Throwing Good Money After Bad Car Infrastructure - Wonderland Road
Not Just Bikes1 HN recommender · recommended in 1 month, 2021-2023
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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.
Mentioned in threads on stroads and road safety as an example of the channel's critique of wasteful car infrastructure.
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3 comments from Hacker News
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.
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
> 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