Steps to Better City: Unlocking the Benefits of Public Transport and Cycling

In this video, we explore the many benefits of public transport and cycling for creating sustainable cities. From reducing carbon emissions to improving public health, these eco-friendly transportation options are key to creating livable, vibrant urban spaces. Join us as we dive into the advantages of these modes of transportation and how they can help us build a more sustainable future for all.
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[@matthewboyd8689]

I always found it strange that the symbol of independence for children was the bicycle. Meanwhile, I could never go anywhere because everyone was 20 miles away. I now see that everywhere should be built with mixed use buildings trams and dedicated separated bike paths and am currently looking for such a place to move to.

[@alex2143]

Well having a bike still allows kids to move around with more independence, but for those kinds of distances public transportation is probably useful as well. If it allows kids to get to a train station or bus stop, and get to their destination in that way, that's also a win. But you're absolutely right that a terminally car infested society warps and distorts land use and distances in a way that is really hard to fix. Cars cause problems that only cars can fix.

[@itssomething1043]

This channel is so underrated I watched almost of your videos and there good solid facts, good editing and very entertaining content keep it up and keep posting

[@cityforall]

Thanks) I've just started this channel so hope it will grow fast)

[@ethanrobinson6016]

I'm so glad I've found another great urbanist KZbin channel, congrats man you're criminally underrated.

[@cityforall]

Thanks) I've just started this channel so hope it will grow)

[@ethanrobinson6016]

@cityforall If I could make a suggestion, then it would be to go into more detail. Basic urbanist videos abound these days on KZbin, but detailed and in-depth videos that talk about the pressing issues of our time (gentrification, rehabilitating suburbia, how to successfully oppose NIMBYism, the right transit for a community, etc...) are, unfortunately, lacking. Even shorter videos that deal with specific issues or good/bad urbanism in different localities would be great too... Although I do, however, understand the constraints of life, so perhaps this is more of me projecting my urbanist content wishlist then anything else haha. Your tram video rocked btw and it's so great to see more urbanist content, particularly about Eastern Europe. Wishing you all the best mate 🥰

[@cityforall]

@@ethanrobinson6016 I plan to make videos about different countries and about Eastern Europe too, that's for sure.

[@scruf153]

I am 47 have not owned a car in over two years I rid a bicycle everyday for transport I live in central Alabama it is easy oooh the money I save $700+ a month

[@cityforall]

So it's possile to live without a car in USA? Do you live in big city or somewhere else?

[@user-yo7fx2xn8m]

I was thinking trams r better than the metro- the metro is more confined- with the trams u can enjoy looking outside the window. The underground is faster but I guess trams r better. Trams n train to connect the three, four countries together. As I said need to sit with everyone n talk about everything.

[@Frostbiker]

Trams can be pretty fast if you don't let cars get in their way and if you tweak traffic signals to give them priority. The problem, as usual, is car traffic.

[@safe-keeper1042]

That shot in the thumbnail looks heavenly. Especially when you consider it was probably originally a road.

[@cityforall]

Yep, in 1970s it was a road even without a trees

[@josdesouza]

There's another less often mentioned additional benefit for cities that substitute public transportation for more parking space in already congested car-centered urban spaces: increased revenues from taxes instead of more hidden subsidies for private car owners and auto manufacturers.

[@barakovdlich6203]

Awesome channel!

[@user-xs5dp4gw8e]

Public Transport A lower emissions A savings for all A saving urban land A increased accessibility A reduce oil depency A improved quality of life Cycling C improved health C savings C reduce traffic congestion C reduce emissions C increased accessibility C improved quality of life C increase independence C increased safety Walking You have a body ... use it or loose it

[@nicholascampbell2824]

cycling is so much better than driving because I've never read a news article that says "person demolishes building because the crashed into it on their bike"

[@SoumyaChowdhury24081995]

Great

[@enjoyslearningandtravel7957]

I’m guessing you’re from Germany or eastern Europe? And by the way, great filming !!

[@recycleman975]

he is probably Dutch based on what he says about bikes

[@tstcikhthys]

Very nice; let's hope cities around the world actually listen to this message. BTW, it's not the "impact" of climate change, but the _effect(s)_ of it.

[@rwrunning1813]

"Impact" can be used in place of "effects."

[@tstcikhthys]

@@rwrunning1813 No, it can't. Nothing is crashing into anything else. Even using it figuratively, it means "strong/violent/marked effect", and that too is considered jargon.

[@UrbanJerseyGuy]

HBLR mentioned!

[@cityforall]

What is HBLR?

[@UrbanJerseyGuy]

@@cityforall Hudson Bergen Light Rail, the video at 2:07. Its a tram in New Jersey.

[@EJeong-qh9rc]

Hi, Sorry. May I ask which county?

[@cityforall]

Which country what?

[@norbath1650]

@@cityforall Pretty sure he's asking you where you are from, but he's shy to do so in a straightforward way :)

[@cityforall]

@@norbath1650 I'd rather keep an intrigue for a while but from my upcoming videos you will see it)

[@norbath1650]

@@cityforall Well, judging by the accent and the closing bracket to indicate a smile you're definitely from the post-Soviet space ;)

[@EJeong-qh9rc]

@@cityforall I apologize for my English. I asked about which county did you take? Where is the video filming location? I'm really Sorry for my English. I'm really not a good about English.

[@Random.ChanneI]

1:25 what city is this?

[@cityforall]

I guess New York

[@Random.ChanneI]

@@cityforall Interesting. Didn’t recognize it

[@pablonieto1995]

Enrique Peñalosa is the worst example for City transportation. After 8 years being the Bogotá major in Colombia, the city is a disaster, his BRT are collapsed, and he has interrupted the metro project TWICE, lately because of the media pressure he had to accept the idea of a Metro, but instead of making it the main transport system of the city, he transfomed it to feed the BRT system, he decided to change the underground metro for an elevated metro, an structure that will divide the city in two parts that passes through an small avenue, the buildings will have the elevated metro structure 5 meters away from their windows. He do not care about "Rich and poors" he only cares for his bussiness with Volvo and their BRT.

[@ianhomerpura8937]

What is wrong with elevated metros though? Major cities like Tokyo, Chongqing, and Bangkok have them, also here in Manila, and everything functions just fine. They're also cheaper in terms of construction and maintenance costs.

[@pablonieto1995]

@@ianhomerpura8937 I myself worked on the elevated train project. And the one in Bogotá has nothing to do with the systems you mention. The avenue where they designed the viaduct is 40 M wide, and the stations are 30 M wide. The stations will be located every 2 km. BRT will continue to exist under the viaduct, indicating that the idea of ​​the train is to feed the BRT. Finally, the viaduct is so massive, and the avenue is so thin that for more than 10 km of the line it is necessary to eliminate the private car, making the avenue only for the BRT. I worked as an urban analyst, and all the economic models shown an evident devaluation in the price of land since the project was known. It is an urban disaster. I don't know if you have seen how latinamerica is in terms of criminality and social conditions, under the bridges all across the city there are homeless people living there, here we have high levels of criminality close to these urban barriers, now imagine a bridge but 20 KM long in the core of the city in some of the most dangerous zones of Bogotá.

[@enterprisestobart]

​@@pablonieto1995 I feel your pain - he sounds worse than Dr Beaching!

[@user-yo7fx2xn8m]

Like how long 15 years since I was 5 - we never had issues- we r both not materialistic and he is very rich - a fox 🦊

[@prst99]

Driving is not only for transport but also carrying things. How would you go bbq at the beach without carrying the grill, canopy, food, chairs, charcoal, plates, table? Costco shopping is impossible.

[@cityforall]

Use cargo bike!

[@prst99]

@@cityforall no way it can carry all that.

[@cityforall]

@@prst99 That was half-joke) If you need to carry smth big you can use car for sure but streets will be more free for you if the ones who carry nothing except themselves will use bikes or public transportation.

[@prst99]

@@cityforall I agree with that for sure. Cars and public transport have their place in cities. I myself drive only once or twice a week since I walk to work.

[@slimetank394]

With that much stuff to carry around you might as well just rent a van. And unless doing all of that around all the time is your job, you'd only bring them all with you on special occasions, once a while, owning a whole car and constantly paying upkeep and maintenance cost just for trips you do occasionally does not sound like a good financial decision.

[@barrysteven5964]

Forgive me, I'm a language teacher and I can't stop myself. Your English pronunciation is really excellent. It really is. With one glaring exception. Your pronunciation of 'v' especially at the beginning of a word is wrong. You consistently pronounce it as a 'w'. Saying 'wehicle' instead of 'vehicle'. (The 'h' is normally silent in that word by the way, so it's 'vey-icle'). Remember 'v' and 'w' are two completely different sounds and not interchangeable. A 'vet' is not the same as 'wet'. It's worth working on because it lets down your otherwise outstanding pronunciation.

[@cityforall]

I know there are problems in my pronunciation but it's hard to understand it from text. I'll try to fix that.

[@jinshiksung]

tram look city bus should be better

[@bluebear6570]

Cycling seems to be developing into a religious thing. It is NOT the one and only solution to urban traffic issues!

[@cityforall]

Sure it's not the only one, it's one of

[@ianhomerpura8937]

Given how Americans hated any form of physical activity, it has to be emphasized repeatedly.

[@slimetank394]

That's why this video have more than just cycling, isn't it?

[@scruf153]

@@ianhomerpura8937 agreed

[@enjoyslearningandtravel7957]

Cycling can be a solution along with others!! it’s quite usual in some parts of Europe to see 80 year old men and women still cycling, because they never gave it up, cycling to buy some things from the market, or the store, friends and families cycling together on the weekend to villages on the bicycle paths and sitting together at a restaurant or walking with an ice cream cone after they bicycle. When I lived in Western Europe, it was easy for me to be in fit without paying extra for a gym.

[@dickharper]

Pfft, forgot to take into account the homeless making public transport an absolute game of death..

[@dantetre]

3:44 Cycling is not zero emission. You need to produce the bicycle and parts for it maintain,and that has emission. Also the biorobot, that makes it move , has extra emission due to the extra activity!

[@janki3353]

1 trip of cycling about 10 miles negates any emmissions in building and the biorobot!

[@TheMangazixy]

the "biorobot" NEEDS to do exercise for his health, so it doesn't count, because if not, he would do another physical activity to compensate.

[@prst99]

You are correct. Nothing man made is carbon pollution free.

[@prst99]

@@janki3353 that doesn’t make sense. It still produced some pollution no matter if it makes less. It’s like saying eating an apple is zero calorie food compared to ice cream.

[@ianhomerpura8937]

@@prst99 but still, compared to cars, bikes have VERY LOW carbon emissions. But if you still cannot accept it, walk, which is also great

[@Tamwyn107]

That’s just a list that has nearly nothing to do with ‘Steps to unlock the benefit of public transport and cycling’. Even the reasons, after the facts are a little bit flat. What’s about social mobility? Why is it good for society when all people use public transport? That’s just the surface

[@enjoyslearningandtravel7957]

Not all people have to use public transport of course, but it should be made more available so I can be a choice to other people

[@enjoyslearningandtravel7957]

Meant to write, it can be a choice for other people. If you have just availability for a car dependent society, then people who either cannot afford, or can afford a car, but cannot drive for various medical reasons and other reasons, then you have part of the society that can’t participate as easily plus, even if you can drive if you get part of your exercise from cycling and walking, you can easily not have to use part of the time for a gym. !!:)

[@enjoyslearningandtravel7957]

Plus cycling and walking as a real mood changer for the better

[@moetocafe]

The video is kind of biased, portraying an ideal utopic world... that does not exist. Cycling is great and it can serve you great in the city, I myself ride my bike as a means of both entertainment and also a convenient way to commute. However, cycling has limits. First, not all people are body abled and in physical condition to cycle and for them car may be the only viable option. Another problem is, if you need to go at a great distance, esp. if you live in a big city, like me. For the longer distances cycling is not really an option - you need public or other way of transportation. Trams are not less noisy, as the video suggests, on the contrary. They are very noisy and causing vibrations. They are still a great option, but they also have cons of their own. And "climate change" is very controversial subject, to say the least, esp. with climategate and some other revelations, but I don't want to go too much into politics.

[@scruf153]

why is that? Americans drive to much no exercise in that siting all day no exercise in that and Americans eat to much

[@moetocafe]

@@scruf153 every person is responsible for himself and himself alone. I cannot speak about Americans and I have no idea why you mention them under my comment? I am not an American, I live in Europe.

[@enjoyslearningandtravel7957]

No, this is not portraying an utopian world, !!!!!! the videos, showing a world that already exist in parts of western, Southern and some of Eastern Europe. I know because I lived and worked overseas in Germany for many years and to me it was quite a pleasure when I didn’t have to drive to walk and cycle to get around either to work when I could or bicycle to the differen Villages with my friends or even to the market, where the farmers froth or vegetables, and they’re wonderful cheeses I was over 40 years old and sometimes ate a lot of rich foods, such as chocolate croissants, and Rich cheeses but with all my bicycling I didn’t gain but lost weight.

[@enjoyslearningandtravel7957]

@@scruf153 not all Americans don’t exercise and eat too much but I see many people are more obese than in most other countries and the portions. They serve in restaurants are enough for two people instead of one person. !!!

[@robfoulds9930]

This video is absolute cobblers, every day is a sunny day it seems, where are the images when it's pouring down with rain. Also, where are the images when trying to cycle through the streets of Glasgow when there's a couple of inches of snow falling during rush hour, or it's 5 degrees below zero. And your claim that people driving their car to work don't want to do, that is an out and out lie, ladies in particular do prefer to drive themselves rather than stood on a tram next to some pervert, or some headcase. And everyone is fit and healthy and not a hint of disabled people in your world. I have had the experience of dealing with local authorities over plans to extend the Supertram system and quite simply they are liars, they tried to sell us the same story as yours and intentionally withheld important information. Your trying to flog a sunny picture, which is utterly misleading and that is an absolute disgrace. Now get real and get honest and convey the truth about your dreamland. Rob Foulds 02.40 hrs. 08 Jun 23

[@cityforall]

Thanks for your time and your comment, Rob! Would you be so kind to tell about your dreamland? What cities should do to make you say - Now all is correct?

[@robfoulds9930]

Dear anonymous person Firstly, you couldn't be bothered to take the time to address even one of my perfectly reasonable observations. Secondly, I would not be a liar and use lies to support a proposition. Thirdly, I do not inhabit yours or any other's idealistic dreamland. Fourthly, I live in the real world, where circumstances are as outlined in my observations and where nation economies have to succeed. Oh yes, and where people have to work. Fifthly, this week's report about UK government's £2 billion grant for "Target to boost walking and cycling in England" has spectacularly failed. May I suggest just two reasons for that farago, er well, people don't want to do it and people will most certainly not do it in the pissing rain. This was exactly the same when the government coughed up good public money to encourage exercising after the UK Olympics. Another failure. Also, all of the revenue raising clean air zone schemes are deeply unpopular and will in due course be returned to the original road layouts, indeed some have already. No 6, I used to enjoy my cycling and walking when I chose to do them, not when some dreamer in a local authority wants me to. No 7, due to certain health issues, my friend's cycling days are over and he is disabled. Just a reminder, nothing in your sunny sunshine video about that. So that's my response, something I have taken the time to compile. I haven't done the puerile thing 'oh, well what would you do then'. Pathetic. In essence, you do not have a response to my observations. Dear nameless person.

[@scruf153]

I am 47 years old I have not owned a car in over two years I have been riding a bicycle every single day with no problems still go fishing hunting everything else and I live in central Alabama

[@robfoulds9930]

Try cycling every day in the rain in Manchester uk

[@ChristiaanHW]

people all over Northern Europe use bikes to cycle every day. doesn't matter if ti's 28C or -10C, snow, rain, winds that blow your bike of the road, we have it all. if you think Denmark or The Netherlands are some kind of tropical paradises you should open a book some time. (in The Netherlands ii rains around 190 days a year, so halve the year) and ladies don't have to choose between using a personal metal cocoon or being assaulted in public transit. most public transit a completely safe (probably safer because people who drive those vehicles are better drivers then most of the people in personal cars) they also can choose to cycle, where they choose their own route and speed. so if the see someone they don't like they go another route.

[@josephschulze4677]

bro what this is wrong \

[@cityforall]

What exactly?)