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Car-free Streets are Amazing (and we need more of them)

Not Just Bikes · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Transit, cities & urban planning

What it is

Not Just Bikes explains the Dutch concept of autoluw, or nearly car-free, streets and how it is applied across the Netherlands, with examples from Toronto and Copenhagen. It also covers Amsterdam's move toward a nearly car-free city.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters share it as a good overview of car-light street design and its effects in discussions of car-centric cities and the 15-minute city.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “If anyone is interested here is great video on”

    Video about Dutch autoluw streets

    kuldeep_kap, 2022-07 · Recommendation · in “The 15-minute city (2020)”

  2. “Good overview about autoluw streets and the effects they have”

    Good overview of autoluw streets and their effects

    ryukafalz, 2022-08 · Recommendation · in “Too many Americans live in places built for cars – not for human connection”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: autoluw, netherlands, urbanism, cycling, amsterdam

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