Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere) [ST05]

Not Just Bikes · 12 recommenders · 11 months

Not Just Bikes introduces the "stroad", a street-road hybrid common in the US and Canada that fails at both jobs. He contrasts it with Dutch design, where each road has a single purpose, and covers cost, danger and ugliness.

Hacker News 读者推荐理由: HN links it constantly as the standard introduction to stroads and Strong Towns-style arguments about car-centric design.

12 recommenders2 strong recommendations2021–2025

Transit, cities & urban planning Civil engineering & construction#stroads#strong towns#netherlands#road safety#car-centric design

“This video from the Not Just Bikes channel shows the stark difference between a street and a road”
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