We visited the Netherlands recently and had a lot of fun. It’s a cool country that lines up well with our interests in cycling and urbanism, and if you regularly watch our channel, you’d probably enjoy visiting too. But while we took home some lessons and inspiration, we did not return home completely depressed about where we live and desperate to uproot and move to the Netherlands. In this video we’re going to explain why we’re happily staying in North America instead of moving to Europe.
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References
“The deadliest states for pedestrians” (Axios): https://www.axios.com/2023/06/27/pedestrians-deadliest-states
“How Hoboken Eliminated Traffic Deaths and What DC Can Learn” (NBC4 Washington): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-DSwvmKnHY
Sound Transit (Seattle) Future Service: https://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/documents/st-future-service-map.pdf
“Exploring Bike Share Growth in Toronto” (Michael Liu & Jeff Allen, UofT School of Cities): https://schoolofcities.github.io/bike-share-toronto/growth
“Why All New Apartment Buildings Look Identical” (Cheddar): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrxZqPVFTag
Parking Mandates Map (Parking Reform Network): https://parkingreform.org/resources/mandates-map/
“Urban Meltdown” (Clive Doucet): https://www.amazon.ca/Urban-Meltdown-Clive-Doucet/dp/086571584X
“The Rise of Suburbs” (CItiesX): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpO3qRYn52A
“1978 mob hits across the New York City area” (FOX 5 New York): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1jhmRdohBQ
“Millennials in Motion: Changing Travel Habits of Young Americans and the Implications for Public Policy”: https://publicinterestnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Millennials-in-Motion-USPIRG.pdf
“Survey: Buyers May Pay More to Live in Walkable Communities” (Realtor Magazine): https://www.nar.realtor/magazine/real-estate-news/survey-buyers-may-pay-more-to-live-in-walkable-communities
“Daily Survey: Attitudes Toward Development” (YouGov): https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/pj671pokvi/tabs_Attitudes_Toward_Development_20220407.pdf
“Fewer young, but more elderly, have driver’s license”: https://news.umich.edu/fewer-young-but-more-elderly-have-drivers-license/
“Are Millennials Really the Generation That Bikes?”: https://trec.pdx.edu/blog/are-millennials-really-generation-bikes
Le Monde à bicyclette: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/videos/1-8434468/monde-a-bicyclette?isAutoPlay=1