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Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere) [ST05]
Not Just Bikes
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What this video covers
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.
How the source describes its HN context
HN links it constantly as the standard introduction to stroads and Strong Towns-style arguments about car-centric design.
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