The Problem with Stroads

glennmagusharvey

glennmagusharvey

more from whence that came

this video is so true and i hate how true it is

the worst part is that i know just how freaking prevalent these car-dependent suburbs are and i find myself furiously scratching my head wondering how in the world we will ever undo all this junk that's already been built

even as a 12 year old i could tell there was something wrong with this, and i had no idea what zoning laws were at that age

Imipolex G

basically everywhere around here is Stroad City and that's a major reason why I prefer to just stay home as much as possible

glennmagusharvey

it's interesting to compare NotJustBikes's scores on these two tripes with this other YouTuber's scores on the same trips

the other YouTuber is Shifter; Shifter lives in Calgary while NJB lives in Amsterdam.  TL;DW is that they both took a bike trip about 10 km to a suburban hardware store and both rated each of the trips (their own and the other guy's), using a "plus one, minus two" rating system.

you might expect Amsterdam, being notoriously bike-friendly, scores higher.  and yes, it does.  but what's most interesting here is how their two perspectives differ from each other -- like, what do each of them praise or dock points for.

glennmagusharvey

designing a bike-friendly city also means having bikes that are, well, friendlier themselves

glennmagusharvey

also the channel is called Not Just Bikes so here's something other than bikes

Imipolex G

that's a cute lil vehicle

glennmagusharvey

hey look, it's not another NotJustBikes video

glennmagusharvey

if you're ever asked to design roads, Princess, I beg of you, please do what you can to stop making the same mistakes your predecessors have made with these things

glennmagusharvey

idea:

there are big parking lots in front of stores

this area can be repurposed into lower-speed access streets

then the stroads can have some lanes carved out and turned into separated bike/pedestrian paths