Hearted Youtube comments on City Beautiful (@CityBeautiful) channel.

  1. I'm so glad to see Townscaper getting some attention, it's such a beautiful little thing to play with.
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  2. Sounds like I'll need to finally visit Boston to learn how to pronounce Faneuil Hall. Though I am partial to my own creative interpretation!
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  3. Also, 100F = 37.8C. Sorry I forgot the conversion in the video.
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  4. Rip penn station
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  5. New neighborhoods with the density of the Mission are not allowed in the region. Everything new outside the core is crappy sprawl. Who wants to live there?
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  6. Rappers are some of the best urban geographers. They tell the story of their neighborhoods, giving it a mythic lore to it.
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  7. I’ve only ever lived in one place that had a grid and it was glorious. (Portland, Oregon). Everywhere else I’ve lived is a messy combination of curving highways and subdivisions. It’s so so confusing to find your way around these messes. I would love to tear up these new inefficient road layouts and put grids in everywhere.
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  8. I can't believe this is the first time I've highlighted a plan that I really like. I want to start doing that more!
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  9. And I have lived in them during my life! I actually prefer them over single family homes, because of how communal everything is (plus just by walking everywhere (which is encouraged) you can burn all the calories you’ll ever need to 😂).
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  10. This presentation is exactly why I appreciate your channel.
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  11. Congrats on the new baby! Really enjoy your channel.
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  12. It always brings me joy when I hear of a city that removes exclusive single family zoning. Good job with that, Portland!
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  13. SC2000: I tried to fill the entire map with archologies, but I ran out of memory (8MB) and the computer crashed.
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  14. But all the kids in my community go to Hogwarts
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  15. Yes! Jay Foreman is hilarious. Never thought I'd see you give him a shout-out.
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  16. Congratulations on expecting your 3rd child!
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  17. Like integrated circuits, distance is key to innovation and culture spread, That's why cities are usually the incubator of new ideas, up rises and breakthroughs
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  18. Thank you for these. You don’t shy away from controversial issues and you prevent it in data and facts wonderful.
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  19. As a planner in Boston, I got way too excited by you featuring Boston Complete Streets in this video 💕 thank you for tackling my city and hope you enjoyed your time visiting!
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  20. We must define the goals. If it is to draw people out of their cars. One must evaluate whether the money spent to increase subsidies by eliminating fares would be more effective at drawing more people out of their cars by improving service. For "choice" riders, cost is rarely the limiting factor, and poor service is much more likely to be a reason for not using transit. Now, whether this is the case probably depends substantially on the specific city, and existing service that is provided, and also any direct costs placed on driving. More broadly there are other considerations, movement of people has a societal benefit (it's the reason we subsidize roads, cars, and transit in the first place) of enabling economic activity. Perhaps transit should be free for those reasons. On the other hand, it is also a limited resource, and placing a cost on it is a great way to help us effectively manage that resource. Of course, that argument would carry a lot more weight if we also applied it to driving.
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  21. I love the German system for automated enforcement. There's always a sign to warn you and speed cameras are only located where they're most necessary (in pedestrian areas, towns, near schools and hospitals, etc)... I am not for too much invasion of privacy or automated enforcement everywhere, but it's a great tool when used properly.
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  22. Construction being one of the easiest and most straightforward parts of the process says everything you need to know about why there is currently such a housing shortage
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  23. I own a copy of this map that my father gave to me. He bought it in the 60s when he was studying architecture in Rome. It truly is a remarkable work of art. I absolutely love your channel and I hope to continue seeing videos from you for a really long time. Thank you for sharing this!
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  24. As someone that works at a non-profit that serves homeless youth, I really appreciate you highlighting Housing First as a best practice for a community. Thank you for humanizing humans and providing examples of what works and what doesn’t.
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  25. I think this video should go live right around the start of Boston's rush hour...
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  26. American cities: following a grid plan --> Youtube: why are US cities streets so bad? not following a grid plan --> Youtube: why are US cities streets so bad?
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  27. Come to the UK. Speed cameras are so commonplace that they rarely get commented on. Almost all journeys that I take means passing at least one within a relatively short distance of home. These days, I do little driving, maybe 2 short trips a week at the most, less than 50 km a week, and yet I pass 10 to 15 cameras. They work for most people. The cameras that are hated here are ones to catch people entering bus lanes. They are regarded as cash machines for local government, and are often associated with insufficient warning of lane changes in order to catch the maximum number of drivers.
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  28. Gotta love a video that talks about how design decisions impact people's lives in major, meaningful ways. :D
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  29. Thanks for showing my country's capital! 🇧🇷♥️
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  30. I have absolutely no idea why some people (especially in America) hate the idea of public transport so much, like it's some oh-so-awful thing. It may be because I'm in Europe where public transport is the way to go for nearly everybody, but still, I don't see what's there to lose by not using your car if public transport is available. It's probably because of how the ownership of a car is represented as freedom in america, even with the big downsides we have observed. And the fact that many of these buses used for transport there are starting to show their age doesn't make the image better.
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  31. Yes! More public transport planning videos! Keep ‘em coming!
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  32. I know nothing about Minecraft, but the application of real planning principles/circumstances to it does in turn teach me more about urban spaces and their dynamics. Great stuff!
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  33. I work I this industry and this is a great intro into the process. In general, the more predicable the process is, the more we can afford to pay for sites from locals and the less profit margin we need to consider a project viable. Honestly, real estate development isn’t that different than running a restaurant, you just “cook” and sell real estate instead of food.
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  34. Let's face it, Jawas would lower property value. When Jawas move in, there goes the neighborhood.
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  35. Another abandoned city that would be interesting to look at is Cairo, IL.
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  36. It's also worth considering the fire was only 1 year after a resurgence of Bubonic Plague, and 15 years after the end of a 9 year long Civil War. Being a Londoner in that era was *rough*.
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  37. A "Basics" series is a great idea!
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  38. Thank you for not falling into the Eurocentric trap! Native Americans need representation!
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  39. Trogdor cameo made my day. Trogdor is seldom factored into urban fire planning, I'm glad you factored it in.
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  40. #seamonsterlove
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  41. Awsome Idea...Do you think this is the future in your city?
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  42. When you thought City Skylines simplified the zoning system for players, but it turns out nope... it really is THIS simplified and overlooked
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  43. sounds of surveyors and title examiners nerding out intensifies
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  44. Great video as always, I'm really hoping the airport idea works as it seems feasible; airport is less than an hour from Chicago by train and ~30 mins by car (no traffic). Airport is right next to the highway and rail line already. Your discussion about the struggling finances of the city, and especially the line about how cities are designed to grow, remains me of Strong Towns and how a lot of cities have poor finances and high infrastructure maintenance liabilities that are only covered up with more growth, hence the system collapses as soon as growth stops. Plenty of videos about Strong Town's and the "Growth Ponzi Scheme", but would love your take on it.
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  45. Building an underground transit system involving high-speed trains commuting people from San Francisco to suburbs e.g. Redwood, San Mateo & Palo Alto.
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  46. It was great to collaborate with you again. I was glad I could FORCE my way into your video and TAKE IT OVER. :)
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  47. Great editing on this one! I have never had interest in owning a single family home with a yard. Multifamily housing appeals to me so much more, but maybe it's because I was raised in a condo in Chicago. I love the idea of more town/row/patio homes with a tiny yard, especially near public transit options, but that might be my 'Xennial' showing.
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  48. How’d that conversation with the power plant employee go? 😅 Great video!
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  49. I'm surprised Orthanc is allowed in lower density residential areas. I would have thought it would violate height restrictions.
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  50. Back in Portland, we used to have this area called the „fareless square“, but then we abolished fare zones, so now all MAX journeys need fares. Unfortunately, both Portland and Berlin use the honor system when it comes to fares, so I‘m always at least slightly paranoid that I might not have paid for the right fare, or forgot to buy a new fare (which has happened, since no one‘s there to remind you, until it‘s too late). I feel like the confusion and uncertainty this brings is a good reason to at least abolish the honor system, if we‘re going to pay for transit.
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