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Why This Channel Exists (and why I hate Houston)

Not Just Bikes · commentary · Watch on YouTube

Transit, cities & urban planning

What it is

Not Just Bikes explains why the channel exists, through the creator's walk in suburban Houston. It shows how car-dependent design makes cities hostile to pedestrians.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Strongly recommended as the entry point to a channel on urban planning and car dependency in North America.

  • 11 people recommended it
  • 10 different months
  • 4 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “I recommend the Not Just Bikes channel.”

    Detailed comparisons of US cities with the Netherlands.

    benrbray, 2021-07 · Strong recommendation · in “Twike”

  2. “Can't recommend this guys entire channel of videos enough”

    Shows why walking is dangerous in North American cities.

    tux1968, 2021-07 · Strong recommendation · in “Pedestrian fatalities are rising in the US”

  3. “I watched an excellent video about Houston”

    Explains pushback against sprawl and poor urban design.

    rendall, 2022-06 · Strong recommendation · in “Construction is life”

  4. “I highly recommend the Not Just Bikes youtube channel.”

    Short walk in Houston shows pedestrian conditions.

    merek, 2023-06 · Strong recommendation · in “U.S. pedestrian deaths reach a 40-year high”

  5. “Here's a good video that compares the city planning of Houston to other cities, and explains why it sucks.”

    Compares Houston city planning to other cities.

    shafyy, 2021-09 · Recommendation · in “Airbus reveals the next generation of CityAirbus”

  6. “watch this video from about 4:25 on showing a typical urban pedestrian journey the US”

    Typical US pedestrian journey in Houston.

    tdeck, 2021-10 · Recommendation · in “Show HN: Identify car crash editorial anti-patterns using NLP”

  7. “I'd recommend the NotJustBikes youtube channel that really drives the point home”

    American infrastructure hostile to walking and biking.

    marto1, 2022-02 · Recommendation · in “Can American Cars Be Made Safer for Pedestrians?”

  8. “Watch some videos from this channel”

    US lacks safe road infrastructure.

    xputer, 2022-07 · Recommendation · in “Why we ignore thousands of daily car crashes”

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

Topics: urban planning, houston, walkability, car dependency, not just bikes

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