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In my hometown they rebuilt a bus station. Now it has no trees and the houses on the bus stop are glass all around. There is no shade. And it’s supposed to be for school kids. Worst planning ever…
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_SJ1NBMrH0&t=1604">26:44</a> bro...
Dear Not, why you never talk about Barcelona? yes their transportation is not super intuitive and organized, but it just works, and the urbanism is amazing.
The bad part of SG is the hostility to bike transport
Singapore is already great implementing safety and comfortable way to mobilize around the coutry (city), there nice and easy access public transport, highly walkable city and nice road and toll roads for the driver, I dont think singapore needs excesive walkable city like in europe standart, SEA already have their own stlye.
Im thinking that since it's so rainy in Singapore that it provides covering for people to move around without an umbrella as well.
Yeah, but you can't even chew gum there. It's fully illegal.
For all the rain it gets Portland has almost zero protection from the rain. Or the sun.
Singapore is a very wheel-chair friendly city. My dad had a stroke and i take him around the city to visit different parks and places using buses and MRT. I haven't encountered a place where a wheelchair isn't accessible yet.
I bet you it's good when it rains too.
Man this is such a bizarrely anti-car mindset, with an assumption that cars are all bad and cities need to get rid of them completely. That's so ridiculous and unrealistic. So even countries like Singapore where there's a huge tax on cars (called the COE) are condemned because there are still too many cars. F FYI the COE alone makes an ordinary car in Singapore roughly $120,000 to $135,000 more expensive, which inflates the total purchase price to 3 to 4.5 times what you would pay in Malaysia or Thailand. But I guess as long as there are still cars, this guy isn't happy 🥴
Seeing that many train stations open in 20 years compared to the 30+ that Sound Transit in Seattle estimates it'll take to open one (1) station in Ballard makes me want to walk into the ocean.
There are times I enjoy your channel only to have you punctuate it with urbane ignorance…ceiling fans a forgotten technology in the west🤦🏻♂️
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_SJ1NBMrH0&t=1131">18:51</a> It's called a study. They are making the test subjects use their cards.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_SJ1NBMrH0&t=931">15:31</a> TIL Everyone in Florida works in Air Conditioned Offices…<br><br>(APPARENTLY not me 💀)
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_SJ1NBMrH0&t=739">12:19</a> say cheese
There is no default parking on the street, which makes Singapore look tidier than many European cities which is a big plus. Unfortunately, the much older European buildings do not have underground parking.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_SJ1NBMrH0&t=1518">25:18</a> WTF is happening in San Marino?!?
When i saw the map of mrt and how it changed from 2006 to 2026 i was wondering: what is wrong with us in Europe?
It’s to protect from the rain. Not the sun.
You would have a heart attack if you go to Monterrey, Mexico
I’m Singaporean, and I have to say, I’m pretty annoyed by what seems to be over glazing on our infrastructure… they are always overly politicized in Singapore and we aren’t sure if for example, so called, “silver zones” are really successful or not. I mean most of these literally was just the government saying “yeah we know you guys jaywalk, the law disallows that, but we will make it easier anyway and penalize cars harder when they bump into a human”, like it’s not exactly fair or safe for a pedestrian. Some of these pedestrian crossing also cause congestion and even more angry drivers, and as a pedestrian you can sometimes feel the heat behind aggressive drivers during rush hour. A traffic light still go a long way. But, I have to say, we do have infrastructure that is a lot better than the other countries, specifically, having always a pedestrian path, having covered walkways. But things like friendly streets is just one of the example our government over advertise such things and academics will over glaze and ignore or downplay all the real world frictions. But I have to say again, we have freedom of speech so I’m free to hate, but I do really enjoy being able to walk down the street without looking over my shoulder for cars trying to kill me.<br><br><br>There’s a lot more I have to say to make this video more nuanced, but toward the end of car hating(which I don’t disagree with) there was a point on how the roads are empty. But the truth is, during rush hours, the roads are always jammed and accidents are plenty. We also really need more MRT, and busses are really not the solutions to mid length transport. There is this dichotomy of either only being a car driver and a pedestrian using BMW(bus MRT walk), that is simply not true, many who drive, do use public transport, and family of those who drive definitely do use public transport. So politically public transport is a very very important thing, if not as important and held to the same degree as cars. And usually it’s simply treated as transport in general.<br><br>Essentially, the more overarching issue is over congestion, and focusing on only one side of transport is not going to solve that
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Have you ever thought about visitng Cities Skylines 1 or 2 cities and reviewing them just like you do with real cities?
Pedestrian space 'carved' into buildings is called portico and it's quite common in many Countries in Europe, over all Southern Europe.<br>The city of Bologna in Italy has notoriously plenty of them. 62 kms in total lenght.<br><br>The longest one is Portico di San Luca, with almost 4 kms of lenght.<br>It connects the city core to San Luca Sanctuary on the hills. It was built between 17th and 18th century
You are the reason I became a Transportation Civil Engineer in America.
@<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_SJ1NBMrH0&t=108">1:48</a> yeah just stand and discuss it in the middle of the walkway... <a href="UCkszU2WH9gy1mb0dV-11UJg/W8IfY_bwAfiPq7IPvNCA2AU"></a>
These coverings of the sidewalks do seem quite nice, but I wonder why they didn't try to put trees instead of metal structures. Trees seem to me to be much nice to provide shade and help to cool the city down. Other commenters here have said that these structures are more rain protection rather than sun protection so perhaps it's because trees protect less against the rain?
Amazing, after so many years we get Just Bikes 🎉
Just bikes huh
when is the Tel Aviv video coming?
Just Bikes?
Interesting stuff
why english is written/spoken there?
You’re American right ? If so how are you able to get a long term visa for the Netherlands?
I love the covered walkways!
the point about AC being too intense and fans being superior was facts. large, slower spinning ceiling fans >>>>
Living in Los Angeles, watching this video is depressing 😢
This would be nice in the southwest
Do Malaysia next plss, hopefully it went viral so my government will "hopefully" made changes to the country
I am a singaporean and I can state one controvesy that the govt wanted to cut down the Maju Forest. This is one in the long series of cutting down other forests on the island. I disagree with the cutting down of the forest because Singapore is unreasonably hot. I live in Yishun and it feels like yes we have trees at side of roads and covered pavements but climate change and heat bouncing off concrete buildings and tar roads make the heat more unbearable. Messing with our ecosystem in the anme of building housing may not be great if we are messing with habitats or making i dont know our island in an effect more hot
can you please do a video about tashkent, uzbekistan, please
@<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_SJ1NBMrH0&t=1906">31:46</a> exactly this is how I felt growing up in SG, the main darkside is the polices made are VERY discriminating for the poor by the rich. Just this Car's COE as an example
@<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_SJ1NBMrH0&t=1590">26:30</a> PAP plan ur policy for ALL SGporean not JUST THE RICH!, next election is coming and the youngs are not blind!
Please come to Bangkok! We really need a change here. Thailand is a heavily car-dependent country, and we desperately need fresh ideas. Since I started following your channel, things have been getting better, and people are becoming much more aware of how bad our city design is.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_SJ1NBMrH0&t=1218">20:18</a> - Guy dropping his cigarette butt onto the floor.
One hidden fact that even most Singaporeans don't know about the MRT is, the artworks in the stations are strategically placed near the exits to help the elderly remember which to use through familiarity, hence they're all quite distinct compared to each other
“Is Singapore peak tropical urbanism?”<br>Yes. As an ASEAN, the answer is a resounding yes.
I lost my old youtubes password and found your account again by seeing a video from 3 years ago that originally introduced me to your channel, so happy youre still making phenomenal content
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_SJ1NBMrH0&t=1430">23:50</a> SG is a "fine city", so there are cameras everywhere to automatically catch and fine drivers who drive in bus lanes outside allowed times. If you see a car in a bus lane when they shouldn't be, they most likely made a mistake and will receive a fine of over a hundred dollars shortly.
Excellent video! Even as a local I learnt about the changes that had been made to other areas.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_SJ1NBMrH0&t=1130">18:50</a> I suspect they didn't want to hamper traffic that much, as vehicles <b>must</b> give way to all pedestrians waiting at zebra crossings, or face demerit points. In fact not giving way there is an instant fail in the driving test.
What about arid city design? How would you design riyadh for example?
I’ve been avoiding this video as Texan. I don’t want to know what I’m missing out on
Since u grew up in Canada, I gotta ask whether big cities like Toronto were walkable or not. Moreover, were ppl living in suburbs happy with the unwalkable conditions or not?
If you think Singapore is car centric, you should visit Kuala Lumpur. Culturally, geographically and economically similar to SG, but with the car slider set to max. I love KL, but it feels like SG’s evil twin in terms of urbanism.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_SJ1NBMrH0&t=276">4:36</a> Amazing!
“Wow, asia is in the future!” Nah dude, the US is just trapped in the past because its more profitable
Seems like the same roofs would be fantastic in not just heat and rain but also snow as well. Fans could help in some of those tall spaces in the cold too. Seems like generally good pedestrian design almost regardless of climate. <br>The US has such incredibly poorly planned infrastructure. It is just sad and pathetic for such a wealthy nation.
Please come to Indonesia and roasting the gov here
30° everyday and it's already hot for you ? If you visit my place, you probably gonna end up dry and dead because it's 37° every day and sometimes the hottest temp goes up to 40° - 43° 🥵 Yes ! I'm dying over here 😂 LMAO.. It's so hot that you can't even walk and the brain goes dark and blank when you stand still 😅 But yeah, my country is hot but my state in just overkill, nobody comes and visit here..
The metros are insanely massive. And there is so much greenery which amplifies cooling
Come visit oklahoma in july or august😂<br>My god 30° sounds pleasant<br>Edit we are on 20 days straight of 100° f or 37.7 °c and i live in the cooler part of the state
I would love to see your Singapore 🇸🇬 Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Macau 🇲🇴 Taiwan 🇹🇼 South Korea 🇰🇷 Japan 🇯🇵 Vietnam 🇻🇳 biking infrastructure and public transit tier list
in america they got lots of buildings that are open to the air as well but this is because they are derelict
What about Grab drivers and such? Do they also pay their cars and permits very expensive? The drivers don't look "rich".
I was also there in July and yes it was definitely hot and humid especially compared to Bali where I went after that where it was more like 30 but windy so not really sweating a lot.
I hate to point it out but a lot of this urban planning is really only possible with a government that thinks not in years but in decades.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_SJ1NBMrH0&t=1248">20:48</a> Bike infra is decent in residential areas but pretty bad in central area like CBD, Bugis, Suntec and Nicoll Highway. Feels like bikes are treated as exercise and sightseeing here, not point-to-point commuting.
Man you really need to do a video on Kingwood, Texas. Its a cool master planned community but unfortunately very car dependent
I wonder how much the heat dumping from A/C increases local outdoor heat.
It’s crazy to see a country of that many people and they have complete respect for their country and they don’t litter or spray graffiti or any of that
It is extremely sad that Malaysian authorities, KL in particular, are unable to replicate the same in Malaysia ;(
I know you hate cars, but when they tax car ownership at an effective 200% to 600% you have to give drivers something.
Good coverage of Singapore! Hopefully you can cover Malaysia some day.
tbh no amount of shelter can make the heat less hot
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_SJ1NBMrH0&t=881">14:41</a> Man I wish we even got something even remotely similar to that, not "Car heavy" at all compared to the usual mexican street
I'd like to point out a critique: you're still looking at urbanism from a European perspective, where weather prioritises life above ground and strenuous transit methods work. Referencing Amsterdam as a baseline, just shows that you don't really get the privilege bestowed by geography to enable that design.
At least it's better than Houston, Texas, USA. Central Houston has gotten better, but the outer oblast's are still decrepit wastelands that continue to get worse.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_SJ1NBMrH0&t=411">6:51</a> TAMIL MENTIONED!!
I love how everyone is mugging for the camera. 🤣
I think the fans on pylons are a nice solution
Good to see that they don't try to air-con the hell out of everywhere. Usage of air-con needs to be tempered with better passive cooling methods and fans. I know many think air-con is a huge benefit in many areas of the world, but if you cannot live in a place without constant air-con, maybe you shouldn't be living in the place.<br><br>The more air-con used, the more energy we burn, the hotter the planet gets and the more air-con is used/turned up, the more energy we burn etc... It's a death spiral and us humans are a bit too dumb to see that. Although it's probably too late...
So many good changes, and so much brain damage at the same time.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_SJ1NBMrH0&t=952">15:52</a> ✌
I like your assessment on Singapore's weird prioritisation on car transit while still trying to be pedestrian (semi-)friendly, resulting in a monstrous hybrid that, frankly, doesn't work. If anything, it makes the wealth gap even more obvious. Kudos.
May I ask what camera you used to record your footage?
do you have any recomandations for urbanism books or materials for someone who is interested in becoming an urban planer?
<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_SJ1NBMrH0&t=974">16:14</a></b> <i>Don't visit KL !</i>
Maybe they don't build better bike infrastructure because the temperature will increase a lot in the next years or decades. Moving without temperature controlling systems might be only for the very few very healthy people that don't mind sweating.
There are two reasons why it is impossible to have sustainable public transportation in the city:<br><br>1. It is too hot <br>2. It is too cold
Yeah sure, it's always easy looking through rose tinted glasses. Try taking public transport during peak hours.
15 seconds are pretty normal Singaporean are pretty fast walker
Did you visit Copenhagen? They told me it is the Amsterdam of the Nordics.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_SJ1NBMrH0&t=130">2:10</a> Have you- ... Puts down Technology Connections fan cap.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_SJ1NBMrH0&t=1839">30:39</a> "no durians" there is no fine for that but we discriminate against them hahahahaha
appreciate the critical points of the analysis of this hyper-capitalist draconian borderline-fake-democracy towards the end of the video
USA is so laughably unprepared for the changes that are coming. I laugh so I don’t cry. How many of us are going to X out prematurely due to bad urbanism
surprisingly, with having the highest PPP-adjusted GDP per capita in the world, you can build expensive things! good to see there are countries using their wealth for something like this instead of just wasting it on stupid mega projects that will never be actually viable...
Those smart speed bumps that lower when someone drives to fast could be used on buss lanes. Busses passes over no problem, cars are slowed always or whatever hours are deemed fit.
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