[Ep. 1097] As Dutch cities continue to grow, space is increasingly needed for walking, cycling and public transport. At the same time, councils are working to create greener and more climate-resilient streets. In that context, the role of the private car is being reconsidered. More context is available in the blog post: https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/?p=27308
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Very inspiring, thank you 🙂
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I love these developments. It's making places so much more liveable if you can get everywhere by foot or by bicycle, without wasting lots of time at crossings and having to watch out for cars everywhere. Less noise and pollution too. This video showing lots of people cycling through the streets reminds me of how good we have it in the Netherlands. I wish this for the rest of the world too.
Gek genoeg zijn het vaak 'ondernemers' die het meeste klagen over veranderingen in de omgeving. Dat komt omdat ze het ondernemen al lang achter zich hebben gelaten en vooral hun gevestigde belangen verdedigen, vaak ten koste van hun eigen winkelpubliek.
I cycle commuted for over 30 years but after getting spinal fractures, my doctor sent me for an osteoporosis scan and discovered I have osteoporosis; he told me I have weak bones from decades of non-weight bearing cycling and told me to stop cycling and start walking and lifting weights.
Being anti car is no different from creating car dependency. Cars are a product of people's rational choices. National and urban policies should serve people's preferences rather than restrict them. There is no rational justification for being anti car.
Absolutely fascinating. You are right about cities, they must evolve to ensure the best use of space. Unfortunately here in the UK, outside London change is slow. As a Planning student when suggesting anything that changes the dominance of the car, I always meet resistance.
I would just like to point out that for me, simply looking at these car-free streets gives me a sense of anxiety relief.
It's hard to describe exactly what I'm talking about, but when I look out my window at the road in front of my house, I feel a slight bit of stress and anxiety. But when I see these videos of car-free streets, I feel a sense of ease, like I'm not in danger at all.
Cities should be for people and therefore human-scale and convenient when possible. Glad people are seeing how car-centric design is the antithesis to that.
In the US, that will NEVER happen.
"Sigh" And here in my hometown we can´t even sacrifice ONE car parkingspace for bike racks because "It would kill all the shops around"…
Our next step..
If you’re going to be living in a 15 minute city, might as well pretend it’s a good thing
It's not just the space, people are losing the ability to afford a car. The necessary car commute is going to become a thing of the past.
I've never owned a vehicle, I'm 37 and American. I see the entire automotive industry as a scam. I don't think the cost justifies the convenience! I fundamentally do believe that if you "need" a car you have failed to build a life for yourself, you've built a life around owning something that will prevent you from growing.
Great video!
Let's hope the rest of the world will accept it too that restrikting and reducing cars is the only way to go!
My comment is off topic, but this man's narration was very soothing.
Great video, good points, and easy to digest in a simple way that anyone can understand. I hope more city planners and politicians in cities around the world see this. Younger generations could benefit from car lite cities. Cars are a luxury.
I get the idea of reducing car usage in cities and promoting walking and cycling and making the cities greener. If it was just a space issue, then motorcycles are the best middle ground. But I can see that issues are not just space. Noise and air pollution too.
But what if a person living in this cities like driving. And the person wants to own a car. Not to use in the city, but to go on weekend road trips outside of the cities. Public transport is not an option becasue the person likes driving. The person uses public transport or walking or cycling for other purposes.
So what are the scenarios for such people? Can they own a car and keep it in the public parking spaces mentioned in the video safely and only use it whenever it's necessary? Or do they have to give up on the idea of driving somewhere outside the city?
Why can't the UK do this… UK is worse than USA sometimes.
Can we also get smaller cars, that fit better 1 person instead od occupying so much space?
North American minds cannot comprehend
in America 75% can't afford a car or the car they do have they start at $50kUS 75% of Americans don't have any spending money for shops after car payments insurance and groceries and they still fight for car centric planning for the top 25%
Best argument: If u love driving, then u should love bike Infrastructure. Every Cyclist more on the Bikepath is one car less in front of u.
Beautiful storytelling. I’d be curious how it would feel if the intro framed the mystery first, then filled in the history.
Y'all pretend that the vital, crucial, condition is unimportant. Apartments are the difference. Reasonable size, and insulated from noise transmission. Allabout comftable density,
Agree 100%
Car dependency is very sad. Sprawling car centric American suburbs feel so lonely and sad. I wish my country takes walkability, bicycle infrastructure, public transportation, and housing affordability way more seriously. This not right vs left. This is top vs bottom.
Looks so ideal, especially compared to the US.
As a renter, I typically choose to live in a 1 to 3 km radius of my workplace so I can walk to and from home. I get sunlight and exercise, improving my mood throughout the day. No car cost, car insurance, WOF, etc. better for the environment, my pocket, and my health.
From A U.S. perspective….deep Red region, politically, no less…. this is virtually unimaginable. I LOVE it!
I wish it would be more like this in the Netherlands. Unfortunately I still see a lot of newly repaired streets with no walking way or not comfortable bicycle path.
I still see lots of parking in the nice historical streets near beautiful canals, where instead would be so nice to walk.
De auto de stad uitjagen kost vrijwel niets en levert belachelijk veel op: rust, ruimte, lucht en een stad die weer functioneert. Dat is geen links hobbyproject, maar basaal verstand. Ik zeg dit als inwoner van Stalingrad aan de Amstel én als rechtsgeoriënteerde afwijking in het ecosysteem. Nu nog een beschavingsoffensief voor e-bikes en fatbikes, en zelfs Amsterdam zou per ongeluk weer normaal kunnen worden.
Put the car aside is exactly what a small group wants.
The problem is some people view cars as a status symbol and public transport as something only plebs would use. Would never happen is a class hierarchal society.
Do those cities have the urban sprawl some US cities have where neighborhoods are miles apart? What do they do when you have large heavy items to carry? And bad weather?
I am completely obssesed with Dutch urban planning and logistics.
Agree 100%. Great videos.
Glad i dont live somewhere bike dependent
niet iedereen is mobiel; denk aan oude mensen, mensen met een rollator, chronisch zieken
– het is makkelijk om idealistisch te zijn als je jong en gezond bent
Please help us make the rest of the world like this
They're also doing this in China especially in the major cities like Shanghai and Guangzhou