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Throwing Good Money After Bad Car Infrastructure - Wonderland Road

846K views · Oct 25, 2021 · 11:08 · 1 HN recommender · 3 mentions · discussed 2021–2023

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.

Why Hacker News points people here: Mentioned in threads on stroads and road safety as an example of the channel's critique of wasteful car infrastructure.

“Not Just Bikes on YouTube covers road/pedestrian/bike safety extensively.”HN comment, 2022

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RecommendsgcanyonNov 2022

“Not Just Bikes on YouTube covers road/pedestrian/bike safety extensively.”

Not Just Bikes on wasteful car infrastructure

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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: this video The wrong way to set speed limits: link Safe cycling: link "Stroads" are dangerous: link

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Cites itbo0tzzNov 2021

“his recent video includes a similar comparison”

Similar comparison in a recent video

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> 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: this video

Cites itjodrellblankNov 2023

Video on Wonderland Road widening in Toronto

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

in “280M e-bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars” · view on HN