@@AssBlasster I thought Miami was walkable ? What do you mean car free? Every part of USA, you will find car droven by or parked, I can't think of any car free pedestrians only zone aside the touristy disney land and island of Michigan ( I forgot the name).
I love the “stay and fix the issues” argument You can’t. Most of the people living there don’t want to fix the city, and the corporations, who own the means of fixing the city, make too much to fix the cities The only way to fix cities is to get rid of the government’s corruption Which, when criminals make the rules…
Don't try and fix a city. Build better neighbourhoods. When the rest of the city starts to realize the new neighbourhood is nicer to live in, the rest of the city will slowly follow.
Man this hits home. When I was young and naive, I worked for a non-profit. Tried so hard on this one particular issue about fracking. It was entirely to close to main water sources and literally poisoning the water supply for every community down river that relied on it. "How much opposition could I face just trying to get several towns drinkable water?" Cut to two years later: I quit after trying to self delete. That's how much opposition. Seeing how the governor (who was Democrat and supposably on "our side") interacted with the lobbiest from the oil companies we were trying to pass the laws against really made it clear. It was obvious that nothing we said, or any studies that we presented mattered at all. It was clear he had been bought from the moment he shook their hands like old friends and wouldn't even look us in the eye. The law never made it onto anything vote- able and several communities there now have to get their safe drinking water from pay stations installed in the community or boil it themselves. Now I just build tiny homes for people and sell them as cheaply as possible to attempt to do something about the homeless issue in my own way, and a way that doesn't involve government red tape.
Ever heard of weapons? You could force your ideals, just like how Franco forced a majority Socialist state to turn into Fascism. And if they have weapons too, just play it smart!
austin wont be improved. I used to live there(leander). Instead of throwing good money after good infrastructure they instead put it into widening freeways. Thats why theres stroads almost everywhere.
Just ban cars! When more people use cars, they get stuck in traffic. Now just imagine if people all used bikes, it would still be the same time going to point A to point B!
He’s from London Ontario Canada and moved around the world for work with his wife then kids before choosing the Netherlands. No right or wrong. You’re life. Your choice. Only you, any spouse/SO and any kids get a vote.
I think there is a very reasonable chance that many US cities could be made walkable in coming decades. My hometown has a nice network of mixed use trails that can connect you within a mile of your destination from most places. All it needs it to cover those last sections and it could be easy to get anywhere on a bike. All we need is a little bit of effort put into the right places
@@exchangAscribe well yes, most of the solutions hinge on zoning laws changing, but they are already being changed in many places. When the benefits become more widely experienced, I think most other cities will follow
The best way to fix it is to move. If people don't want to live there anymore their hand will be forced. So by promoting other better city design I think not just bikes is doing the best thing possible for North American city design.
@@donaldothomosonTalks about what? The housing crisis?! That’s all we talk about that’s why people are moving from places like New York and San Fran and Seattle and all of these other cities new age urbanist fawn over down to places like Houston, Dallas, Austin etc..
there are housing shortages in literally every country in the western world, my Dutch friend. although if america were more like the Netherlands there wouldn’t be
@@arisumego That's true. In the Netherlands it is only extreme, because it is one of the most densely populated countries. You pay almost half a million for an ordinary terraced house, even in the villages. For comparison. The Netherlands will have a shortage of 415,000 houses next year with 18 million people in 8.3 million households, which is approximately 5 percent for whom there is no house. In the USA it is approximately a deficit of less than 2.3%. In the Netherlands the problem is more than twice as big. Even when you should count the Illigals in the US, its not compatable with the Dutch housingproblem.
His point was it's a long and complex process to fix what went wrong, so given that he has children he wants to raise in a good place, he moved somewhere better to live
Years later, he does it again! After watching the « Not Like Us » MV, I had to watch this again! Before anyone asks, this was one of my favorites back in 2015. I still listen to it today and will keep on listening to in the future.
I personally love some of the culture in the US that is very unique, but there is also a lot of bad like school shootings, overall gun violence, racism, anti LGBT people (depends on the state) and abundance of bad fast food chains giving people lots of health problems (I noticed a lack of healthy options in rest areas on highways). But it definitely depends on the city and I wouldn't completely write off the US as a place to move to if I were to find a job there after I graduate and work in my high demand field for a couple of years. Also, I lived in Switzerland for 7 years before moving back to Canada and although some things are a lot better in Switzerland, they both have their pros and cons. In Switzerland, as a bisexual guy who was unaware of my sexuality, I got bullied a lot while in Canada I did not. But in Switzerland, we had better landscapes, better skiing, my dad made more money which allowed us to travel a lot more, and it was easier to travel to lots of countries on the cheap but things were a lot more expensive, but salaries were higher. So all in all when comparing first world countries and big cities, there is not one better than all the others, it's just a matter of weighing the pros and cons based on your ethnicity, sexuality, whether you have kids or not, your hobbies, and your overall values. And the best way to figure that out is to travel to all the countries you're interested in and move to the one that has the most pros or the more important pros at least. Some people want peace and quiet, others want to be in the middle of the action. Some want to be around people with traditional values, others want a more liberal culture. Also, back when I was in Switzerland, I thought it was essential that I get reunited with my grandparents, cousins, uncles and aunts but a few years after coming back I realized that it can get very redundant going to the same parties, seeing the same people and having very little to tell each other and even dealing with the obligation of going when you don't have an event to go to, as to not seem like you're trying to avoid them. It kind of removes the special feeling we feel after seeing a relative for the first time in years because when it is multiple times per year, it becomes taken for granted. And besides, we are not necessarily all born in the right culture for who we are as people. I'm in Quebec and I really don't feel attached to the culture here because most people speak french, even the immigrants, because they want to please the french speakers and although french is my first language, I'm not a big fan of it. And most of the media that I consume is american anyways.
Texas will never be improved. Car culture is the main reason. Even if the government were to somehow make public transit a thing. It wouldnt happen. Because people would get to angry and since texas is a auto hub the auto industry would try to stop it and so would the people that support car centric lifestyle.
Texas is Hot.... if you want us to walk here in texas make the side walks bigger with a line of trees that separate us from cars to feel safe and to give us shade.... it is so hot here.
That’s a very pessimistic outlook. I’m a Texan myself and after experiencing bullet trains while traveling abroad and efficient public transportation I can definitely see the benefits. There is a ongoing pitch to find and construct a bullet train in Texas. Whether or not that will happen remains to be seen but the interest is definitely there. In regards to more walkable cities there definitely needs to be more shade. Part of living in Texas is having to deal with the intense heat. Many people avoid walking around in the summer without a lot of covering because of the heat.
Um. I don't think car enthusiasts would be affected that much. In the Netherlands, Germany, etc. car culture is still big. One of my favorite car channels is Dutch motorsport, they are based in that area and make car videos. But you're right, there will be people who will be mad because they feel like it is a big deal.
Up to what your goals are. If you care about where you are and want to improve it then you stay. If you want to live and experience what a real pleasant city is like then feel free to move. Chances are you’re not gonna see change where you are in your lifetime.
Was in Austin last weekend. Watched a homeless guy sling his stolen bicycle at a car for not giving him change after he ran up to them with a bucket pressing against their window. Austin is relatively safe, but who wants to walk or ride around guys that should be in wards?
Even as someone who drives a truck regularly, I do agree with a lot of these points. Very MANY of these pickup trucks and SUVs are much bigger than they need to be. The first vehicle that was truly mine was a 2000 Tacoma from my grand dad. I like to think it was reasonably sized compared its modern counterpart. I could do without the small backseat section if it came down to it. Then I had to switch to my Dad's 2019 Tundra and it was indeed a pain to drive and harder to control. The backing up camera might have been nice, but it wasn't something I wanted to depend on especially if it got muddy. So yeah, I'd really like the very compact trucks from the 90s to come back and before to return.
Yes, in theory, staying to fix the issues would be better. But there is A LOT of inertia in the US when it comes to infrastructure and public transit. A lot of inertia, limited grants and funding, and an election cycle that makes it all but impossible to adequately research, litigate, fund, and build the kind of infrastructure Dutch people take for granted
One other issue is voting with your money. If you know that changing a place won't happen, then leave. When the city administration sees that towns that are walkable grow, while the rest don't, they will change.
Can you not put a LINK to full vid in description, or pin a comment? I did look on your site, still lots of feeds but not The full version of this. thanks ----
Chicago has a population of roughly 10 million. The chicago metro area has a population of roughly 10 million. The fight against suburban sprawl seems hopeless
Makes me really sad to think of big places that are built to be car dependent solving that would probably be so expensive that it will never happen, and so many people just cant afford to move out, feels like they are just gonna be stuck suffering the consequences of bad urban planning for a long time If these problems wont be solved until my grandchildren's children lifetimes (if at all) is it really that bad if I try to move out when i have the chance? [...] I mean, leaving all the poorly planned cities doesn't sound like a viable option at all, definitely not in mass [...] but isn't it a parent's job to try to give their children the best life they can? Forcing your children to have to grow up in a place like that when you have the chance to move sounds like unnecessarily making their lives harder Idk, but if his comments serve at least as a catalyst for more conversation on the topic then maybe it was good for him to say it tho
@@selfiestick1589we’re all fucked in this screwed up world and country. I’m just ready for everything to collapse and end. Everywhere seems to have massive problems with the US being one of them it’s depressing and exhausting to think about. Man this life is suffering.
You can't? Crime has been going down for like 40 years other than the pandemic uptick. Transit systems are being expanded, various other investments are being made. Seems like they can be improved if we try
@@urbanxcowboyimprovement is happening everywhere. People just have to look harder. We may not become a utopia in 20,30,40 or 50 years but we will be pretty darn amazing. That being said this doomer mindset is exhausting and gives off the impression that you’re screwed either way.
Just bikes left Canada for the Netherlands only to cry and complain about every other city outside of Amsterdam. It’s not productive. It would be more productive to see why people are moving to these cites that he complains about.. Because people are moving to sun belt cities and not the ones that the new urbanist fawn over..
I can't blame them for wanting to live in the neither lands, it seems like a beautiful place. America is the best already. It's really sad when people say America isn't America anymore or that the US is in such a bad shape (MAGA) we live in the best country in the world of course we can always improve.
😂😅. Not that you shouldnt like your own country... but when you still maintain the ' greatest country on earth' mantra in this age , you are really brainwashed !!
@lws7394 huh? I'm not sure what you meant, but all was saying that the neither land are doing wonderful and great progressive strides to better their country and world at that Socialism isn't the worst thing in the world as long as it is done equally and fairly for all. I am very Woke lol and love it. And no I'm not gay but I am the biggest never-Trumper, that one man has done so much harm to our country it's hard to even express all of the division that he has caused in our country. Let's hope that the younger generations come out in droves and prove that the American people have had enough of the racists, republican part. I can't stand the old corruption democrats too there needs to be all around reform by a progressive movement. See you at the polls👍
Maybe, but the vast vast majority of North America is not. Plus NYC is prohibitively expensive for most people, even for the smallest and most cramped apartments available. That’d be fine if you could afford it and don’t mind living in tight spaces, but moving a family there would be a challenge.
@@connormcgrath5800 That's a fair point but not all of NYC is Manhattan. Queens Staten Island and Brooklyn are more affordable than Manhattan and you will not be forced to live in what is essentially a small box.
😂 Y'all have the same car issues as we do. Just because they're 'compact' doesn't mean they don't create pollution and traffic jams. Also, have you ever heard of these things called shoulders? Yes, in cities and most mid sized towns, separate infrastructure is there for pedestrians and bicycles, but when it's not..
Man straight-up left a country because he didn't like the road system. Not politics, not family, not a job, not any reasonable justification. So petty.
Cities are still subject to supply and demand. They need people to survive, if everyone moves out and lets them know why, they have no choice but to change.
Poorly planned cities don't need to be fixed, how about, let's just remove all the unneccssary cars! If you talk about "Oh bUT CArS ArE fasTer", that really depends if your car is stuck on traffic, which would probably be the same time to going to point A to point B or probably faster.
Maybe he physically left, but he has done more to educate and improve NA cities than most people who stayed.
Great perspective, I couldn't agree more
Agreed
See my comment about him.
He left and gained additional perspective
Bro the only people watching his videos are smug Europeans who want to feel superior and he's being their needed fix.
Life is too short to be wasted waiting for a city to be fixed
Right that's up to the government... And they obviously don't care enough about our infrastructure because it's literally crumbling...
True.
It took 20yrs for speedrail....now imagine proper bike lane , afforable housing and affordable healthcare.. Where tf were they doing for 20yrs?
Pretty much. I'm just finding the best US city for my car-free needs. I have no desire to go back and fix Florida cities
@@AssBlasster I thought Miami was walkable ?
What do you mean car free?
Every part of USA, you will find car droven by or parked, I can't think of any car free pedestrians only zone aside the touristy disney land and island of Michigan ( I forgot the name).
I love the “stay and fix the issues” argument
You can’t. Most of the people living there don’t want to fix the city, and the corporations, who own the means of fixing the city, make too much to fix the cities
The only way to fix cities is to get rid of the government’s corruption
Which, when criminals make the rules…
Don't try and fix a city. Build better neighbourhoods. When the rest of the city starts to realize the new neighbourhood is nicer to live in, the rest of the city will slowly follow.
Man this hits home. When I was young and naive, I worked for a non-profit. Tried so hard on this one particular issue about fracking. It was entirely to close to main water sources and literally poisoning the water supply for every community down river that relied on it. "How much opposition could I face just trying to get several towns drinkable water?" Cut to two years later: I quit after trying to self delete. That's how much opposition. Seeing how the governor (who was Democrat and supposably on "our side") interacted with the lobbiest from the oil companies we were trying to pass the laws against really made it clear. It was obvious that nothing we said, or any studies that we presented mattered at all. It was clear he had been bought from the moment he shook their hands like old friends and wouldn't even look us in the eye. The law never made it onto anything vote- able and several communities there now have to get their safe drinking water from pay stations installed in the community or boil it themselves.
Now I just build tiny homes for people and sell them as cheaply as possible to attempt to do something about the homeless issue in my own way, and a way that doesn't involve government red tape.
Ever heard of weapons? You could force your ideals, just like how Franco forced a majority Socialist state to turn into Fascism. And if they have weapons too, just play it smart!
austin wont be improved. I used to live there(leander). Instead of throwing good money after good infrastructure they instead put it into widening freeways. Thats why theres stroads almost everywhere.
exactly
You might be right!
I hate people or humans and this is why being 5th reason.
Same thing in Asia, Cars are seem as wealth status
Just ban cars!
When more people use cars, they get stuck in traffic. Now just imagine if people all used bikes, it would still be the same time going to point A to point B!
Yeah, but when I was in Asia, almost everyone had one, and the traffic made driving a nightmareb@@prashnaveetprasad8339
What a whole load of wet air. This short is literally "hey this guy said a thing"
Yeah, he said their reverse culture shock from living abroad was just too much and they had the option to go so they took it.
He’s from London Ontario Canada and moved around the world for work with his wife then kids before choosing the Netherlands. No right or wrong. You’re life. Your choice. Only you, any spouse/SO and any kids get a vote.
I think there is a very reasonable chance that many US cities could be made walkable in coming decades. My hometown has a nice network of mixed use trails that can connect you within a mile of your destination from most places. All it needs it to cover those last sections and it could be easy to get anywhere on a bike. All we need is a little bit of effort put into the right places
not with current zoning laws and corporations
@@exchangAscribe well yes, most of the solutions hinge on zoning laws changing, but they are already being changed in many places. When the benefits become more widely experienced, I think most other cities will follow
The best way to fix it is to move. If people don't want to live there anymore their hand will be forced. So by promoting other better city design I think not just bikes is doing the best thing possible for North American city design.
That is one way
As a Dutchman i would say 'you can visit, but leave after a week or 2'. We have a mayor housing problem. More then 300.000 houses to short...
@@donaldothomosonTalks about what? The housing crisis?! That’s all we talk about that’s why people are moving from places like New York and San Fran and Seattle and all of these other cities new age urbanist fawn over down to places like Houston, Dallas, Austin etc..
or swap for some dutchies who still like to drive 1 km in their cars ;)
mvg ;)
there are housing shortages in literally every country in the western world, my Dutch friend. although if america were more like the Netherlands there wouldn’t be
@@arisumego That's true. In the Netherlands it is only extreme, because it is one of the most densely populated countries.
You pay almost half a million for an ordinary terraced house, even in the villages.
For comparison. The Netherlands will have a shortage of 415,000 houses next year with 18 million people in 8.3 million households, which is approximately 5 percent for whom there is no house.
In the USA it is approximately a deficit of less than 2.3%. In the Netherlands the problem is more than twice as big. Even when you should count the Illigals in the US, its not compatable with the Dutch housingproblem.
@marlonjaimes1913 we have great buildings. Thats why we dont build skyscrapers
His point was it's a long and complex process to fix what went wrong, so given that he has children he wants to raise in a good place, he moved somewhere better to live
Years later, he does it again! After watching the « Not Like Us » MV, I had to watch this again! Before anyone asks, this was one of my favorites back in 2015. I still listen to it today and will keep on listening to in the future.
I personally love some of the culture in the US that is very unique, but there is also a lot of bad like school shootings, overall gun violence, racism, anti LGBT people (depends on the state) and abundance of bad fast food chains giving people lots of health problems (I noticed a lack of healthy options in rest areas on highways). But it definitely depends on the city and I wouldn't completely write off the US as a place to move to if I were to find a job there after I graduate and work in my high demand field for a couple of years.
Also, I lived in Switzerland for 7 years before moving back to Canada and although some things are a lot better in Switzerland, they both have their pros and cons. In Switzerland, as a bisexual guy who was unaware of my sexuality, I got bullied a lot while in Canada I did not. But in Switzerland, we had better landscapes, better skiing, my dad made more money which allowed us to travel a lot more, and it was easier to travel to lots of countries on the cheap but things were a lot more expensive, but salaries were higher.
So all in all when comparing first world countries and big cities, there is not one better than all the others, it's just a matter of weighing the pros and cons based on your ethnicity, sexuality, whether you have kids or not, your hobbies, and your overall values. And the best way to figure that out is to travel to all the countries you're interested in and move to the one that has the most pros or the more important pros at least. Some people want peace and quiet, others want to be in the middle of the action. Some want to be around people with traditional values, others want a more liberal culture.
Also, back when I was in Switzerland, I thought it was essential that I get reunited with my grandparents, cousins, uncles and aunts but a few years after coming back I realized that it can get very redundant going to the same parties, seeing the same people and having very little to tell each other and even dealing with the obligation of going when you don't have an event to go to, as to not seem like you're trying to avoid them. It kind of removes the special feeling we feel after seeing a relative for the first time in years because when it is multiple times per year, it becomes taken for granted. And besides, we are not necessarily all born in the right culture for who we are as people. I'm in Quebec and I really don't feel attached to the culture here because most people speak french, even the immigrants, because they want to please the french speakers and although french is my first language, I'm not a big fan of it. And most of the media that I consume is american anyways.
Texas will never be improved. Car culture is the main reason. Even if the government were to somehow make public transit a thing. It wouldnt happen. Because people would get to angry and since texas is a auto hub the auto industry would try to stop it and so would the people that support car centric lifestyle.
Texas is Hot.... if you want us to walk here in texas make the side walks bigger with a line of trees that separate us from cars to feel safe and to give us shade.... it is so hot here.
@@dianabenavides2913 never going to happen.
That’s a very pessimistic outlook. I’m a Texan myself and after experiencing bullet trains while traveling abroad and efficient public transportation I can definitely see the benefits. There is a ongoing pitch to find and construct a bullet train in Texas. Whether or not that will happen remains to be seen but the interest is definitely there. In regards to more walkable cities there definitely needs to be more shade. Part of living in Texas is having to deal with the intense heat. Many people avoid walking around in the summer without a lot of covering because of the heat.
Um. I don't think car enthusiasts would be affected that much. In the Netherlands, Germany, etc. car culture is still big. One of my favorite car channels is Dutch motorsport, they are based in that area and make car videos. But you're right, there will be people who will be mad because they feel like it is a big deal.
@@dianabenavides2913yet some italians wear trench coat on freakin summer.....
Dude! It says "Full video response on my page", so you want me to watch that longer video, but why don't you care to link it in the description?!
Up to what your goals are. If you care about where you are and want to improve it then you stay. If you want to live and experience what a real pleasant city is like then feel free to move. Chances are you’re not gonna see change where you are in your lifetime.
I would love to see coverage from the channel on a place like India.
Was in Austin last weekend. Watched a homeless guy sling his stolen bicycle at a car for not giving him change after he ran up to them with a bucket pressing against their window. Austin is relatively safe, but who wants to walk or ride around guys that should be in wards?
Lol what
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Even as someone who drives a truck regularly, I do agree with a lot of these points. Very MANY of these pickup trucks and SUVs are much bigger than they need to be. The first vehicle that was truly mine was a 2000 Tacoma from my grand dad. I like to think it was reasonably sized compared its modern counterpart. I could do without the small backseat section if it came down to it. Then I had to switch to my Dad's 2019 Tundra and it was indeed a pain to drive and harder to control. The backing up camera might have been nice, but it wasn't something I wanted to depend on especially if it got muddy. So yeah, I'd really like the very compact trucks from the 90s to come back and before to return.
We is not a thing it is for individual people to choose
Yes, in theory, staying to fix the issues would be better. But there is A LOT of inertia in the US when it comes to infrastructure and public transit. A lot of inertia, limited grants and funding, and an election cycle that makes it all but impossible to adequately research, litigate, fund, and build the kind of infrastructure Dutch people take for granted
One other issue is voting with your money. If you know that changing a place won't happen, then leave. When the city administration sees that towns that are walkable grow, while the rest don't, they will change.
sina jo ala jo e lawa?
Can you not put a LINK to full vid in description, or pin a comment?
I did look on your site, still lots of feeds but not The full version of this.
thanks
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Chicago has a population of roughly 10 million. The chicago metro area has a population of roughly 10 million. The fight against suburban sprawl seems hopeless
As someone who's from a country that actually see SUVs as essential I think this vid too perse showing Op's a Europhile
Hoop nose ring. Yah
Makes me really sad to think of big places that are built to be car dependent
solving that would probably be so expensive that it will never happen, and so many people just cant afford to move out, feels like they are just gonna be stuck suffering the consequences of bad urban planning for a long time
If these problems wont be solved until my grandchildren's children lifetimes (if at all) is it really that bad if I try to move out when i have the chance?
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I mean, leaving all the poorly planned cities doesn't sound like a viable option at all, definitely not in mass
[...]
but isn't it a parent's job to try to give their children the best life they can?
Forcing your children to have to grow up in a place like that when you have the chance to move sounds like unnecessarily making their lives harder
Idk, but if his comments serve at least as a catalyst for more conversation on the topic then maybe it was good for him to say it tho
Staying in US is more expensive because of healthcare and terrible housing soultion
@@prashnaveetprasad8339 not only that but moving is next to impossible if you have low enough income
damned if you do, damned if you don't
@@selfiestick1589we’re all fucked in this screwed up world and country. I’m just ready for everything to collapse and end. Everywhere seems to have massive problems with the US being one of them it’s depressing and exhausting to think about. Man this life is suffering.
'moved to europe' bro where in europe, scunthorpe or amsterdam
thats if you even CAN improve the cities were in here, which currently for the most part we cant.
You can't? Crime has been going down for like 40 years other than the pandemic uptick. Transit systems are being expanded, various other investments are being made. Seems like they can be improved if we try
@@urbanxcowboyimprovement is happening everywhere. People just have to look harder. We may not become a utopia in 20,30,40 or 50 years but we will be pretty darn amazing. That being said this doomer mindset is exhausting and gives off the impression that you’re screwed either way.
You're slow
Just bikes left Canada for the Netherlands only to cry and complain about every other city outside of Amsterdam. It’s not productive. It would be more productive to see why people are moving to these cites that he complains about.. Because people are moving to sun belt cities and not the ones that the new urbanist fawn over..
Yeah his way is in no way productive. I mean I got some education as to why cities are the way they are but it didn’t help with improving anything.
I can't blame them for wanting to live in the neither lands, it seems like a beautiful place. America is the best already. It's really sad when people say America isn't America anymore or that the US is in such a bad shape (MAGA) we live in the best country in the world of course we can always improve.
For a person living in the Nordic European countries, US seems like a third world country.
😂😅. Not that you shouldnt like your own country... but when you still maintain the ' greatest country on earth' mantra in this age , you are really brainwashed !!
@lws7394 huh? I'm not sure what you meant, but all was saying that the neither land are doing wonderful and great progressive strides to better their country and world at that Socialism isn't the worst thing in the world as long as it is done equally and fairly for all. I am very Woke lol and love it. And no I'm not gay but I am the biggest never-Trumper, that one man has done so much harm to our country it's hard to even express all of the division that he has caused in our country. Let's hope that the younger generations come out in droves and prove that the American people have had enough of the racists, republican part. I can't stand the old corruption democrats too there needs to be all around reform by a progressive movement.
See you at the polls👍
New York is completely walkable has straightforward street names and is completely interconnected via a cheap public subway system
Maybe, but the vast vast majority of North America is not. Plus NYC is prohibitively expensive for most people, even for the smallest and most cramped apartments available. That’d be fine if you could afford it and don’t mind living in tight spaces, but moving a family there would be a challenge.
@@connormcgrath5800 That's a fair point but not all of NYC is Manhattan. Queens Staten Island and Brooklyn are more affordable than Manhattan and you will not be forced to live in what is essentially a small box.
That’s why walkable cities are so unaffordable.
@@CNSPORTZEDITZThat's why I don't understand why you don't build more of them! I mean, more supply should bring down price, no?
Crime
As a European pls stay there in the US
😂😂😂. Right. Otherwise, they might bring their North American issues to Europe.
Imagine those dumb, big pickup trucks on the clean, historical lanes of a European city🤢
@@sayantanmazumdar3 you need guns and freedom
😂 Y'all have the same car issues as we do. Just because they're 'compact' doesn't mean they don't create pollution and traffic jams. Also, have you ever heard of these things called shoulders? Yes, in cities and most mid sized towns, separate infrastructure is there for pedestrians and bicycles, but when it's not..
@@stevenbaker7025 Doesn't matter anyway, foreigners have been making Europe expensive!
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Man straight-up left a country because he didn't like the road system. Not politics, not family, not a job, not any reasonable justification. So petty.
Cities are still subject to supply and demand.
They need people to survive, if everyone moves out and lets them know why, they have no choice but to change.
Poorly planned cities don't need to be fixed, how about, let's just remove all the unneccssary cars! If you talk about "Oh bUT CArS ArE fasTer", that really depends if your car is stuck on traffic, which would probably be the same time to going to point A to point B or probably faster.
In the end you have an obligation to your family.
Yeah, I can't believe he left the city and his job of senior town planner. He could have fixed that city! /sarcasm
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You can make them better by shutong down streets to cars.
This is a dumb short, get to the point a little quicker please. Yeah it's a teaser but, it's a bad teaser. It doesn't make me want to watch further.
I'm so sorry bro