Not Just Bikes

Not Just Bikes

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Stories of great urban planning and urban experiences from Amsterdam and the Netherlands. It's not just bikes.

1Why Many Cities Suck (but Dutch Cities Don't)Sep 15, 2019
2Highways Almost Destroyed Amsterdam - Plan JokinenOct 13, 2019
3Why Grocery Shopping is Better in AmsterdamNov 4, 2019
4Bicycle tour of Frans Halsbuurt - a parking-free neighbourhood in AmsterdamNov 11, 2019
5Car-free Streets are Amazing (and we need more of them)Nov 16, 2019
6The Dutch Solution for Safer Sidewalks - Continuous SidewalksNov 29, 2019
7The Hidden Street Playgrounds of AmsterdamDec 15, 2019
8We Have No Garbage Day in Amsterdam!Dec 30, 2019
1Life without Stop Signs in the NetherlandsJan 11, 2020
2The Faster Way to Move House in AmsterdamFeb 8, 2020
3Traffic Calming is Everywhere in the NetherlandsFeb 21, 2020
4Do Your Buses Get Stuck in Traffic? Traffic solutions & the Downs-Thomson ParadoxMar 5, 2020
5Copenhagen is Great ... but it's not AmsterdamMar 15, 2020
6Coronavirus in Amsterdam and the Taiwan ResponseMar 24, 2020
7Why Great Cities Let You (Easily!) Cycle to IKEAMar 20, 2020
8Bicycle Ride - Amsterdam Rivierenbuurt to IKEAApr 6, 2020
9A Faster Commute in Amsterdam - My Commute to Amsterdam NoordApr 3, 2020
10The Incredible Underground Bicycle Parking Garages of the NetherlandsApr 28, 2020
11Why Cars Rarely Crash into Buildings in the NetherlandsMay 15, 2020
12The Miniature Microcars of AmsterdamMay 29, 2020
13The Best Way to Cycle - Bicycle Only Roads in the NetherlandsJun 11, 2020
14The Lively & Liveable Neighbourhoods that are Illegal in Most of North AmericaJun 26, 2020
15Why Passenger Trains Suck in Canada - Part 1 - VIA RailJul 9, 2020
16Why the Dutch Wait Less at Traffic LightsJul 22, 2020
17Car-free travel in Rotterdam (Netherlands)Aug 6, 2020
18Rotterdam: the City Rebuilt for CarsAug 18, 2020
19Why We Won't Raise Our Kids in Suburbia (and moved to the Netherlands instead)Sep 3, 2020
20Invisible Bicycle Infrastructure of the Netherlands (Hoofdnetten)Sep 21, 2020
21I am not a "Cyclist" (and most Dutch people aren't either)Oct 3, 2020
22Introduction to Strong Towns & Financially Insolvent American Cities [ST01]Oct 26, 2020
23How Suburban Development Makes American Cities Poorer [ST02]Nov 9, 2020
24The Foreigner's Guide to Sinterklaas & Zwarte PietNov 28, 2020
25The Most Dangerous Places to Cycle in AmsterdamDec 13, 2020
26Empty Amsterdam on a Friday Night during Corona [No Commentary]Dec 20, 2020
1Why American Cities Are Broke - The Growth Ponzi Scheme [ST03]Jan 7, 2021
2Why Canadians Can't Bike in the Winter (but Finnish people can)Jan 24, 2021
3Why Dutch Bikes are Better (and why you should want one)Feb 7, 2021
4Amsterdam: 15°C and SunnyFeb 20, 2021
5Cycling Through a Blizzard in AmsterdamFeb 19, 2021
6A Quick Intro to Dutch Bike PathsFeb 24, 2021
7How the Dutch Cross the Street (Safely)Feb 27, 2021
8Where the Bicycle was Invented (and Forgotten): Coventry [Guest Video]Feb 28, 2021
9How the Dutch Slow Drivers for Safer StreetsMar 7, 2021
10The Houses that Can't be Built in America - The Missing MiddleMar 6, 2021
11How Bankrupt American Cities Stay Alive - Debt [ST04]Apr 5, 2021
12The Ugly, Dangerous, and Inefficient Stroads found all over the US & Canada [ST05]Apr 22, 2021
13Suburbs that don't Suck - Streetcar Suburbs (Riverdale, Toronto)May 17, 2021
14You Don't Need to Own a Car if You Don't Drive to Work - CarsharingMay 31, 2021
151,000,000 Views on a Garbage Video - Garbage Day RevisitedJun 14, 2021
16Cities Aren't Loud: Cars Are LoudJun 26, 2021
17Why City Design is Important (and Why I Hate Houston)Jul 18, 2021
18Safe Cycling Showdown - Good vs. Bad City Design - Plus 1 Minus 2Aug 22, 2021
19The Wrong Way to Set Speed Limits [ST06]Sep 6, 2021
20The Trains that Subsidize Suburbia - GO Transit Commuter RailSep 25, 2021
21Throwing Good Money After Bad Car Infrastructure - Wonderland RoadOct 25, 2021
22Why the Netherlands is the Best Country for DriversNov 19, 2021
23The Trains that Killed an Airline - Italian HSRDec 3, 2021
24How to (Quickly) Build a Cycling City - ParisDec 17, 2021
1Buying a Bag of Milk in Fake LondonJan 16, 2022
2A Small Change for Safer Walking - Leading Pedestrian IntervalsJan 16, 2022
3Dutch Cities are Better for the Climate (and my sanity)Feb 7, 2022
4Suburbia is Subsidized: Here's the Math [ST07]Mar 7, 2022
5The Only* Car-Free Neighbourhood in Canada (and why you can't live there)Apr 4, 2022
6Business Parks Suck (but they don't have to)Apr 18, 2022
7The Gym of LifeMay 11, 2022
8The Orange Pill - Your City Will Be Changed ForeverJun 1, 2022
9Why We Won't Raise Our Kids in Suburbia [Remake]Jun 6, 2022
10America Always Gets This Wrong (when building transit)Jun 20, 2022
11Does Anyone Actually Cycle in Switzerland!?Jul 4, 2022
12Do You Want to Drive a Train?Jul 7, 2022
13You Don't Need to Press This ButtonJul 8, 2022
14Why Swiss Trains are the Best in EuropeJul 18, 2022
15The Car-Replacement Bicycle (the bakfiets)Aug 8, 2022
16How we got to Berlin from AmsterdamSep 3, 2022
17Canada's Racist Land CovenantsSep 4, 2022
18The (loud!) Siren Heard All Over the NetherlandsSep 5, 2022
19This Amazing Cycling Bridge is TemporarySep 5, 2022
20Crossing the Street Shouldn't Be Deadly (but it is)Sep 12, 2022
21How Toronto Got Addicted to CarsOct 3, 2022
22Can Groceries Be Delivered TOO Quickly?!Oct 31, 2022
23The Great Places Erased by Suburbia (the Third Place)Nov 21, 2022
24Why Amsterdam is Removing 10,000 Parking SpacesDec 12, 2022
25The Dutch Town with Canals instead of Roads: GiethoornMar 31, 2022
26The Slowest Express Train in the World - The Glacier ExpressJun 19, 2022
27A Tale of Two Towns: Car-free vs. Not (Zermatt & St. Moritz)Oct 6, 2022
1Would You Fall for It? [ST08]Jan 9, 2023
2Bicycles Don't Need Traffic LightsFeb 3, 2023
3Amsterdam Just Got AwesomerFeb 6, 2023
4These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing UsMar 6, 2023
5This Tiny Island has Insane TrafficMar 27, 2023
6The Next Great Cycling CityApr 24, 2023
7Ski-Friendly Transit in OsloMay 20, 2023
8This Electric Ferry is GreatMay 21, 2023
9I GOT A NEW TRUCK!! (AND A MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!)May 24, 2023
10A Street Upgrade in Amsterdam (removing cars)Jun 1, 2023
11The Dumbest Excuse for Bad CitiesJun 19, 2023
12Amsterdam Just Closed their Busiest RoadJul 2, 2023
13How to Take the Train in CanadaJul 25, 2023
14Designing Urban Places that Don't SuckJul 30, 2023
15Even Small Towns are Great Here (5 Years in the Netherlands)Aug 27, 2023
16This Train Station Has No Business Being This GoodSep 24, 2023
17Germany's "Green" City (with more bikes than cars!)Oct 22, 2023
18The People Fixing American Cities - Strong TownsNov 12, 2023
19I Visited the Best* City in North AmericaDec 22, 2023
20What it's REALLY Like to Cycle in MontréalDec 22, 2023
1More Lanes are (Still) a Bad ThingFeb 4, 2024
2OMFG DINOSAURS AND TRAINS!!!!! (with TierZoo)Mar 10, 2024
3Lisbon Just Got a New Funicular (how fun!)Mar 28, 2024
4Amsterdam Closed This Bridge to Cars (but not bikes)Mar 31, 2024
5The Oldest Street in EuropeApr 15, 2024
6What is the "Correct" Speed Limit?May 5, 2024
7I Visited the World's Busiest Train StationJun 9, 2024
8I Rode the Craziest Trains in JapanJun 23, 2024
9Japan's Pink "Hello Kitty" TrainJul 5, 2024
10The Secret to Japan's Great CitiesJul 14, 2024
11How American Fire Departments are Getting People KilledAug 11, 2024
12Are Taiwan's Roads Still a "Living Hell"?Sep 8, 2024
13I Spent Over 12 Hours on an Amtrak Train (on purpose)Oct 6, 2024
14How Self-Driving Cars will Destroy CitiesNov 5, 2024
15The World's Dumbest Bike Lane Law Just Passed in CanadaDec 9, 2024
16These Two Cities Used to be the SameDec 23, 2024
1Natural Handcrafted Artisanal ... Streets?!Feb 9, 2025
2How is a Bike Tunnel this Freak'n Great!?Mar 11, 2025
3These Ugly Big Box Stores are Literally Bankrupting CitiesApr 4, 2025
4The Absolute Best Transportation for CitiesApr 30, 2025
5They Tore Down a Highway and Made it a River (and traffic got better)May 22, 2025
6When Building a Brand-New City Doesn't Go as PlannedJun 5, 2025
7Samsung's Private CityJun 5, 2025
8The Best-Designed Town in the Netherlands (and therefore, the world)Jun 26, 2025
9Trams are Great! So why are the Streetcars SO BAD!?Jul 18, 2025
10This Might Just Be the World's Best Metro SystemAug 5, 2025
11This Train Just Keeps Getting WorseSep 11, 2025
12I Tried to Take the Bus to the Beach (and failed)Sep 11, 2025
13The Laziest Excuse for Bad CitiesOct 10, 2025
14This is Why Cycling is Dangerous in AmericaNov 6, 2025
15Keep These Stupid American Trucks Out of EuropeNov 26, 2025
16The Alpine Hotel You Can't Get to by CarDec 12, 2025
1How can a NEW Transit Line be THIS BAD!?Jan 17, 2026
2Why I don't use Google Maps in AmsterdamJan 30, 2026
3Every Metro System Should be this BeautifulFeb 18, 2026
4Why I Don't Use Music in My VideosFeb 20, 2026
5Every Reason to Hate CarsMar 27, 2026
6When Oil Gets Expensive, Cities Get BetterApr 11, 2026
7I Climbed the Highest Mountain in the Netherlands!May 22, 2026
8The Crazy Story of my Favourite Street in AmsterdamJun 11, 2026
9Amsterdam Just Keeps Getting AwesomeJul 16, 2026
10Is Singapore Peak Tropical Urbanism?Jul 31, 2026
11They Finally Built Good Transit!?Sep 5, 2026
12Cycling Made Difficult (but it's getting better!)Sep 24, 2026
13The Best of Singapore Cycling (with a local)Sep 24, 2026
14This Small City's LRT is so Good it Made me AngryOct 28, 2026
15Singapore Built a "Car-Lite" Town (and it's full of cars)Nov 4, 2026