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The Lively & Liveable Neighbourhoods that are Illegal in Most of North America

Not Just Bikes explains how small pockets of shops and restaurants inside residential Dutch neighbourhoods create liveliness and help reduce traffic. It argues this kind of mixed-use design has been illegal in most of the US and Canada for a century because of zoning, and should be brought back.

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Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters link it in zoning, housing and car-dependency threads as an accessible explanation of how single-use zoning and parking rules shape cities.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Not Just Bikes
Topic
mixed-use zoning
Format
explainer
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
5
HN mentions in dataset
14
Recommendation years in dataset
2021–2024

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From the original HN conversations

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  • Yes, and it's often referred to as 'gentle density'. The idea is to build relatively dense housing, but at a human scale - mostly 3-5 storeys. Combined with narrow streets that support walking and cycling, this creates enough density to support a 'real' city centre …

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  • There is something in between NYC and an American-style suburb. I encourage you to take a look at Not Just Bikes [1,2]: [1] [LINK] [2] [VIDEO]

    benrbray on Hacker News · 2021-08
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  • The whole medieval cities designed for walking is not actually true. Not just bikes youtube channel( [VIDEO] ) has a great video about this. Here he has taken Houston as an example.

    stormgrab on Hacker News · 2021-10
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