HackerTube.dev

The Lively & Liveable Neighbourhoods that are Illegal in Most of North America

Not Just Bikes · 2M views · 2020-06-29 · 7:19

Open on YouTube ↗

If playback is restricted in your region, try opening the original video. Use Mark watched to add it to your marked videos.

Overview

Not Just Bikes explains how small pockets of shops and restaurants inside residential Dutch neighbourhoods create liveliness and help reduce traffic. It argues this kind of mixed-use design has been illegal in most of the US and Canada for a century because of zoning, and should be brought back.

On Hacker News

HN commenters link it in zoning, housing and car-dependency threads as an accessible explanation of how single-use zoning and parking rules shape cities.

Recommended by 5 HN people across 5 months · HN mentions 2021–2024

Topics

Transit, cities & urban planningSocial issues & culture
Search by tags
zoningurban planningnetherlandscar dependencywalkable neighbourhoods

What people said

xputer · 2022-07 · Recommendation

Oh boy you are in for a treat. Google parking minimums and single family zoning. And watch some videos from this channel: [VIDEO]

Read the original HN comment ↗
est31 · 2022-05 · Recommendation

No but there is way less dependence on cars, at least in medium cities and up. Many developments in america just build suburban deserts where there is just more single family homes around you, where you have to drive to the next supermarket, both because it's so far away, and because sometimes there literally isn't a way for pedestrians to walk on. There are a few good videos on the subject: * [LINK] * [VIDEO] * [LINK]

Read the original HN comment ↗
stormgrab · 2021-10 · Recommendation

The whole medieval cities designed for walking is not actually true. Not just bikes youtube channel( [VIDEO] ) has a great video about this. Here he has taken Houston as an example.

Read the original HN comment ↗

Sources

Video by Not Just Bikes, played through YouTube.

Data and selection notes

HN summaries and labels may contain AI errors. HN dates refer to discussions, not video publication.

HN Library: HackerTube export (2026-10-31) and open-index/hacker-news. Upstream summaries and classifications may contain AI errors.

Views, duration and playback status refresh separately from the published catalog. When an update fails, existing data remains visible.

Selection checks
  • SaaS & AI candidates: Topic keywords do not match
  • Editor-approved picks: Editorial review is required

Rule matches identify candidates. They do not guarantee video quality or financial results.

About the library and its sources