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Dutch Cities are Better for the Environment (and my sanity)

Not Just Bikes · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Transit, cities & urban planningClimate policy, solutions & debate

What it is

Not Just Bikes explains why living in a dense, bikeable Dutch city sharply reduced his family's environmental footprint and improved quality of life. It is a collaboration that continues on Climate Town.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it in threads on sprawl, density, and climate, especially for the point that everything is a short bike ride from downtown Amsterdam.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2022, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “These are pretty snarky, but fun videos and the authors list their sources.”

    Snarky but fun video with sources, part one of a series.

    fayten, 2022-03 · Recommendation · in “Americans do not want to return to urban living”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: urban planning, cycling, netherlands, density, climate

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