Transit, Cities & Urban Planning Videos Hacker News Recommends — Page 2

explainer#1464

Why China Is so Good at Building Railways

Wendover Productions

“Please, I urge you to watch this.”

4 HN recommenders · 2018–2021

explainer#1496

Stop Signs Suck and We Should Get Rid of Them

Not Just Bikes

“Here is a great video about life without stop signs in the Netherlands”

4 HN recommenders · 2022–2024

explainer#1536

The Dutch Solution for Safer Sidewalks - Continuous Sidewalks

Not Just Bikes

“talking about length of crossings on wide road, traffic signals, priorities, etc.”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

explainer#1613

Safe Cycling Showdown - Good vs. Bad City Design - Plus 1 Minus 2

Not Just Bikes

“Watch the bicycle infrastructure get better as he get out into the Amsterdam suburbs.”

4 HN recommenders · 2021–2022

explainer#1655

The Suburbs Are Bleeding America Dry | Climate Town (feat. @NotJustBikes)

Climate Town

“A funny, yet very well researched video on that exact same topic of Zoning nonsense. Entertaining AND informative.”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025

explainer#1761

How an Average Family in Tokyo Can Buy a New Home

Life Where I'm From

“a fantastic overview of housing for a nuclear family in Tokyo”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023

commentary#1855

56 High Speed Rail Links We Should've Built Already

Ray Delahanty | CityNerd

“CityNerd identifies 56 train segments that should be built, using data and reasonable, precedented criteria”

3 HN recommenders · 2024–2025

talk#1960

The Boring Company Information Session

The Boring Company

“It's worth watching to see what they are proposing.”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2019

explainer#1982

The UK's Failed Experiment in Rail Privatization

Wendover Productions

“the people on the Wendover YouTube channel did a video on this back in March which explained the issue really well.”

4 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

podcast#2002

What It Really Takes to Convert an Office Building to Apartments | Odd Lots

Bloomberg Podcasts

“a good deep dive into why this is not a simple proposition.”

3 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

talk#2073

James Kunstler: How bad architecture wrecked cities

TED

“Here's a far more engaging critique of car-first design by James Kunstler”

4 HN recommenders · 2011–2024

explainer#2093

Why this British crossroads was so dangerous

Tom Scott

“Tom Scott has a good video for anyone looking for a visual of this phenomenon”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

documentary#2178

Does Vienna Have the World's Best Council Housing? Swimming Pools, Private TV Channels & More

Channel 4 Documentaries

“See this video for what government provided housing could be.”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2023

explainer#2213

How American Fire Departments are Getting People Killed

Not Just Bikes

“shows quite well the major difference in approach between fire departments in the USA vs the Netherlands”

3 HN recommenders · 2024–2025

talk#2266

Why city flags may be the worst-designed thing you've never noticed | Roman Mars

TED

“one must watch the short talk on state and country flags”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023

explainer#2270

The One Tiny Law That Keeps Amtrak Terrible

Wendover Productions

“Wendover Productions made a great video [0] explaining this situation.”

4 HN recommenders · 2023–2025

explainer#2286

The Non-capitalist Solution to the Housing Crisis

About Here

“I found this video [0] a decent dive into issues and possible long term solutions.”

4 HN recommenders · 2022–2023

documentary#2338

Modern Times Streetwise - part 1/4 - 1996 BBC Documentary how become a London cabbie.

TaxiWarrior

“there is an excellent (albeit slightly dated) BBC documentary on the subject”

3 HN recommenders · 2014–2017

explainer#2343

Induced Demand & Roadway Widening: Everything You Always Wanted to Know (and Weren't Afraid to Ask)

Ray Delahanty | CityNerd

“Anyway, Ray explains it better than I could and he agrees that the term is bad”

3 HN recommenders · 2022–2024

talk#2356

BahnMining - Pünktlichkeit ist eine Zier (David Kriesel)

media.ccc.de

“there's the great talk from David Kriesel on the 36C3 [1] about how Deutsche Bahn is... "doing statistics" to hide their delays. It's well worth the hour!”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

explainer#2412

The Miniature Microcars of Amsterdam

Not Just Bikes

“Please, please watch the videos I linked.”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

demo#2429

[60 fps] The Flying Train, Germany, 1902

Denis Shiryaev

“I've really come to enjoy these sorts of upscaled videos that allow a view of various cities in the early 1900's.”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2023

demo#2473

SIMCITY 3000 - MAGNASANTI - 6 MILLION - ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM.flv

tasrhgs02

“Don't miss the video”

2 HN recommenders · 2012–2023

other#2643

Unbelievably busy bicycle crossing in Amsterdam

Thomas Schlijper

“Watching that video sooths my mind and warms my heart”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

talk#2721

TEDxCopenhagen - Mikael Colville-Andersen - Why We Shouldn't Bike with a Helmet

TEDx Talks

“If you would rather watch than read, there's this”

2 HN recommenders · 2012–2024

talk#2918

Strong Towns | Charles Marohn | Talks at Google

Talks at Google

“It has a great explanation of the difference between complex and complicated”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022

explainer#2948

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

Not Just Bikes

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

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022

documentary#2959

Oldest US mall blends old/modern with 225-sq-ft micro-lofts

Kirsten Dirksen

“Here's a detailed examination of one mall that converted to apartments”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2022

explainer#3024

Suburbs that don't Suck - Streetcar Suburbs (Riverdale, Toronto)

Not Just Bikes

“There is something in between NYC and an American-style suburb. I encourage you to take a look at Not Just Bikes”

3 HN recommenders · 2021–2026

explainer#3026

CBTC: Communications-Based Train Control

mtainfo

“Well made video that helps understand the interlocks - if you like antique systems!”

2 HN recommenders · 2015–2022

commentary#3028

America Always Gets This Wrong (when building transit)

Not Just Bikes

“great video essay on what north America gets wrong when building transit”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025

explainer#3100

This high-speed rail project is a warning for the US

Vox

“It's a Vox video, so high level but not a bad intro”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2023

explainer#3105

Business Parks Suck (but they don't have to)

Not Just Bikes

“makes a similar case for generic concrete business parks in the USA and Canada compared to one in the Netherlands.”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025

explainer#3129

Why Everywhere in the US is Starting to Look the Same

Wendover Productions

“Here's a good video on the subject”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2024

demo#3191

Who's faster around London: a taxi driver or a GPS?

Tom Scott plus

“There's a fantastic Tom Scott video on it”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

commentary#3204

Cities Without People

Jacob Geller

“Jacob Geller provides a fun and effective summary within this video at 9 minutes in”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

explainer#3320

Why North America Can't Build Nice Apartments (because of one rule)

About Here

“I caught a YouTube about this recently that I really enjoyed.”

3 HN recommenders · 2023–2025

commentary#3345

China's Bicycle sharing WENT INSANE!

serpentza

“I find this fellow's assessment accurate, if you want a brief overview.”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2018

explainer#3346

Why the Dutch Wait Less at Traffic Lights

Not Just Bikes

“talking about length of crossings on wide road, traffic signals, priorities, etc.”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

explainer#3390

Strong Towns: Property Tax vs. Land Value "Tax" (LVT)

John Snow

“Check out this Strong Towns video for an explanation about both taxes and how they differ”

2 HN recommenders · 2017–2022

documentary#3393

Taken for a Ride - The U.S. History of the Assault on Public Transport in the Last Century

PEACE REBEL

“I think the documentary Taken for a ride(1996)”

2 HN recommenders · 2015–2025

explainer#3422

The Car-Replacement Bicycle (the bakfiets)

Not Just Bikes

“I had my mind blown about Dutch-style cargo ebikes”

3 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

explainer#3474

How Highways Almost Destroyed Amsterdam - Plan Jokinen

Not Just Bikes

“about those plans, the fightback in the 1970s, and the resulting bike culture that Amsterdam has today.”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2024

comedy#3487

The Real Reason Jaywalking Is A Crime (Adam Ruins Everything)

Dropout

“I rarely recommend videos but this one in re: Jaywalking is funny and informative”

1 HN recommenders · 2019–2024

podcast#3503

Well There's Your Problem | Episode 46 : Five-over-Ones

Well There's Your Problem Podcast

“Here's an enlightening chapter of "Well there's your problem" podcast about this with actual civil engineers”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

explainer#3636

How Suburban Development Makes American Cities Poorer [ST02]

Not Just Bikes

“Not Just Bikes is a great channel on urban development”

1 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

explainer#3654

Why Dutch Bikes are Better (and why you should want one)

Not Just Bikes

1 HN recommenders · 2021–2023

explainer#3701

This Ponzi Scheme Might END Suburban Prosperity

Strong Towns

“Everyone that wants to know more about this owes it to themselves to watch this strong towns video”

1 HN recommenders · 2024–2026