This summer, we took advantage of the international travel ban, and visited Giethoorn, in the Netherlands, while it was (relatively) free of tourists.
I'm planning to do a series of videos so...
2020-12-18 11:50:01 +0000 UTC View Post
My latest video is out! After a few videos about other topics, this one is Just Bikes. 😁
I sometimes get comments on the channel that Amsterdam is "the worst place in the Netherlands to c...
Apologies in advance: this video has nothing to do with urban design, which is why it's a "black" video ... it's not black because of Zwarte Piet. 🤣
With Sinterklaas approaching, ...
2020-11-29 09:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the 2nd video in the Strong Towns series. It goes live on Monday, but I'm releasing it early for Patrons.
This is an important video to set the stage on what will (eventually) be a se...
2020-11-10 12:42:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Halloween is not really celebrated outside of the US and Canada, and the Netherlands does not celebrate it, as you might expect. There is one exception however, the "expat" neighbourhood of Apollob...
2020-11-01 00:49:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone, I completed my latest video a bit early. This is not a particularly exciting video, but it's necessary to introduce a new series I'm going to (slowly) create, about the topics covered...
2020-10-26 20:32:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Not Just Bikes is one year old! I uploaded the first "Video Essay" in October of 2019. This video looks back over the past year of Not Just Bikes, and about how the channel has changed over the pas...
2020-10-19 07:27:59 +0000 UTC View Post
About a year ago I made a video about Plan Jokinen, the failed highway plan for Amsterdam. But there were other highway plans for Amsterdam, some of which were partially built.
This is the st...
2020-10-07 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Fwew. This video took me WAY too long to make, but I've wanted to make it for a long time.
If you ask my wife why she wanted to move to the Netherlands, one of her top answers would be ...
2020-10-03 16:48:35 +0000 UTC View Post
There are streets in the Netherlands that look like they have no bicycle infrastructure, but they do! Many Dutch cities follow a strategy of "ontvlecthen": they completely separate the routes (hoof...
2020-09-21 07:17:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Last May there was a public transit strike in Amsterdam, which shut down the ferries (and metro) connecting Amsterdam Noord from the rest of the city. The gemeente decided to close the IJtunnel to ...
2020-09-09 10:40:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This video may be the most important reason why we live in the Netherlands instead of Canada: kids have a lot more independence here. And I believe a lot of it comes down to the way that cities are...
2020-09-03 18:08:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone! I've put together my first "bonus" video, exclusively for Patreon supporters ("Bicycle" tier and above). Bonus videos are going to be shorter videos (like this one) or videos that hav...
2020-08-25 09:27:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Patrons! I finally finished the second part of my Rotterdam series. I was hoping to get it out earlier, but I had some technical issues. Enjoy!
2020-08-19 07:55:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello NJB Patrons! My new video is up.
I finally went to Rotterdam last month! I was only there for a few days, and I didn't see nearly enough, but it was still really interesting.
I'm ...
2020-08-07 17:27:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone! I've enabled a new Patreon feature: you can now pledge to Not Just Bikes in your local currency of Euros (€), British Pounds (£) or U.S. Dollars ($). This will help pr...
2020-08-07 17:15:29 +0000 UTC View Post
My latest video is up on YouTube! I'm pretty happy with how this turned out, and it was great to have help from an actual transportation planner (Matt from BeyondTheAutomobile.ca) to help with the ...
2020-07-24 12:49:00 +0000 UTC View Post
My latest video is up! It's a little different this time, as it doesn't really talk about the Netherlands much.
I want to make some future videos about train travel in the Netherlands, but ra...
2020-07-11 18:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone! I've uploaded my latest video to YouTube, and as a Patreon supporter, you get early access.
This video is about the interesting shops, cafés, and restaurants that we find ...
2020-06-28 08:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post