Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere) [ST05]

Why HN readers recommended it

HN links it constantly as the standard introduction to stroads and Strong Towns-style arguments about car-centric design.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Not Just Bikes

Topic

urban planning and road design

Format

explainer

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

12

HN mentions in dataset

20

Recommendation years in dataset

2021–2025

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• The Not Just Bikes [1,2,3] YouTube channel also has an excellent series of videos based on work from Strong Towns. I link to these videos whenever a friend asks why I chose to leave the United States. :) [1] [LINK] [2] [VIDEO] [3] [LINK]

• Watch his video. Pick 2-3 at random, be a grown up and ignore the tone of voice and the snarkiness, and see what his points are. They're very solid. Try something like this: [LINK] [VIDEO]

• > Well, the roads are safe (for cars). Not necessarily. Your risk of being in a fatal car accident is nearly 3x higher on suburban roads than urban roads. This is a good video on the deficiencies of suburbia road design if you're curious: [VIDEO]