Notices by Not Just Bikes 🇳🇱 (notjustbikes@social.notjustbikes.com), page 7

@quixoticgeek Maybe actually LISTEN to the podcast before complaining next time. 🙄

There's some jerk with a bot reposting my Mastodon posts to Twitter.

If I wanted my content on there, I would post it myself. I don't. Take the hint.

Not to mention all the people tagging that account thinking it's me.

Of course, Xitter is so useless now that they won't get rid of unauthorized accounts.

If you're reading this on Xitter, tell the person who posted it to stop.

@MrLee Thanks! In general, I try to focus on experiences on my YouTube channel.

That's one of the reasons I started the channel: because so much urbanist content pre-NJB was very factual and very data-focused. That stuff is important to advocates and planners, but at the end of the day, literally the only thing that matters is the experience of the people in that environment, regardless of what the data tells you.

@Wabbit This "Dutch reach" thing is so funny to me. I've never seen anyone in the Netherlands do this, ever. And every Dutch person I mention it to has never heard of it.

I wanted to make a video about this where I film people getting out of their cars to see if anybody does it, but I figured that people wouldn't appreciate me filming them getting out of their cars. 😆

My latest video is now live on YouTube.

After 5 years in the Netherlands we still love it here. Here are some examples of the great urbanism we've seen all over the country, even in towns and small cities.

https://youtu.be/ztpcWUqVpIg

What makes some urban places great but others ... not? A "sense of place" is part of equation.

To learn more, check out my latest video, now available on Nebula and Patreon.

And yes, I know I show Antwerpen and say Brugge. I'm going to fix it before release. 😂

#notjustbikes #urbanplanning #urbanism #Amsterdam

https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-designing-urban-places-that-dont-suck

2 bedrooms for only $1.8 million? What a bargain! Let's get two!

Every time a Dutch person comments "but what you never mention, when comparing Amsterdam to Canada, is that housing is expensive here!" I'm just going to send them this image.

@Fuzzbizz yeah it's a totally different situation in Amsterdam.

You could live in a newer (and much cheaper) city like Almere and easily commute into Amsterdam by train. It's not as pretty as old cities, but you'd still be able to live somewhere with good urbanism and lots of local amenities.

That option is not available to you in Canada. It's "drive 'til you qualify", and you will absolutely be living somewhere car dependent and spending multiple hours per day driving.

@jamesjm hahah. That would have been great.

No, they just say I'm "ableist".

I even saw someone on Twitter claim that I'm ableist without any context, and when pressed by someone else, they mention that Climate Town joke as the proof.

Social media was a mistake. 😂

@jamesjm
I really liked the dyslexia joke in my section, but some people online got angry about it.

Thankfully most people who actually have dyslexia found it hilarious.

"17% of cities had parking requirements in their zoning ordinances, but by 1951 that number had shot up to around 71% of cities, and if you’re dyslexic, that might not seem like a big deal, but trust me, it’s a HUGE jump"

I can't take credit for that one: one of the Climate Town writers thought of it. 😂

What makes some places great but others ... not? A "sense of place" is part of the reason.

https://youtu.be/AOc8ASeHYNw

@BalooUriza I'm not surprised; my mind was blown, too. They're like magic.

@breizh yes, the traffic lights in the Netherlands are a whole other level of intelligent.

The YouTube channel Ontario Traffic Man made a video about the details of when the red signal happens on Dutch traffic lights. It's genius:

https://youtu.be/7KPGVP85WpU

@nicemicro you can! And they don't even weigh your bags like they do in Canada! 😂

https://youtube.com/shorts/zY14lV824tQ

@jeffalyanak I love these displays too, but unfortunately this one is silent when it flips. The sound is the best part. 😢

The departures board at Frankfurt airport includes high-speed trains as well.

Everything marked as terminal T is a train departure from the train station that is directly connected to the airport. They have Lufthansa flight numbers too!

#frankfurt #airport #trains

Thank you so much to the people who have supported my channel on Nebula and Patreon. I appreciate it so much!

It's amazing to be able to make the videos I want to make, without having to worry about what the rest of the world thinks of them, or how much advertisers are willing to pay for them.

Thank you!!

I don't make videos for clicks, or to get anybody to support me financially. I'm doing just fine.

I make the videos I want to make, and snarky blunt videos about cities are what I want to make.

I was particularly happy with my last two videos, and I really enjoyed making them.

They performed well too, and even have a higher-than-average "liked to dislike" ratio.

So ultimately, I'm happy, my Patreon supporters are happy, most viewers are happy, and reddit is still sucks. 😆

After my last 2 videos, I've seen an increase in comments (especially on reddit 🙄) that my "tone" is driving people away, and that I'd be much more successful if I was nicer.

Coincidentally, I've also seen a huge bump in Patreon supporters this month.

I've had an increase in the absolute number of Patreon supporters, but I've also had many people increase their contribution amount, even though I provide no benefits to anyone who does that. 🤔