Not enough people talk about the actual physical impact of car infrastructure on habitat, so the world lands up patting itself on the back for pushing EVs as a golden environmental solution, when they really aren't. It's frustrating, and it was good to hear you highlight it in your video.
@knarf_on_a_bike
2 жыл бұрын
Got rid of my car over 25 years ago. Best decision I ever made. I wish more could find a way to do so. We are brainwashed from a young age to think we can't live without a car, but it is very doable.
@RealSergiob466
2 жыл бұрын
@Focus Asia-Pacific yes that’s what we need
@Vettel2011
2 жыл бұрын
"Best decision I ever made" To become a slave to the government? "We are brainwashed from a young age to think we can't live without a car" Exactly the opposite is the case.
@knarf_on_a_bike
2 жыл бұрын
@@Vettel2011 not sure how riding a bike and walking to places I need to go makes me a slave to the government?
@Vettel2011
2 жыл бұрын
@@knarf_on_a_bike You can perfectly ride a bike and walk. However, some distances may be too long for that.
@hellmo899
2 жыл бұрын
4:35 Governments pay for roads using other forms of taxes in addition to vehicle registration and gas tax. So even people who don’t drive are paying for cars to use roads.
@mikko.g
2 жыл бұрын
Honey, I'm going to put on my 2 tons of energy demanding body armor and bring it 1/2 a mile to get a carton of milk. Need anything?
@xray40gamez75
2 жыл бұрын
I wish I could cut my dependency on my car, If public transportation was better where I lived I would take that to my University but it seems like there is not enough of a push for public transport in the US which would solve a lot of issues including emissions. Great video!
@njws8234
2 жыл бұрын
I can see this channel growing for sure. Just one note for you, post links of your sources in the description, I believe it would make people feel these videos are much more reliable. Other than that, I loved the pace throughout!
@gabrielebursi5509
2 жыл бұрын
Great video! I’m from Europe and luckily Europe mantained good (not great sadly) public transit so it is very much possible to ditch the car, unless you actually need it for a variety of good reasons like living in rural areas or having to drive to work carrying equipment like plumbers. Probably not having oil saved us from car dependency, even tho we now see our mistake of being reliant on fossil fuel because war in Ukraine
@adithyaramachandran7427
2 жыл бұрын
Roads here are unfit for pedestrians who would rather take a fresh air walk to the grocery store. And people in this area don't expect to see pedestrians on the road outside residential streets, only other cars and trucks, maybe the occasional bus. The idea people have is that it snows half the year, so people won't walk anyways, why build infrastructure for the other half ? It's economically not viable. Recently, some seasonal rental units have popped up with better walking and biking options.
@rlclark50
2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate content on this subject, it is important we talk about this issue. Just a note though, 6:18, a negative feedback loop is a loop which tends to reduce itself to nothing whereas a positive feedback loop is one that tends to feed itself and may diverge.
@bethanygreenwood8655
2 жыл бұрын
Nice and concise, thank you
@giorgio7388
2 жыл бұрын
Wooooow that close call at 2.49 maaan Great video btw. Cars are the cancer of our planet
@johnsmiff8328
2 жыл бұрын
I love saving money by not owning a car. I don't love that I still pay for car dependency.
@ronansuperfrog8425
2 жыл бұрын
I wish we had more trams and trains
@enjoyslearningandtravel7957
2 жыл бұрын
I agree with the comments on this video however, I wish you would give us some suggestions how to change our car dependent suburbs. I don’t wanna live in a city like New York City but I would like to live in a smaller city or that had public transportation that was reliable and walkable sidewalks. I don’t know how to change that. Please give us some tips or suggestions how to change that was a real live in the United States or Canada.
@enjoyslearningandtravel7957
2 жыл бұрын
I would like bike lanes too.
@TheTransportationChannel
2 жыл бұрын
Hi! Small towns can definitely become less car dependent. If you live on the East Coast, take a stroll in the old town centres that were built before the 20th century, they are a perfect example of how a pedestrian friendly town should look like. The easiest way to reform a car dependent town is to encourage low rise, medium density, mix use building. Make sure that everything (retail, residential, offices) are within walking distance. After that, active transit infrastructure won't be hard to build at all. .
@enjoyslearningandtravel7957
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheTransportationChannel Thanks for your answer and your information. yes I’ve traveled to some of the East Coast cities and even walked everywhere such as Boston or rented a bicycle in the smaller towns. And I listened to the different videos about what makes it more Walker and biker friendly such as what you mentioned that we have retail such as groceries and offices are within walking distance e.g. . What I’d like to know is how I would go about that would I text my local government or I get an activist group to persuade this for the voters? I feel strongly about getting this done
@TheTransportationChannel
2 жыл бұрын
Urban planning is all about municipal politics. A grassroots movement showing support for a better future is a great idea. Building new pedestrian and cyclist friendly infrastructure requires public consultation. But unfortunately, most people don't care about municipal affairs, and those who do show up to public consultation are NIMBYs. So showing up and voicing your support is great. Another way is to vote in your municipal elections. Councilperson decide on what Transportation and Planning Plans look like. So voting in those who supports active and public transit infrastructure is equally necessary.
@enjoyslearningandtravel7957
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheTransportationChannel thanks for taking the time to give this information. :)
@isaccolocatelli2847
2 жыл бұрын
Great video on the topic 👍
@o.s.h.4613
2 жыл бұрын
I would still argue that driving itself is not a good act for most people-if we look at it objectively, driving today is still letting pretty much anyone, even teenagers, elderly, and bad drivers, control 2-ton death machines. Even with the best infrastructure, that’s going to cause unnecessary deaths to the driver and people and animals outside the car… Not to mention the noise pollution and the social hierarchy cars place on people.
@Freshbott2
Жыл бұрын
That’s the best part of car dependency. Car addicts rage on every commute and say everyone who slights them shouldn’t be on the road (but not them self, they’re perfect 😊). But suggest that it not be a necessity and they’ll turn inside out over it.
@williamevans9709
Ай бұрын
These insane amounts of money in Ontario and Quebec sound like Texas here in America. Also. Los Angeles has wasted billions. It’s amazing what could be done with that money for trains
@johnmitchell8925
11 ай бұрын
Great video
@blu0065
2 жыл бұрын
@6 minutes: actually, it's a positive feedback loop. (Which creates a negative effect ;) )
@LilliD3
2 жыл бұрын
Infrastructure doesn't have a plural!
@daliuskal
2 жыл бұрын
"viscous cycle" - ?? I'm sure you meant some other word.
@somecrazdude2412
2 жыл бұрын
Yep, viscous cycle just refers to circular steps that feed into the next in a way that makes a problem worse and worse as they take place. What word would have been better there?
@gabrielebursi5509
2 жыл бұрын
@@somecrazdude2412 it's vicious, not viscous. Non-english speaker but “viscous” should be a liquid like honey which is not very fluid
@Killerspieler0815
2 жыл бұрын
Bull´s Eye !
@vanishingfox1339
2 жыл бұрын
While your points make sense by packing people in to city so public transit can accommodate them easier there are a lot of us in the US and other larger western countries where this is not an option. Living in a small town suits my needs better than a city. Also the line of work I'm in works better for my location. While I dont have a good answer for the best way to cut emissions on infrastructure I'm sure there are a lot of people like myself who cant or wont live in large cities for ditching their vehicles. Other than my little rant the video was well done. Keep up the work.
@daliuskal
2 жыл бұрын
Anyone who can cycle or use public transport to get to work are lucky and creating the infrastructure for everyone is not economically viable. I live in a big city and there is no public transport available to get to work. No car = no way to get to work, simple as that. Large cities certainly don't solve the problem and moving closer to work is not an economically viable option.
@TheTransportationChannel
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Vanishingfox, thanks for your comment! Cars certainly still has their place as a mode of transport, especially in rural areas where there aren't enough density to support public transits. But the majority of car users are found in cities and suburbs, where the urban environment can easily support more efficient modes of transport (public and active transits). The fact that governments are prioritizing car usage as the only possible way of getting around (through fuel subsidies, road construction, minimum parking standards) even in places where building public transit is possible is unacceptable.
@DiogenesOfCa
2 жыл бұрын
I have lived in the city and I get where you are coming from. With that being said people in rural areas do not pay their fair share for infrastructure, the people in the cities subsidize your lifestyle. Not blaming anyone, nor do I have an answer to fix it.
@vanishingfox1339
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheTransportationChannel Okay I hear what you saying. As far as for us that live farther from large cities I wish we had a sound pedestrian rail system. I know its a big ticket item that wouldn't pay for it's self anytime soon but I believe if we could commute from farther away in an economical way you'd see more workers and shoppers come to the city and generate more tax for the city and state. Then if you added what your points of improving transportation in cities that would be the key to make it all work. The one thing I enjoyed in Europe or even as a kid when Amtrack would stop the next town over and you could take a ride for a little bit of cash to Springfild IL or even Chicago. But those days are long gone here.
@vanishingfox1339
2 жыл бұрын
@@DiogenesOfCa Yeah its a tough problem. Even tougher one when you add how each state or county for that fact dives up tax money. I feel like most places put roads and improvements last on the list until its too late. Living in IL most of my life I see it time and time again while our roads are not the worst I've seen we just spent a lot of money to fix bridges due to the can being kicked down the road for decades . We could have saved a lot of money by fixing and maintaining them regularly on a schedule.
@Vettel2011
2 жыл бұрын
There is no such thing as “car dependency”. Cars are what keep you from being dependent on anyone or anything else for transportation.
@r.pres.4121
2 жыл бұрын
Bullshit! There is such a thing as car dependency and it is not sustainable and it is very costly in the long term.
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