THE VIDEO SHELF · car-free urban planning
Car-free Streets are Amazing (and we need more of them)
Not Just Bikes explains the Dutch concept of autoluw, or nearly car-free, streets and how it is applied across the Netherlands, with examples from Toronto and Copenhagen. It also covers Amsterdam's move toward a nearly car-free city.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters share it as a good overview of car-light street design and its effects in discussions of car-centric cities and the 15-minute city.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Not Just Bikes
- Topic
- car-free urban planning
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2021–2022
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From the original HN conversations
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100% agree. If anyone is interested here is great video on [Autoluw]( [VIDEO] ). This is what US needs, but I dont see this happening due america's car-centric culture.
kuldeep_kap on Hacker News · 2022-07
In The 15-minute city (2020)I think I’ve seen this in a few places, there’s one source in particular I’m thinking of that I can’t seem to find but here are some: The positive impact of car-free streets on businesses during COVID: [LINK] Good overview about autoluw streets and the …
ryukafalz on Hacker News · 2022-08
In Too many Americans live in places built for cars – not for human connection
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