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Why We Won't Raise Our Kids in Suburbia

Not Just Bikes · 5.2M views · 2022-06-06 · 12:14

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Overview

Not Just Bikes argues that car-dependent suburbs rob children of independence, contrasting North American suburbia with Dutch cities where kids walk and bike on their own. It is the creator's remake of an earlier video on the topic.

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The standard link in threads about child autonomy, helicopter parenting and car-centric planning.

Recommended by 7 HN people across 7 months · HN mentions 2022–2026

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Transit, cities & urban planningSocial issues & culture
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suburbsnetherlandscar dependencechild independencecycling

What people said

malermeister · 2024-01 · Recommendation

There's a great video by the urbanist youtuber Not Just Bikes about this very topic - he ended up moving to the Netherlands so his kids can safely play on the street and independently meet up with friends: [VIDEO]

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ignormies · 2023-04 · Recommendation

The issue isn't purely house vs apartment. It's a symptom of our neighborhood design. Not Just Bikes has a really good video on why suburbia (usually single family housing) is often worse for children than denser environments. [VIDEO]

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CalRobert · 2023-02 · Recommendation

Yet again this video on how there is something deeply, horrifyingly wrong with raising kids in American suburbs is apt. [VIDEO] Visited Utrecht in December and visiting Freiburg in April to decide where to live.

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