Why This Channel Exists (and why I hate Houston)

Caption notes

The creator of Not Just Bikes explains his interest in urban design through two personal experiences. In downtown Toronto, he could shop, look for work and commute without a car, an option he valued while unemployed. In Houston, a walk to a nearby luggage shop took him to a sidewalk that stopped before a bridge, and he took a taxi back. He uses that contrast to separate map distance from actual accessibility and asks readers to consider housing and transportation costs together. He also credits Houston with reorganizing its bus network. This guide draws on his account and argument, with the intersections, traffic figures and planning measures understood in the context of the recording.