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Throwing Good Money After Bad Car Infrastructure - Wonderland Road

Not Just Bikes · 846.3K views · 2021-10-25 · 11:08

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Overview

Not Just Bikes looks at the cancelled plan to spend over $200 million widening Wonderland Road, a stroad in his hometown of London, Ontario. He asks whether the cancellation marks a turning point away from car-dependent development.

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Mentioned in threads on stroads and road safety as an example of the channel's critique of wasteful car infrastructure.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2021–2023

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Transit, cities & urban planning
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gcanyon · 2022-11 · Recommendation

Not Just Bikes on YouTube covers road/pedestrian/bike safety extensively. [LINK] Specific videos: Crossing the street should be safer: [LINK] How to quickly build a cycling city: [LINK] Wasting money on car infrastructure: [VIDEO] The wrong way to set speed limits: [LINK] Safe cycling: [LINK] "Stroads" are dangerous: [LINK]

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jodrellblank · 2023-11 · Reference

Haha, but it is though: [VIDEO] "Throwing Good Money After Bad Car Infrastructure - Wonderland Road" - on the road widening project of Wonderland Road in Toronto.

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bo0tzz · 2021-11 · Reference

> I can't find the exact video right now I think that's probably because it was a Patreon exclusive ;) However, his recent video includes a similar comparison: [VIDEO]

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