in NYC and have been here since 1987. public transit is DANGEROUS, you cannot lug bags of heavy food or other items, and you will FREEZE waiting on subway platforms outside or the bus. just last week at 10:30 pm on Saturday night, I waited over an hour for the b1 bus. it's insane. it was below freezing as water was frozen on the floor. there are no bus interior shelters. you just stand there or sit in the cold on the floor (this stop has no seating at all). it was awful. mass transit is real bad. ditto the BAART in frisco which is RIFE with violent crime

@WindowsXP_logon_sound_25yrsago 2 года назад

@@scirHD our public transit systems are a crime against nature and humanity. And Pigs still tow cars at every opportunity Bec "yOu CaN StIlL uSe ThE BuS" We need change by god.

@WindowsXP_logon_sound_25yrsago 2 года назад

@@scirHD not to mention the not thar infrequent cop murder- that means murder BY cops, not to the cops. On the BAART I mean.

@Aconspiracyofravens1 2 года назад

Man wait until this guy finds out about the entire rest of the world outside america

@biglittledude496 2 года назад

That and suburbs lol

@lucasgrey9794 2 года назад

Why should he give a sh!t about the rest of the world? He wants to make America better because he is AMERICAN.

@Aconspiracyofravens1 2 года назад

@@lucasgrey9794 bit of a weird time to be patriotic and tribalistic but ok

@baronvonbeandip 2 года назад

@@Aconspiracyofravens1 It's neither patriotism nor tribalism. Care for yourself before others, care for your state before your country, care for your country before the rest of the world, care for humanity before the ecosystem, etc etc Fix the things you can fix before you go telling other people how to fix themselves. I'll admit, though, that the timing was a little off relative to the OP

@Aconspiracyofravens1 2 года назад

@@baronvonbeandip I can see that but you can't say that as a dismissal

@nuterra9143 2 года назад

Lots of architect and urbanist RU-vidrs been pushing this for a few years now. It is nice to see some big channels start to pick this up.

@freethink 2 года назад

It's great to see an organic new urbanist movement rise up to push us towards better cities. And thanks for calling us a big channel 😉

@ferdtheterd3897 2 года назад

Why would you use rules that work for a tiny village and apply it to the rest of the world? Where I live I have to travel 60km just to get to highschool, then 60km back. Cars and roads are still extremely nessecary. That would make it very hard for anyone who doesn't live in the city to travel to the city, which happens enormously.

@tess6909 2 года назад

@@ferdtheterd3897 do you… not have any logical comprehension whatsoever? It’s not like videos like these and people that agree are saying cars should stop existing. For a situation like you described they are very much needed. The objective is to have more human cities, not to ban cars. I don’t think cars will ever stop existing, some people prefer them. The issue here is that as of now, there is no choice (in a lot of places in America, I live in a walkable city in Europe); some may prefer cars, some may prefer bikes, walks, public transportation. But no, they can’t have that, because suburbs are made only for cars.

@ferdtheterd3897 2 года назад

@@tess6909 The distance between american cities is like the distance between european countries. Everyone here needs a car. Even if you live in the city you need a car to get anywhere out of town. There's a reason most of us have cars by 16 years old

@nik.anuar.redzwan 2 года назад

@@ferdtheterd3897 where in the video mentioned about travel between cities?. Clearly it talks about travel within a city and the effort for the benefit of people living inside a city. If surbarbunites find it hard to get into the city, why live so far away in the first place?

@dafiltafish 2 года назад

The one street my city did this too was completed in such a way that it makes driving AND walking easier, turns out you don't need 4 lanes when you rip out the stop-lights and lower the speed limit.

@tahimig1 2 года назад

I simply cannot fathom why every time a larger company makes a video about urbanism and cycling, they always go to Copenhagen! Sure, Copenhagen is great, but it does not hold a candle to even the tiniest little village in the Netherlands! Seriously, Denmark and the Netherlands are not in the same league. Come on guys. Show us the GOOD stuff.

@drdewott9154 2 года назад

As a Copenhagener I can only agree. It doesn't help our authorities are car brains, even amongst the social democrats, and that the only ones really pushing for good urbanism and public transit at all are the far left.

@PeterAuto1 2 года назад

I guess because it looks like an easier goal

@fastertrackcreative 2 года назад

Maybe because it's about transforming cities not villages so they looked for the nearest approximation of that type of environment?

@tahimig1 2 года назад

@@fastertrackcreative Think deeply about what you just said, then google any Dutch city.

@Sea_Star 2 года назад

Easier to achieve for an American city

@Goldzwiebel 2 года назад

in my hometown in germany, about 60 years ago, the car streets that led right through the corner with the shops disappeared again. the first street was for outdoor gastronomy. no one objected because that was how you could sit down. the second street was for playgrounds and no one complained because it's for the kids. the next roads weren't that important anymore, but after learning to keep walking for the important things, it wasn't a problem anymore. so the city center gradually expanded, more shops were added and the economy also improved because the square was nicer and people preferred to stay there longer. in the age of online shopping, it's time to take more roads away from cars to give the city center new charm. unfortunately, the open spaces have to be built on with schools today. the old ones can't be demolished and rebuilt at the same time in the same place... but the children will definitely be able to go to the schools on the edge of city center safely.

@killaknight12 2 года назад

And here I am living in the middle of a small german town, where shop owners become furious when people suggest to keep out most of the traffic. It's so noisy and uninviting right now to go shopping around the main roads, yet they claim the moment the roads become silenced they'd suffer from huge losses, since less people would be driving by and stop spontaniously. The funny part is, there are almost no parking spaces directly by the streets and when I drive home I see all the other cars just passing by and leaving town, cause it's the fastest path even though there already is a secondary road around town. There are several other smaller and bigger towns nearby which already have improved tremendously, some have always kept cars away from central areas completely, others made a 20 km/h limit so ppl would rather use the secondary roads and all of them are thriving! But too many people aren't willing to see the benefits.

@HippasosofMetapontum 2 года назад

nice that in your city it happens to work, but many German cities lose space for cars and lose customers :) And it is not only one city. My city with over 200k inhabitants loses shop after shop, since they destroy parking lots. + people which need cars move more and more out of the city so they don't go there often anymore aswell. :) congrats for hmm nothing

@ylenrams1912 2 года назад

" I am looking at you Los Angeles" indeed that is a city that needs to be look at. When I was there I could not believe that there is not a tram, subway or large bus system, the buses take you to few places so if you don't have a car you are really limited.

@stangalucian331 2 года назад

Nobody in this film came with any solution for the people that live in that area with no parking spaces. How are you supose to carry your groceries if you park a mile away. Or buiding materials if you remodel. Or furniture. It's easy to come up with an idea of change without thinking about the negatives. At all

@gavindaly5731 2 года назад

Exactly . Well said .

@emmamemma4162 2 года назад

There are several solutions to these kinds of problems. You can, for example, allow residential parking or short-term parking only, or you can make a car-free street accessible to certain vehicles such as service vehicles and delivery vehicles, or you can have mixed-use streets where all cars are allowed, but they must give way to the pedestrians and cyclists using the street (so drivers choose other routes if they don't have to access something on that street). All of these solutions are already being used in European cities.

@stangalucian331 2 года назад

@@emmamemma4162 for a delivery guy/crew, a place like that could mean hell. And deliveries happen more often than you think.

@stangalucian331 2 года назад

@@emmamemma4162 you can make the life a tad nicer in that area but you make it inconvenient for other people. Again, i belive that the film could concentrate more on making life easier for everyone, not just for cyclists. I love riding my bike to work but i would't deliver your new refrigerator on it.. Or a few cases of wine and food that you enjoy at the restaurants that extended into the street.

@drdewott9154 2 года назад

Here's a thing. In cities like Copenhagen, and even more so Dutch cities (their urban design is way better than ours) You never need to use a car to buy groceries. You'll always have a supermarket within walking or biking distance of your home. Temporary things like carpenters, delivery vehicles or ambulances of course should still be allowed to make their way around and be able to park, but not private automobiles. Are uou seriously unable to comprehend walking to the grocery store for your shopping needs?

@adiherenow 2 года назад

Copenhagen is a great example,but i think most of the cities in The Netherlands have a far more developed bicycle infrastructure

@gordon1545 2 года назад

Totally agree, I winced watching that cargo bike alongside the truck. The Dutch have shown how to keep cyclists safe from drivers and everyone should just copy what they do. They're decades ahead of anyone else.

@ryanscott6578 2 года назад

Yes, but the video comes from Gehl Architects, which is based in Denmark, so it isn't in their interests to rep the superior Dutch infrastructure

@ferdtheterd3897 2 года назад

@nnnnnn3647 2 года назад

CARs are for free and independent people. life is not about sitting on the lawn outside the house and sitting in a cafe. when you grow up you will understand that it is more complicated.

@ryanscott6578 2 года назад

@@nnnnnn3647 lmao have fun being free and independent with your car insurance, fuel costs, maintenance, and depreciation

@virtualatall 2 года назад

Watching from Mumbai, India... Where public transportation is relatively sparse and majority of the roads are in bad shape. Major business districts like BKC is not yet have public transportation service (two local Train stations nearby which are 6km apart on two different edge of this area) and public car paling is very limited. There are high rises with pigeonhole type homes (not as functional like Tokyo) with sky high property prices compared to cost of living. I hope we have Copenhagen or Barcelona type cities in future.

@maheshj8435 2 года назад

Good luck. You know most mumbaikars are vehemently opposed to cycle and bus lanes.

@martinn.6082 2 года назад

Mumbai is building a great metro, though.

@bitcoin1728 2 года назад

Aah wish I can see clean and develop india before I die ....but I know it's impossible cause people don't take responsibility

@anandsharma7430 2 года назад

I live in Mumbai. If you're not living in the suburbs, Mumbai already functions like any European city. Don't we have cheap buses, trains, autos and hawkers and street markets literally everywhere? It's the car owners that have a problem, not pedestrians. And of late, wherever you live, you have a park nearby, all kinds of shops - pharmacies, eateries, street food, barbers, electricals, everything. Yes, the commute to your office is a problem but that is because Indian bosses are assholes about WFH. If you want to live like an American car owner, you have a serious problem with the roads. Also, we will never have the low population density of European cities. None of the big Asian cities have low population densities. As far as environment footprint goes, Asian cities are way better than Western cities. Per capita metrics are really, really low in Asian cities.

@martinn.6082 2 года назад

@@anandsharma7430 High density is actually better than low density.

@nataliaaranguiz 2 года назад

I remember back in 2010 when they started to do a no cars day using the parking lots into mini-parks. I really enjoy this urbanism rethinking. It would be interesting to consider implementation in different countries to see the pros/cons and evaluate the why of success and failure.

@UnrebornMortuus 2 года назад

The dutch already do this netherlands is ahead of US by far in that regard

@YosefReborn Год назад

Is it possible to do anything in a parking space as long as I fill the parking meter?

@aweeb4948 2 года назад

This is a future I look forward to, this is a future I wish to be a part of.

@ASmithee67 2 года назад

This is all interesting as long as everything you want to work, live and entertain is within bicycle or walking distance.

@silentqueue2344 2 года назад

Link with transit options. Light rail is a big investment for cities but well worth it when implemented sensibly.

@robertjunior8086 2 года назад

Or just buy a car and the whole world is within your driving distance. Seriously why do people under these videos want to give up that kind of freedom, that is just beyond me. Even the worst EV is still better than the best bicyclce

@Sea_Star 2 года назад

Mixed use

@3dApe 2 года назад

@@robertjunior8086 They have a utopian ideology, which must trump any individual's freedom. Think Doctor Cocteau from Demolition Man.

@nexusoflife Год назад

@@robertjunior8086 People want other options than living somewhere where you NEED to own a car to get around. Living somewhere walkable that has great public transit is life changing and positively beneficial for many. Owning a car and going where you want is great but expensive and people should have easy access to multiple transit options where they live.

@gregcoree2 2 года назад

What is described as the future for US from 5:59 to 6:34 has been existing here in France (and probably most of Europe) for quite some time. And i still believe that there are far too many cars in our cities.

@draculakickyourass 2 года назад

It's tipical american,the old stuff from Europe is new stuff for them,also claiming they ,,invented'' it LOL

@gregcoree2 2 года назад

@@draculakickyourass I agree with you when it comes to a more human urbanism (and France if quite behind other European countries like the Netherlands). But on many other things, US is indeed a leader. I am for example an admirer of the resilience of Americans who don't expect their government to act as a safety net for almost everything as we do here. I believe that all these differences, urbanism or self resilience, have a lot to do with how the country was built and its size.

@mr.p215 2 года назад

@@draculakickyourass You can always expect the US to do the right thing, after they've exhausted every other option. I mean just look at their measuring system

@draculakickyourass 2 года назад

@@mr.p215 Yeah,the poor USA and british engineers are the target of the jokes at the reunions because their imperial system.

@123goldenlily 2 года назад

@@draculakickyourass after learning the metric system in science class, i really wish it was more common in everyday use in the US😔

@gwalters4757 2 года назад

George Street in Sydney is a great example of urbanism. It used to be the most traffic laden street in Sydney, full of cars and buses. Now it’s been completely pedestrianised, no cars just two lanes of light rail and the rest is trees, footpath and public benches for pedestrians right in the middle of the city. IMO it is now one of the the best streets in the world.

@_Diana_S 2 года назад

Are there any stores on this street? If yes, then how goods are being delivered to those stores?

@gwalters4757 2 года назад

Yes, George St is full of shops and restaurants. Only drivers who are delivering to loading docks on George St are permitted to enter to deliver goods. However this is done during non peak times so you hardly see them during the day. Also another option is to just deliver goods on the other side of the shops as this street is not closed off to cars.

@privatemale27 2 года назад

One of the best things about all the "work from home", is the reduction of people who need to move from the neighborhoods where they live, to where they work. This means they spend more time in their home neighborhood and have commute time back, so they actually have time to walk to near by businesses. Unfortunately, most US neighborhoods aren't well designed for that and they still have to drive, but at least with fewer commuters, there is less traffic and less demand for street parking in many places.

@scirHD 2 года назад

auto companies HATE this and will make sure it does not stay reality

@ChaoticNeutralMatt 10 месяцев назад

Neighborhoods with no where to go

@marietailor3100 2 года назад

As a person with recurring mobility issues who has a father who has persistent mobility issues, living in Vancouver, Canada, one of the problems I’ve noticed with this approach is how much more inaccessible things become. We like to think of the world in terms of how great things would work out in the best of scenarios but that’s not the full story. To be clear, not every mobility issue is long-term either so the solution isn’t just to handout permits. For example - getting dropped off by a taxi or a friend in front of a cafe or even work when you’ve recently broken your leg; or even pregnant women who are recommended to limit their walking; or elderly people; or people with bone/joint issues; or even people who have to move furniture or carry big items. All this is to say, I think that considering what “user-friendly” streets look like has to consider the needs to users for whom cars may be the only reasonable choice as well. How do we build cities that suit the needs of everyone and not just shift who we design them for to another incomplete portion of the population?

@gibsonberg7854 2 года назад

These are very important issues, and it's nice to see people confront them. Thankfully, many places have implemented features that solve these (at least in part) while also cutting down on car use. For example, getting rid of strict zoning would mean houses, shops, and entertainment can be built next to one another or even right on top of each other (this is common elsewhere, but has been illegal in many US cities for decades). This would obviously mean people would have to walk way less to get places, once buildings are built or modified. Expanding public transit also helps this: basically all modern buses are built to be wheelchair accessible, and at least where I live, drivers are trained to assist people with mobility impairments. Trains and their stations are also designed with these things in mind. Additionally, a good transit network means people might only have to walk to the end of their block to be driven anywhere they want. My city also has a public service specifically for disabled and mobility-impaired people who can't take normal buses. Finally, moving companies are good options for the average person looking to move large objects. The money can be a little prohibitive, but most people only move furniture maybe once or twice a year, and there's the bonus of them actually handling the heavy objects. A public option could even be proposed for this service. Of course these are just a few ideas - there's always more thinking to be done on how to best meet everybody's needs :)

@RonnocFroop 2 года назад

To expand on what Gibson said, there are also other modes of transportation out there that work well for disabled and mobility-limited people that become a lot more viable when cities are designed less around cars, such as mini-cars that can easily use bicycle lanes if they're built well enough. Certainly they're not good for longer distances, but it should be rare that you need to go far enough within a city if you introduce mixed-use development for it to even begin to matter. It's also quite easy to design streets so that cars are limited, but still allowed. Even if a city decides to close off a street entirely to normal traffic, which they don't necessarily need to do to gain a lot of the benefits of making more properly public space, they can still allow things like deliveries, or potentially even people with a permit that they could give to those who need shorter and easier routes, like the disabled. The world is full of different already-tried solutions for any number of problems, and if we start looking outside ourselves we'll find we don't need to do so much trial-and-error, and can make things better for everyone without spending as much time stumbling on questions already answered.

@JV-pu8kx 2 года назад

Construction workers, equipment, and materials. For the issue of mobility: golf carts.

@Moses_VII 2 года назад

Do you think we will tell disabled people 'oi, no cars! Be like everyone else!'? What kind of society forces the same rules on the able and disabled? You think cars don't exist in bicycle-paradise Netherlands?

@ferdtheterd3897 2 года назад

Exactly, but no one wants to think about that they want the selfish desire of feeling a little bit safer in their bubble. People don't realise not everyone lives in a small netherlandean town where you can bike to school.

@nielscremer599 2 года назад

Hell yes! When you come to think of it, it's absolutely ridiculous that so much public space is wasted!

@robertjunior8086 2 года назад

It isn't wasted, I love cars

@user-ed7et3pb4o 2 года назад

@@robertjunior8086 It is absolutely wasted. The more space is given to cars, the worse it is to drive, walk, or do anything else. People shouldn't be forced into driving when they don't want to, which is what car-centric design does. But with better use of space, nobody drives unless they have to or they really want to, which means that the driving experience is also better. The only solution to traffic, after all, is providing viable alternatives to driving.

@ferdtheterd3897 2 года назад

@@user-ed7et3pb4o Forced into driving??? People were forced into driving cuz they had to find jobs far away from them to sustain their family. If you remove driving people will instead be forced to starve

@user-ed7et3pb4o 2 года назад

@@ferdtheterd3897 Nobody is saying to remove driving altogether where it is essential. They're saying that there need to be viable alternatives for people who can't or don't want to drive. Because if there are no alternatives then yes, you are being forced.

@mediocre2 2 года назад

A decent amount of people I met IRL, different from the commenters here, unfortunately, still favors a kind of suburban living that requires cars. It's not about just changing cities but also changing minds.

@robertjunior8086 2 года назад

It's not just "a decent amount". In Germany, where I live, car numbers are still growing, I doubt they would if people didn't actually want cars. It's just that under videos like these, the "anti-car community" comes together to dream about a dystopia without cars (like you do). I don't want to change my mind. And both types of people will have to live together for quite some time.

@Rikapaprika 2 года назад

To be honest, if a were to choose if I want to live in a city centre sqeezed in a small flat or in a decent size suburban house, I take the house without thinking twice. Yes, it has it's disadvantages (having to use car to drive everywhere) but it can be improved by developing public transport.

@dax1776 2 года назад

Shouldn't this be the bare minimum in every city

@Pistolita221 2 года назад

you'd think, but a lot of people don't think.

@cardiacmyxoma4073 2 года назад

Look at the comments. People are arguing AGAINST this! It's baffling. I'm in Canada and in my city, we sit in car traffic for a good 2 or 3 hours every day. It's ridiculous. Invest in public transport for god's sake.

@Pistolita221 2 года назад

@@cardiacmyxoma4073 tell people about the Downs-Thompson paradox. "car traffic cab only move as fast as the fastest car alternatives during peak traffic.

@robertjunior8086 2 года назад

@@cardiacmyxoma4073 I'd rather sit in car traffic for 2 hours than 20 minutes in a bus or train. And I am not joking.

@jmlepunk 2 года назад

Great video but use Amsterdam rather than Copenhagen. Denmark is still behind compared to the Netherlands

@robertjunior8086 2 года назад

you mean slightly less distopian

@thestudentofficial5483 2 года назад

The future is in the past. Hail Jane Jacobs, frick Robert Moses

@timothymutuma1249 2 года назад

The Copenhagen shots were really unconvincing because of the slapped on painted cycling lanes, the part where a man is riding his bike with a baby right next to a huge trailer is actually terrible & scary.

@natashafigueroa9198 2 года назад

I can imagine that if you don’t live here in Copenhagen like i do, that it looks scary. However there is a mindfulness of bicyclists and pedestrians having the right-of-way which makes it much safer than it looks. We have remarkable low traffic fatalities here.

@brad10474 2 года назад

Exactly, they should have used The Netherlands as an example

@StanleyKubick1 2 года назад

@@user-be1jx7ty7n hi, i'm on the internet so I state my opinion as fact without having any pertinent information. oh wait, that's you.

@MedicGoat 2 года назад

@@user-be1jx7ty7n pedestrian crossings are abstract, usually just paint slapped on the ground. Red lights are not physical boundries either, yet you dont panic everytime you drive through a green light in a crossing either. "Terrible and scary" is a subjective opinion, based on what? a few images in a video, or actual stats on accidents in a comparison between dutch cities and Cph?

@TheMagicmcone 2 года назад

@@user-be1jx7ty7n I think is actually the complete opposite. The only way you can really achieve piece of mind is having the abstract feeling that the ones that surround you are considerate and abide to the rules. If this is not the case, no matter how many speed bumps you install, how high walls you build or how long is your gun, you will never have much piece of mind.

@MRevilsnowman23 2 года назад

Parklets are actually super common in Europe, where I'm from(Croatia) our main city of Zagreb is full of these.

@martinn.6082 2 года назад

From what I've heard, Zagreb is doing great overall at reducing car dependency.

@doraspoljar697 2 года назад

@@martinn.6082 In my opinion not nearly enough. There is a huge lack of trams in the whole west part of the city. And ti is therefore so incredibly crowded by cars! There hasn't beed a new tram line in 20 years, and the whole that time people have been commuting from the airport to the city by overcrowded busses and taxis. It took 10 years to build a new goldola line from the city to the mountain peak (where the skiing track is) and that whole time people commuted there by car. Now that it has been built it is the most expensive gondola per kilometer in the whole world and it's still not working 2 years after completion. Two parts of the city are connected by 2 tram lines, 3 car bridges and one pedestrian bridge. You can cross the river on foot on the car bridges bu there is so many car lanes it's really scary. They have been talking about adding another car bridge for 20 years and It's still not happening! It's not the wurst but it could be doing so much more!

@jonathandeeter 2 года назад

I love how most Americans have no idea we are way behind other developed countries and our infrastructure/public policy is entirely driven by corporate interests.

@jonathandeeter 2 года назад

@@lucasgrey9794 America was built by immigrants bestieeee.

@lucasgrey9794 2 года назад

@@jonathandeeter It was built by COLONISTS which is a far cry from what immigrants are.

@jonathandeeter 2 года назад

@@lucasgrey9794 uhhhh the thirteen colonies yes LMFAO idk if you know but there are 37 other states

@lucasgrey9794 2 года назад

@@jonathandeeter The immigrants that "built" America were also from Northwestern Europe which is an average eye queue of 100. The current wave of immigrants are NOT that and will permanently fvck up the U.S.

@jonathandeeter 2 года назад

@@lucasgrey9794 I wouldn’t be talking about “eye queue” lmfao. It’s IQ my poor child.

@sassysaguaro4906 2 года назад

I'm down for it! Most people don't mind wandering around on foot a little, and the cities and universities that have spaces only for pedestrians, or walkable urban areas are really dynamic. I'd love to see more parking garages and pedestrian/cycling only areas in urban centers.

@subtlechuckles185 2 года назад

I love that the conversation around "car-centricity" is becoming more mainstream! I lived in the Los Angeles area for about 9 years, and it severely affected my mental health. Happy to be in Philly, where there's more public transit and better walkability, but it's still nowhere near the success of many European cities.

@_Diana_S 2 года назад

European cities had it naturally, that's how they developed. Now, if you take huge American cities, like LA, and start forcibly changing transportation flow by closing off street to cars, etc., i think, this will create more problems than the good it may bring.

@subtlechuckles185 2 года назад

@@_Diana_S I recommend the book "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" by Jane Jacobs! It's been a while since I read it back in college, but still a good take on this topic

@elwood212 2 года назад

I totally agree. I’ve moved 69 times in my 54 years and have lived in many city’s around the world. Every city where I’ve found the happiest most productive people, come from places that adopt a “focus on slowing the movement thru a space.

@Studycase3000 2 года назад

Driving through Boston/Cambridge a few months back I LOVED how much curbside cozy structures were put together for people to gather. Many were makeshift and not professionally built so the look was a bit haphazard but I saw the potential for everything this upload speaks of. It brought a smile to my face at the time for the determination to gather but wouldn't it be wonderful to have more of this on a permanent basis.

@81wildbore 2 года назад

I'm really surprised Freethink focused soo heavily on Copenhagen, Denmark than on the much more historically de-automobile'd Amsterdam, Nederlands. The Netherlands started its transition close to 50 years ago. Copenhagen & Denmark not so much.

@XeefjewentelteefjeX 2 года назад

Maybe because the founder of the gehl company is from Copenhagen. The channel not just bikes also made an interesting video with theory why Copenhagen is often used as example instead of the Netherlands

@SalvadorCiaro 2 года назад

One part of such a transformation would be to build more public transformation like trams.

@yellownellow6067 2 года назад

Yeah, I'm excited for this change it always annoyed me here in America if you want to go anywhere its lots and lots of driving or trying not to get run over. But every time I've been to a European country I love it I could walk to anywhere things were close and the traffic wasn't as bad.

@madstones1 2 года назад

America just needs a decent train system. that way people can keep their cars and pay the rego. otherwise you start getting taxed more for not using the roads. Covid is a great example of governments wanting to tax extra because you work at home.

@HippasosofMetapontum 2 года назад

@@madstones1 well that won't help - since city structures in Europe are grown over times mostly. How to build a city - people can look at Zamosc. Inner circle no cars, around parkinglots (many) and then parks and housing

@edydossantos 2 года назад

They're starting this off in Sydney, but it's not an idea that should be taken out of nothing. It needs a big plan, because the people need to reach further places where only using bikes or walking is not feasible. In Sydney they're creating a mixed environment, with cars, rail trams, trains and subway walk roads that make the travel attainable as possible. A over surface train is on the plans too.

@IQzminus2 2 года назад

Stockholm around the 50s and 60s tried to become really car friendly city because the big increase in people owning their own car. But they soon noticed that making a car centric city was pretty dumb. And changed a lot of it back. As someone who lives in Stockholm. The concept of driving around the city of Stockholm to get anywhere just seems so inconvenient, and like a really weird concept. Cars is a incredibly inefficient way of transporting large amounts of people. Or having as the main mode of transportation for your cities population. Instead they put a huge focus on developing good and efficient public transport. From the late 60s onwards. The majority of people who live in Stockholm’s suburbs that work in the city or at the other side of the city, own at least one car, many have two. But most will not drive it to work. But instead use the trains, subway or bikes. Because it’s quicker to take the train than be stuck in traffic at rush hours. And you don’t need fo find or worry about parking in the middle of a city. And since most people take the train or subway, the need for roads and parking is a lot smaller.

@TwitchCronos100 2 года назад

@@IQzminus2 True but it fucking sucks having to ride public transportation everywhere in Sweden when there are so many loud motherfuckers in this country now, playing their fucking music on the speakers and talking so fucking loudly. Public transportation to and from work is depressing and a huge fucking annoyance.

@Brindlebrother 2 года назад

In the US, cars are seen as the natural progression forward via a superior technology. The thinking is, "Why walk when you can drive?" But ironically, cars reduce those two things that Blaine Merker said people crave: connections and time 3:42. Surveys have shown that car-dependent lifestyles have reduced connections; and why would you voluntarily choose to spend 1-2 hours of every day just traveling to work with no chance of anything new, interesting, or serendipitous happening? That's so much dead time.

@Paco1337 2 года назад

People in US don't even know what Public transport is,for them is slow method of moving around because government doesn't invest money in to it.

@puff2848 2 года назад

If you have a 1-2 hour car commute then walking isn’t an option. You would also have to use public transportation which, frankly, isn’t a great experience compared to the flexibility, privacy, and comfort you get from a car. I tried both and found that no matter how I commuted it always felt like “dead time,” simply because I was trying to get somewhere and didn’t have time for serendipitous experiences along the way.

@Brindlebrother 2 года назад

@@puff2848 Yeah, I'm questioning why a society would construct itself so that about a minimum 30 min. one-way drive would be required each day. If the US made walkable cities, then citizens could have 15 min. walk/bike ride to work (or less), and then the return home would be full of choice for an endless number of tasks or leisure (because they'd already be in their neighborhood, where they live, work, and play.)

@Monaleenian 2 года назад

@@Brindlebrother I think people prefer a 30-minute drive in a comfortable car to a 15-minute walk where you could get to your destination drenched in a pool of your own sweat or freezing cold and drenched from the rain.

@_Diana_S 2 года назад

Don't you think that using public transportation will take even more hours every day, but, in addition, you will be subjected to such serendipitous occasions like someone stealing your wallet or a cell phone, or sneezing on the handle the other people then touch, or preaching to you about one thing or another, begging for money, playing their loud music, or simply smelling in an offensive way. Forget about pissed on seats and garbage or waiting in the cold, wind and rain at the stops. You, people who dream of public transportation, must have not really taken it enough.

@papus615 2 года назад

This comes back to how kids are spending more time inside because there is literally nothing for them to do outside.

@JoseAntonio-qe5hy 2 года назад

There's plenty ov things 2 do outside it just cost $ , kids have electronics that caters 2 their short attention spans

@joshuakhaos4451 Год назад

I dont find this to be a very good excuse for why suburbs suck at all. Because just 13-17years ago when I was a teenager and Video games became what we know them as now. We still played outside, hung out with neighbor friends and went over to other friends houses in other subdivisions. As well as going to the parks around town or we just wondered the streets around our town. Occasionally seeing other groups of people we knew. This was how everyone live until very recently in the suburbs. What Changed, is kids chose electronics over socializing, parents basically never allowing kids out of the house because something might happen to little Timmy or Sally. It became very common for other adults to call police on kids(even as old as 10) for playing outside, even their backyard. And then you have the noticeably lower amount of kids on any given street in a town, and it isnt surprising to go a street or 2 before you see a family with kids on it. And many times, its the only kid on that street. But I will also concede and agree that how Suburbia is built, is awful. And could actually be built in a way that encourages walking, Biking, Skateboarding and being more pedestrian friendly and overall more livable than being being car dependant.

@joshuakhaos4451 Год назад

@@JoseAntonio-qe5hy Very much so. Weak parenting and kids being to dependent on electronics for stimulation is largely why kids dont get out much anymore. And I'd even throw in the very noticeable lack of families with children in most neighborhoods now. just 13-17 years ago, My town had tons of teenagers walking around, hanging out at parks and doing things all over our town. Now my Town has hardly any kids walking around even though I know they exist. The Local Pool is full of them all summer. Though compared to me growing up, there is an obvious decrease in the amount compared the late 2000s when I was still young.

@veggieboyultimate Год назад

We need this to become more and more prominent especially in big cities.

@0ut1and3r 2 года назад

theres are intersection near a bus stop that i go to everyday. ive seen 3 people on scooters get hit by a car near this merging lane because they were riding their scooter in the opposite direction of traffic. something needs to be done about that. its so dangerous.

@alicia-hd2cs 2 года назад

People show a big hatred towards bicycles whenever an accident happens, but accept the thousandfold more common car accidents as normal, and it irritates me.

@qasimmir7117 2 года назад

Keep crying, my car runs on your tears.

@OnlineSinifAcademy 2 года назад

It is illegal to ride a bicycle in my city. I once had my bicycle seized by police just because I was riding it. The city does exist, and it is in Azerbaijan, Nakhchivan.

@Moses_VII 2 года назад

Horrible. Azerbaijan, Middle East? Is iti illegal because you are a woman? Well, then it makes sense, since cycling reveals the shape of the body a little bit. That's why in Muslim countries, it is best that men cycle and women ride the bus.

@giedrius2149 2 года назад

@@Moses_VII how tf does it make sense

@user-ed7et3pb4o 2 года назад

@@Moses_VII Don't be ridiculous. 1) Azerbaijan is not in the Middle East 2) There is nothing wrong with cycling, for men or for women 3) The original comment mentioned nothing about Islam or about being a woman. 4) Cycling does not reveal the shape of the body any more than walking does, in fact there are bikes which are able to be used by people in long skirts, the ones that were developed originally back when European women dressed like that. Those are the bikes that are common in the Netherlands. 5) Buses are often more dangerous places for women, and far less useful for them since they rarely accommodate the kinds of trips that women are more likely to make.

@3dApe 2 года назад

@@user-ed7et3pb4o 1. Yes it is. 2. No, there's nothing wrong with it, but the religion of Islam despises women. 3. The original comment mentioned the place. An Islamic country. 4. Women riding bikes and animals has long been a point of contention and illegal in Muslim countries. Or at least illegal for women. 5. Yes, public transit is pretty dangerous, but that's not what they were talking about.

@Moses_VII 2 года назад

@@3dApe we don't despise women. We are just a society of men who don't like strangers to see their women, and women who don't want to be seen by strangers. Also, the buses are not necessarily dangerous if segregation is practiced, where the women sit in the back, just as the pray behind the men.

@Ryokai395 2 года назад

"actually you are wrong, that sht happened" made my laugh so hard xD I just found you guys and i really like your channel so far. Many good thoughts that could really get us humans forwards. Keep it up! ;) Cheers.

@peanut3438 2 года назад

I would have liked to hear more of the methods to developing such a place and the effects (and not just that people like it- other effects like where do the cars go? What about long travel? Are traffic jams more or less frequent or the same? etc). This is really fascinating

@Churros1616 2 года назад

0:11 y'all seem to forget that people and dogs are also in those CARS!! Or so called dead metal. I live in Amsterdam which means we bike a lot! Yet Imma tell you if the distance is too far or if it rains a lot guess what the majority of people in Amsterdam take their car or an Uber or Taxi from another company. The problem is that there is not a good replacement for cars. Public transport for example does not even go 24/7.

@jayfloramusic 2 года назад

I am glad this is being thought of.

@EricJCaraballoso 2 года назад

I've been thinking about this ever since I found out about Not Just Bikes. I really want to know what we can do to make suburbs better. They're full of terrible, dangerous stroads.

@draculakickyourass 2 года назад

That have a simple answer,only your government have other interests, the politicians there are not interested in making your life better,they are the hunting dogs of those who payed their campaigns. The answer is universal education for free. You will never see a doctor,engineer or an arquitect to point you with a gun to take your wallet.

@robertjunior8086 2 года назад

I think they are great and don't need to be changed. I would love to live in an american suburb, but German small cities are great for cars too. And bicycling in my city is also pretty good, so we can have both if we want

@EricJCaraballoso 2 года назад

@@robertjunior8086 American suburbs are not that great, you *have* to use a car to just about anywhere. You're honestly lucky to find sidewalks, let alone a bike lane. Amsterdam has done it way better, especially recently. Separated bike paths, better designed roads, better public transport. Using a car is only an option, not necessity, and it's not always the quickest route!

@Bmaster30 2 года назад

One of the things I love the most about my country (the Netherlands) is how much space our streets give to pedestrians and cyclists.

@massiveheadwoundharry6833 2 года назад

Wow, now people eat, sleep, and crap in the streets in San Francisco. These guys were really on to something!

@KatieGrady1997 2 года назад

Portland too

@xMoonlove 2 года назад

There's a factor that unfortunately no one takes into consideration when rethinking city design, temperature. Some countries, such as mine, the temperature reaches a scorching 35-40 Celsius in the summer, so if a person wanted to walk/bike around, they'd literally faint or get a heat stroke. How could we combat that? Could you possibly make a video specifically about rethinking cities in hot countries?

@elenalizabeth 2 года назад

Less cars and more trees will make a space cooler as it is, so that would be part of it. But also between buildings there is usually some shade, so it could just be a matter of building more awnings to allow shade and shelter during rain etc.

@Krumelur 2 года назад

Every time I'm walking my neighbourhood and have to stop for a car I wonder: why do I have to watch out for cars? Shouldn't the cars stop for me, the pedestrian instead? We're so used to "car is king" that we completely ignore the possible change of perspective and just accept the status quo.

@ninehundreddollarluxuryyac5958 2 года назад

Before cars, streets were for pedestrians. The occasional horse-drawn carriage was responsible for avoiding the pedestrians. Once cars became popular enough to be causing accidents, car and petrol companies "lobbied" (bribed) to make jaywalking a crime so pedestrians were responsible for avoiding cars. The common public space of the street was taken from pedestrians and given to the car companies. Its called "oligarchy", where corporations, and even individuals who are rich enough, buy politicians who let them dictate the laws we all are forced to live by.

@anonnine9994 2 года назад

The reason you have to watch out for cars is because a car can kill you. You cant kill a car by running into it while walking / running. People driving still have to watch for pedestrians because it is still illegal for them to hit you but we can only protect people form their own idiocy so much.

@tripalongbrasil 2 года назад

Cars can kill you, genius 😑 that's why you should watch out for them

@erniedawg 2 года назад

Population of Los Angeles 18 million people, Population of Copenhagen 799,000 people, huge difference. We need more roads for cars in los angeles to get around traffic, not less. In downtown they've limited the road to allow bicycle lanes and all ive seen it do is create more traffic because you can't get anywhere on a bicycle in LA.

@avabrackett7159 2 года назад

Just letting you know that you are comparing an area that encompasses 5 counties near Los Angeles, and not just the Los Angeles population. The population of Los Angeles is only 4 million. The rest of the numbers not only come from cities around Los Angeles such as Beverly Hills, Burbank, and Hollywood, but from cities in counties such as Orange, Riverside, Ventura, and San Bernardino.

@erniedawg 2 года назад

@@avabrackett7159 Its actually bigger. People drive from from other counties to work in LA. People live in the suburbs and drive into downtown LA. People drive across the from the Inland to the Westside, or from the Valley to the Southside. LA is all of it. There's 18 million people here and you can tell. People are always in the way.

@Oceaniac 2 года назад

I’m 1 minute in but this actually makes a lot of sense. There genuinely are some cities where you know you have to drive to get to places and other cities, where you can walk everywhere. I feel like in Europe you have a lot more of those types of cities where you can walk around. I explored a whole lot of Madrid by walking everywhere because there are so many squares and plazas and cute streets that just lead into different places. It was fantastic. Then you have cities which are not so much like that, and you require a car to get to places as it makes more sense. But if the space for people to walk and explore grew, we’d definitely have less cars around.

@nnnnnn3647 2 года назад

life is not about sitting on the front lawn and drinking lattes in a cafe. when you grow up you will understand that it is more complicated. cars are made to keep people free and independent. So that they can move freely without the need to ask someone for permission or a timetable. Why do young people want to be slaves? I do not understand this.

@guskohu2093 2 года назад

@@nnnnnn3647 why do you think people want to completely get rid of cars? What people want is an option to use an alternative. Public transport and other forms of commuting can be far more healthy for a city and its population and can make commuting safer and faster. That isn't to say cars are useless or would be made redundant. Cars and utility vehicles will always have a place whether it be to travel to and from work over a considerable distance or for work which requires a car such as a tradie, to travel for a holiday or to transport large amounts of goods.

@Moses_VII 2 года назад

@@nnnnnn3647 this guy is talking about walking... Not sitting on the front lawn, or sitting in a car.

@Moses_VII 2 года назад

@@guskohu2093 you give cars too much credit. They're for rural people, policemen, and disabled people. That's it, in an ideal world at least, but not even the Netherlands is that great.

@guskohu2093 2 года назад

@@Moses_VII I totally agree although I'd add utility vehicles on the list as well as other emergency services. Even still there are plenty of other cases where cars are necessary and the goal shouldn't just be removing them completely rather the reliance and dependency we have on them. Because as much as I would like to carry heavy equipment or furniture on my push bike this isn't always going to be possible or convenient.

@whyparkjiminnotridejimin 2 года назад

I love how people are active here in Europe. Many people walk or cycle in Germany.

@jamosensei 2 года назад

My favorite touristy moments involved tramming or bussing to the city center outskirts (or underground city section stop), and then being able to walk freely in a major chunk of Munich, Florence, London, and Venice. I was walking everywhere, once I arrived at centralized destinations, and it was great...way more exercise and more convenient than spending more time in an auto, fighting traffic, and being challenged to find a parking space. Many cities in the United States could go far by improving transportation infrastructures and taking back city centers.

@nnnnnn3647 2 года назад

@heystobit 2 года назад

Just look at the Netherlands

@TWARDOWSKY. 2 года назад

3:40 what is the thing what make people happy: Having connection and time with his new own car 🚗 ! good luck by cycling, walking to work or eating outside in deep snow and 0° Fahrenheit. In car you are sitting in a warm, nothing rains over your head and your feet are dry. Nothing can replace the comfort of your own car.

@dannytaylor6725 2 года назад

Exactly. . . "What would make me happy?" Getting to town and having a parking spot to get my business done, so I can get the heck out of there.

@qasimmir7117 2 года назад

Indeed! What a brilliant invention the motorcar was.

@danoyze8213 2 года назад

I love it when people think they got all the answers for the rest of us

@CityWhisperer 2 года назад

This is an absolute great analogy. So sad that the car lobby will never allow such a thing to be widespread.

@Borrowed_Rowboat 11 месяцев назад

We don't need the 'car lobby's' permission: The People are vastly more powerful than any corporate lobby. We need to join with as many people as possible across the 'political spectrum' and DEMAND and CREATE non-exploitative, equitable, and sustainable societies.

@sarahpercifield904 2 года назад

We live outside of LA. I'm scared to walk across some intersections especially with my kids. I have the safest way to walk to different areas mapped. Some sidewalks are too narrow for a single stroller, so it's another obstacle to avoid. Others don't have ramp curbs at the corners. Adds to the difficulty of getting around.

@darkwoodmovies 2 года назад

The San Francisco guy is brilliant. Legally pay for a parking space and set up shop, way cheaper than actual rent. Haha

@cookiemonster8545 2 года назад

you know, i have never thought of this in my life and it actually makes so much sense

@wearesurvivorsx 2 года назад

I think the Netherlands kind of does this. we have city centre's where cars are not allowed and we have special lanes just for bikes.

@lukeb8965 2 года назад

The term “reset” is a sensitive term lately. But that said, I’m all for taking back the public space.

@ferdtheterd3897 2 года назад

@evannibbe9375 2 года назад

@@ferdtheterd3897 You wouldn’t need those cars if we got rid of the zoning laws requiring the separation of commercial real estate and housing, and allowed arbitrary building heights. Once those allowances are in place, the free market will dictate that the places where people want to be will build more housing to fit those people.

@nibiiiiir2113 2 года назад

in a city like Dhaka, where neither the roads are enough for the high but stagnant flow of traffic nor are the footpaths for the general public, how do you implement such an idea?

@willy4170 2 года назад

Call thanos?

@nearystar6341 2 года назад

First ask Why car and foot traffic are so crowded. Are they too narrow? Not enough? What kind of organization is in place to keep people on their paths and cars on theirs?

@baronvonbeandip 2 года назад

@@nearystar6341^This

@afgor1088 2 года назад

roads are not a viable way to transport people in a city. the reason Dhaka has such crowded streets is a lack of public transport. you physically could not add enough roads to the city to handle the traffic. only a more efficient metro system can solve the problem

@aquaticko 2 года назад

I second Adam Fraser's statement. In a city as dense of Dhaka, there simply is not the space to waste on cars. Even with a small, multi-passenger vehicle that's carrying as many people as it can, a car takes up more space than a person on foot or bicycle; even a moped or motorcycle is relatively less space-efficient because of the space required to allow something that can travel at higher speeds to speed up and slow down. And so, that is all that should be designed for in a city: pedestrians and cyclists, with a metro system (which I know Dhaka is building) to take people longer distances in the city. The only motorized vehicles permissible ought to be for cargo.

@UU-ls7xy 2 года назад

I practice as an architect in Abuja, Nigeria. Abuja is a super car-friendly city. What breaks my heart the most is that roads here are still being designed without pedestrians/cyclists in mind, AT ALL. Walking or cycling around Abuja can be extremely dangerous. I loved the ideas here. I just hope that such innovative solutions are adopted by the Nigerian government as the barest minimum design criteria for prospective road developments. I believe that up and coming countries should adopt these kinds of creative and strategic best practices. Great stuff!

@radiantdragon3789 2 года назад

Only if there are alternatives such as trams and buses which are also adapted for the elderly and handicap, less mobile. If there are no alternative transport except bikes and walking then don't do it. Some of these examples also look very messy..

@smicksmookety 2 года назад

Covid didn't mean that we couldn't spend time indoors - that was tyranny, my friend.

@Elementalism. 2 года назад

And if you thought Copenhagen is amazing, just wait till you see the Netherlands. But i do get why some people like to focus on Copenhagen, as the Dutch cities can be overwhelmingly different, and while desirable, it does not >seem< realistically feasible. Copenhagen however seems very achievable for American cities However, trust me, one day you will reach the quality of Dutch cities, it is inevitable.

@Lolwutfordawin 2 года назад

Yeah, seeing the pictures of Copenhagen I was like, really? They strive for pedestrian gutters? Most east German towns look better in terms of bycicle infrastructure..m

@JJ-si4qh Год назад

I can't help but notice a similarity among all the happy people in Copenhagen

@gregallan 2 года назад

This was very inspiring. When I return home from travel I can be rather negative about my city and only focus on what it doesn't have. But watching this makes me really want to reimagine the city instead. I'm going to start looking into urban design degrees.

@nnnnnn3647 2 года назад

@Estelle2007 2 года назад

@nnn nnn Because life is better to some if it were about sitting on the front lawn or drinking lattes in cafes. More independence can also mean more responsibility. More responsibility means more work. More work means less time enjoying life. It's fine for some, but I'd rather be able to choose than be pushed into a lifestyle.

@nnnnnn3647 2 года назад

@@Estelle2007 Then let them sit and drink. But why do they want to completely destroy my life? It's not about a few streets in the center. They want to shut down private cars completely.

@Estelle2007 2 года назад

@@nnnnnn3647 Oh, I see. Well that's not good. I definitely want people to still be free to drive if that's their preference. Also, things like road trips or camping would never be able to work the same with only public transportation. I hope newer, planned cities or districts are made with options in mind. Like that old EPCOT video where the city had different levels. It would be easier to start alternative urban planning from the ground up instead of reworking older infrastructure, I think.

@marvellover9574 2 года назад

Okay, this all makes a lot of sense. But I can´t picture a city that already has problems with not having enough parking spaces to suddenly cut them even more. Many cities around the world aren´t built to use mostly public transport & the overall environmental differnece whether the people use their car or 3buses is not that different. But it would still mean enhancing the public transport schedule, in order to allow people who live further away from the city they work in to be able to arrive home at a reasonable time via public transport.

@tess6909 2 года назад

That’s the problem: USA cities are built for cars. Of course, as everything is, this is a complicated matter. Bue enhancing public transport and spreading this ideas about more human like cities is a start!

@_Diana_S 2 года назад

@@tess6909 What prevents these architects to create or even build a smaller (up to 27K population) cities from scratch? Is there any example of such new human-scale development anywhere in the world?

@holleey 2 года назад

Implement proper public transit infrastructure + an autonomous taxi service so that car ownership for most is rendered obsolete. that is the groundwork that needs to be laid to reclaim city spaces for the human organism rather than for boxes of metal.

@willy4170 2 года назад

Autonomous car would be worse than normal cars for road usage, because they would have to drive from the depot to you, do the trip and the drive back to the depot outside the city until they are called again

@holleey 2 года назад

@@willy4170 no, that's a silly idea. the service provider has real time demand data an deploys the vehicles based on that. they keep patrolling as long as demand is there. only when demand drops will they drive themselves back into the depot. since there is a regular pattern to demand, deployment can generally be in anticipation, so waiting times remain minimal. furthermore they require significantly less parking space throughout the city as they just drop off people and immediately continue their service. all of those streets having their sidewalks lined with parked cars would be a thing of the past. finally they are networked - aware about the state of traffic throughout the city, and can calculate the most efficient route in real time. this makes for shorter travel times which of course also translates into less vehicles required on the roads.

@willy4170 2 года назад

@@holleey yes, like you said having cars that continue patrolling the streets completely empty is really inefficient and a waste of space, and you may think than they are going to became cheaper since don’t require drivers, but allow them to function they would require massive control centers, infrastructures, extremely precise mapping, and more people working on them rather than the actual drivers that would be needed to drive them manually. Idk why some people think the solution to problem should be hyper convoluted solutions at astronomically high price tags sold as “the future” by tech bros that most of the time are just snake oil sellers. Instead than simple, efficient and cheap solutions by just looking at what we already have and polishing current technology, ad example car sharing would much better solution, simple and efficient, but the problem in cities are car themselves, independently how they are powered or who is driving them because they are always going to take up the same amount of space on the roads hindering the mobility of public transport, pedestrians and cyclists. I think the best solution would be inside cities to use the local mass transit other than walking and biking (if you want automation, automated subways would be a better bet) For long trips and commuting to other cities use trains, and lastly you can take a car in car in car sharing to move between small settlements in the same local area or to go on vacations on more isolated places like a mountain or at the beach, where a autonomous couldn’t go. (If you are interested i could recommend a bunch of videos on the topic)

@holleey 2 года назад

@@willy4170 again, the patrolling is fine as it's tuned to demand. there's no time when a majority of vehicles is empty. furthermore, with a demand based service like that, when making the order people would be able to specify what kind of trip they are planning and how many passengers they are, so the vehicles can be optimized for that particular task; no empty seats or cargo space. camera + radar based implementations do not require mapping. once established at scale, I highly doubt it would require more people operating it than the number of vehicles deployed at a time. we could downscale infrastructure. instead of massive car parks scattered throughout the city, only a couple depots at city outskirts are required that can be much more compact as they aren't traversed by end-users. this would also be where the vehicles charge themselves, so less charging infrastructure is required within the city. in a system of exclusively networked autonomous cars, even traffic lights and signs would be obsolete. there is no point in bringing up public transit as an alternative because these modes of transportation are for different applications. for anything where public transit is adequate; yes absolutely - it should be the first choice, but for anything that requires last-mile i.e. door-to-door travel, it's just not an option, so it's not about cars VS. public transit. you could make an argument about cars VS. walking our cycling, but here, too, countless of situations and conditions exist where only cars are a viable option - even in cities that are designed with walking & cycling in mind. so cars aren't going to go away, but what can potentially go away is the dependence on car ownership. every household owning one or several cars that need to be parked close by the driver at all times, need to accommodate trips with the whole family even though the vast majority of trips has them occupied by only one person, these things sit at the root of the problem and can be solved with cars as service.

@baronvonbeandip 2 года назад

Can I please has rail service?

@unboxing_legend7708 10 месяцев назад

ive only just seen this myself and im suprised to not hear how in doing this is causing more traffic congestion at times, where other countries are now trying to reduce the use of cars to focus more on cycling walking and cleaner forms of transport within towns and cities as well as the sort of inventions made to make towns cleaner and safer and more usable to people walking and cycling.

@utterbullspit 2 года назад

Good job RU-vid. You actually played a video related to what I was watching and introduced me to a new and relevant channel.

@Jordantmori 2 года назад

COVID really jump started this in my city. Lots of streets now are closed for restaurant seating and pop up tents. It’s been really nice.

@smb123211 2 года назад

As someone who has lived in Europe a while I can say that this should be approached with caution. European cities can do the "no cars" thing because people are packed into their cities. Most American cities have a small dwelling population. We live in suburbs. Architects and city planners dislike this but that's the way it is. American cities are unlike European cities in two ways - squares developed naturally form old political, financial or religious centers and European cities are far older, designed before the car. This has made a huge differenc.

@rangipetur 2 года назад

Many American cities were like European cities if you go a bit back in time, before the auto industry and the American dream of a white picket fence in the suburbs took over and bulldozed parts of them (mostly the poorer parts) to make space for highways to suburban heave/hell. Yes, the damage is done, but it's not like it's not reversible, it's just going to take a bit longer and people and politicians have to be willing to do it, which I don't think most Americans are. The car has come to symbolize freedom, which in many places in America is true because you simply can't get anywhere without your car, and people don't want to give up or limit their freedom.

@onesob13 2 года назад

Change your suburb's zoning laws so that it becomes more dense

@smb123211 2 года назад

@@onesob13 Why would I want to do that? I like the openness, the insistence on 1 acre minimum size. I don't want someone from London or Holland or Germany telling me how our cities should look and operate.

@onesob13 2 года назад

@@smb123211 it's fine if you want that, I just don't think it should be codified into law. Cities should be free to develop more naturally, not boxed into a certain archetype

@MissMoontree 2 года назад

What if you took Rotterdam as a blueprint?

@kurbverobel2112 2 года назад

In Montreal the street are being use for that during summer for a pretty long time now. (more than 10 years) many streets are closed to cars, every time I feel like no cars should be allowed, like at all, in all the city. Only buses and delivery.

@alejandrowarrez7445 Год назад

I agree with the conclusion yet I don't know many with the courageous demeanor to actually embody this philosophy. Thank you

@nydennis80 2 года назад

I live in New York City. I am surprised that the city used an urban planning company for Times Square since the newer Open Streets roll out is so bad. In jackson heights they closed a residential avenue (34th avenue) to cars but not the more logical 37 th avenue which is the commercial area. On 34th avenue people now walk in the street while the sidewalk is empty. The only other residential avenue (35th avenue) for cars is now over utilized. This was not well thought out.

@kentyet8376 2 года назад

Esben Bjerre looking sharp at 5:30

@MrShoji5150 2 года назад

Japan has shopping street which whole street is completely covered by plastic roof in many blocks in around many major city. So people don’t need to use umbrellas in rainy days. It’s like a regular shopping street turn into shopping mall in many blocks. I remember I walk around when I was child almost 40years ago. It’s very nice idea.

@meijiishin5650 2 года назад

Sometimes it blows me away that there are people who fight this. It seems like such an obvious thing.

@tinashechidarikire 2 года назад

I loved this video. Thank you for working to create social public spaces!

@jarjarbinks6018 2 года назад

I really appreciate this channel. It highlights innovative technologies and praises entrepreneurship in ways that draw me to channels that tend to lean libertarian, but unlike channels such as “Reason”, it doesn’t try to conform to the tired argument that in order to be a free individual you must drive

@missy3240 2 года назад

So much food for thought here, especially where this could intersect with other facets of public life.

@fastertrackcreative 2 года назад

When I'm walking by roads I can't really chill until I reach the pedestrianised areas. It's very forward motion

@somerandomfella 2 года назад

In Tokyo, Ginza they block off one of the main streets on the weekends.

@lucretius8050 2 года назад

Akihabara also does it as well.

@Pleasiotic1 2 года назад

Imagine trying to get from McKinney to Dallas on a bike... hardly seems like a workable plan. All this anti car talk is only relevant in small crowded places, and even then it only works when the weather is nice.

@meijiishin5650 2 года назад

I would suggest looking up pictures of Dallas in the 1900's and noting that there are people on the street. These cities were bulldozed and shaped FOR the car. They weren't originally sprawled like that.

@Monaleenian 2 года назад

@@meijiishin5650 Yes, bulldozed because people didn't want to be walking around Dallas in 100°F weather. The only reason they did it back in the 1900s is because they had no alternative.

@meijiishin5650 2 года назад

@@Monaleenian You ever been to Tokyo in summer? Also, cars and trains can exist at the same time, you know.

@Outernetman42 2 года назад

This may be the first video on RU-vid I've ever seen with no thumbs down.

@upaya30 2 года назад

Cities are for people. We should absolutely take back that valuable space. Side note, 0:25 the person behind the wheel of a rolling 2-ton death machine is responsible for these accidents, but the jogger and the cyclist were not looking when crossing the street.

@qasimmir7117 2 года назад

Thanks for pointing that out.