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Transit, cities & urban planning Videos Recommended on Hacker News (174)
Transit, cities & urban planning is one of the 150 topics Hacker News readers organize their video recommendations around. These 174 videos each earned real recommendations in real HN threads between 2009 and 2026 — 450 recommendations in total — and they're ranked by how many separate months the community kept coming back to them, not by view count.
Urbanism: public transit, trains, subways, high-speed rail, cycling infrastructure, Dutch road design, city planning, zoning, housing, road safety, hyperloop critiques, walkable cities.
Why HN keeps sending people here — on How Self-Driving Cars will Destroy Cities (and what to do about it): “It's long, but well worth an hour of your time.” — an HN commenter, 2024.
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2 mo on HNThe Vegas Loop Is Getting Progressively More Stupid
Ray Delahanty | CityNerd
2 HN recommender · 2025–2026
2 mo on HNUnbelievably busy bicycle crossing in Amsterdam
Thomas Schlijper
2 HN recommender · 2021–2026
2 mo on HNTEDxCopenhagen - Mikael Colville-Andersen - Why We Shouldn't Bike with a Helmet
TEDx Talks
2 HN recommender · 2012–2024
2 mo on HNStrong Towns | Charles Marohn | Talks at Google
Talks at Google
2 HN recommender · 2021–2022
2 mo on HNCar-free Streets are Amazing (and we need more of them)
Not Just Bikes
2 HN recommender · 2021–2022
2 mo on HNOldest US mall blends old/modern with 225-sq-ft micro-lofts
Kirsten Dirksen
2 HN recommender · 2017–2022
2 mo on HNSuburbs that don't Suck - Streetcar Suburbs (Riverdale, Toronto)
Not Just Bikes
3 HN recommender · 2021–2026
2 mo on HNCBTC: Communications-Based Train Control
mtainfo
2 HN recommender · 2015–2022
2 mo on HNAmerica Always Gets This Wrong (when building transit)
Not Just Bikes
2 HN recommender · 2022–2025
2 mo on HNThis high-speed rail project is a warning for the US
Vox
2 HN recommender · 2022–2023
2 mo on HNBusiness Parks Suck (but they don't have to)
Not Just Bikes
2 HN recommender · 2022–2025
2 mo on HNWhy Everywhere in the US is Starting to Look the Same
Wendover Productions
2 HN recommender · 2022–2024
2 mo on HNWho's faster around London: a taxi driver or a GPS?
Tom Scott plus
2 HN recommender · 2022–2026
2 mo on HNCities Without People
Jacob Geller
2 HN recommender · 2021–2025
2 mo on HNWhy North America Can't Build Nice Apartments (because of one rule)
About Here
3 HN recommender · 2023–2025
2 mo on HNChina's Bicycle sharing WENT INSANE!
serpentza
2 HN recommender · 2017–2018
2 mo on HNWhy the Dutch Wait Less at Traffic Lights
Not Just Bikes
2 HN recommender · 2020–2025
2 mo on HNCanada's 100-Foot Freight Railway To Nowhere
Half as Interesting
2 HN recommender · 2022–2023
2 mo on HNStrong Towns: Property Tax vs. Land Value "Tax" (LVT)
John Snow
2 HN recommender · 2017–2022
2 mo on HNTaken for a Ride - The U.S. History of the Assault on Public Transport in the Last Century
PEACE REBEL
2 HN recommender · 2015–2025
2 mo on HNThe Car-Replacement Bicycle (the bakfiets)
Not Just Bikes
3 HN recommender · 2022–2026
2 mo on HNHow Highways Almost Destroyed Amsterdam - Plan Jokinen
Not Just Bikes
2 HN recommender · 2022–2024
2 mo on HNThe Real Reason Jaywalking Is A Crime (Adam Ruins Everything)
Dropout
1 HN recommend · 2019–2024
2 mo on HNWell There's Your Problem | Episode 46 : Five-over-Ones
Well There's Your Problem Podcast
2 HN recommender · 2021–2024
1 mo on HNHow Suburban Development Makes American Cities Poorer [ST02]
Not Just Bikes
1 HN recommend · 2021–2024
1 mo on HNWhy Dutch Bikes are Better (and why you should want one)
Not Just Bikes
1 HN recommend · 2021–2023
1 mo on HNThis Ponzi Scheme Might END Suburban Prosperity
Strong Towns
1 HN recommend · 2024–2026
1 mo on HNAmazing: The Rebuilding the MacArthur Maze (Documentary)
PECG
1 HN recommend · 2021–2023
1 mo on HNWhy American public transit is so bad | 2020 Election
Vox
1 HN recommend · 2021–2023
1 mo on HNCommie Blocks Are Pretty Good, Actually
Adam Something
1 HN recommend · 2022–2024
1 mo on HNVredenburg, Utrecht. Busiest cycle path in the Netherlands
BicycleDutch
1 HN recommend · 2018–2024
1 mo on HNWuppertal Schwebebahn 1902 & 2015 side by side video
Ett & Annat
1 HN recommend · 2020–2025
1 mo on HNA Trip Down Market Street, 1906 - With Sound!
Mike Upchurch
1 HN recommend · 2018–2024
1 mo on HNPointing and Calling Japanese Safety Standard at Railway Companies & Toyota (HD)
AllAboutLean.com
1 HN recommend · 2018–2022
1 mo on HNFreight Trains: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
LastWeekTonight
1 HN recommend · 2023–2024
1 mo on HNUtrecht: Planning for People & Bikes, Not for Cars
Streetfilms®
1 HN recommend · 2019–2022