Sorry about any incorrect footage. Sometimes the stock footage I use is mislabeled. And sadly I haven't been to every street shown. Someday (after this virus) I will get there!

I think you forgot good drainage, well-compacted subgrade, and properly-spaced contraction joints... ;) Kidding of course. Great video as always!

Don't feel too bad about getting the streets wrong. I physically went to Copenhagen and planned to film the Strøget, and it wasn't until I got home that I realized I filmed a different pedestrian street! So all that work and I still had to show a photo from of Wikipedia! 😆

"More doors means better streets" **builds a street of just doors**

Also Mixed use neighborhoods create longer time period of use for walking. Streets with independent businesses are more interesting than those loaded with monopoly chains. Public benches, drinking fountains, trash cans, regular maintenance all help.

"I'm gonna call out the Champs-Élysées for its lack of a canopy." *Stares at Regent Street with its lack of trees*

The building height : street width ratio explains why old European towns are so nice to be in, the narrow streets make you feel very secure and the character of the buildings is special too.

I wish you could have just wider sidewalks in Cities: Skylines. Like damn they're sooo narrow compared to the carriageway!

This video perfectly outlines my negative experience with American cities. (With the exception of Boston.) Having lived in London and Istanbul prior to my relocation to the US, I used to be somebody who was almost claustrophobic and always wanted to spend time wandering around streets (shopping, dining, people watching etc.) as a leisure activity. Whereas here in Washington DC, even though it’s a walkable city, there’s something I find very disturbing and I never truly understood what it is. Even though the architecture is overall superb and greenery is just amazing, there is something about US cities that makes me not want to spend time outdoors. I have certain problem with ridiculously large and noisy vehicles which would never be allowed in European cities that’s for sure, but more importantly, I think that tens of highway size roads cutting through neighbourhoods and forming a square grid is my ultimate problem. I find it eerie and dystopian. It makes me feel like I live on a giant excel spreadsheet and makes me disoriented. Whereas I need to live in a city that has a historic downtown with narrow streets paved with cobblestones, lined with boutiques, bars, bakeries, cafes and bookstores.

You know what I also like? Different colored pavements. Even if it’s just on the roads it gives the streets some more character

I really like europe-related content because this channel is really focused on US cities and this is kinda refreshing

I died a little inside when you used a McDonald's to illustrate great facade articulation on Les Champs Elysée.

There has recently been some major moves towards walkability in San Francisco too! Market Street, which is a famous avenue that cuts diagonally through the grid, now restricts private car access to much of its length. Now it has become much easier for pedestrians to navigate and, on top of that, it allows for the roadways to be used primarily by its public transportation, increasing its speed and frequency significantly! Hopefully, better and more walkable street start making that comeback in American cities that so many residence need!

The footage of Copenhagen (1:46) is actually of Nieuwendijk in Amsterdam. A great street as well though and a great show in general!

I think an interesting case study for an American to examine would be Shop Street in Galway, Ireland. Despite being a micro-city, it suffers from car congestion, with the exception of the much-loved Shop Street, which is pedestrianised, but surrounded on all sides by old, narrow, car-centric roads, creating an interesting atmosphere around the area and in the city as a whole.

I have a Bachelor's of Architecture and several go of friends of mine received a Master's of Urban Infrastructure and you basically just summarized (well) the jist of their master's degree Infrastructure and many aspects of my undergraduate degree. You're a really great communicator. ✨🎉🥂

Fantastic video! Thank you for such attention to detail :) Subscribed.

Look up Chester in England. They have things called 'The Rows' which are like Bologna's pavements but elevated and Tudor feeling.

I think this is why I love NYC so much--there are hundreds, if not thousands, of "great streets" in this city--human-sized and geared toward pedestrians. I'm always so delighted to find a new "great street" whenever I wander away from my usual haunts. This city is ENORMOUS, so I'll keep discovering these streets til I die or I'm unable to walk, I'm pretty sure. Added bonus, COVID restrictions in NYC with regards to indoor dining has forced all these restaurants out into parts of streets that used to be for parking. Now there's so much wonderful alfresco dining that it reminds me of Rome. I hope they keep this post-COVID--it adds such wonderful vibrancy to already vibrant NYC streets.

Another point to be considered could be the allocation of road width to different user groups. I have noticed the proportion for cycle track/sidewalk width in a typical European street is as much as for cars -- also that's generally what they suggest in "Complete Streets" designs too.

The trees on Champs-Elysées are trimmed according to French formal garden design, its their culture.

The clip at the beginning from Stroget is definitely not in Copenhagen. That's the Nieuwendijk in Amsterdam

I live about 25 miles from Bologna and I can tell you that walking under the porticos of Bologna is always in pleasure in any weather.

I really like to walk on a street when I am travelling in Europe. I prefer walking around in the city center rather than taking public transit to my destination. The streets are full of activities and interesting things to see. Elements like water and trees make the street environment better. It would also be great if you have somewhere to sit and rest. Personally I think Amsterdam in the Netherlands and Dusseldorf in Germany are great place to walk. I spent most of my time walking on street there.

I love your videos. So informative. As an architecture student wanting to pursue urban design, I love learning from you!

Ah I love these videos! Thanks so much for making them. One of my favorite writers on great streets has to be Jane Jacobs and it’s cool to see the overlap between her thoughts and the ideas here. I guess I have another book on my urban reading list!

As a landscape architecture and spatial planning student this video was quite inspiring to me. Thanks for sharing👍

1:51 „Room for activities.“ Loved it! 😄

Coming from Bologna myself, I really appreciated this video. Glad you like the city!

I show this channel to people all the time and they think I’m weird for liking it. What do they know. Best channel on KZfaq.

Thanks for this type of content!

Really love your videos! I grew up in Paris and was a tour guide there. Also studied Urban Planning. I would love to tour you around the city and show you in person all the neat things you can find on a historical and urban planning level.

I would like to see a series in this channel worst in the world. Who has the ugliest buildings, worst infrastructure, worst streets, worst transportation etc

Amazing videos on this channel. Well explained and interesting!

Great video Dave! Greetings from Bologna, I didn't expect you would talk about my city 😊 Have a nice day 💕

Another great video! What I really like about your videos is, that you consider the social quality of urban environment

Excellent content and editing! Very educational.

Bologna is one of the coolest and interesting cities I’ve ever been in because of their covered sidewalks. Good video and content, keep up the good work

I LOVE studying street. I would love it if you would make more of these. Thanks

Very interesting. I've always tried to figure out why I enjoy walking down a particular street, now I understand why.

Great video. Well explained and informative. Thanks :D

This subject was my thesis. Naturally, I love it.

Another great video! i love a good street scape. So, I listened to this podcast about how Oakland, not too far from you, is making a good portion of their streets pedestrian only for the duration of the pandemic lockdown. It would be great to hear a City Beautiful take on this and what research is going into how this might be implemented to future city planning.

Glad to see a clip at 4:45 of South Bridge in Edinburgh! An amazing street, it goes all the way from North Bridge out to the countryside and changes names several times on the way down, and it changes feel as you go down different sections. Hits the Royal Mile at right angles too, itself one of Scotland's best streets though let down by planning (it isn't even consistently pedestrianised) - that also changes name several times!

Just found your channel and Im alread in love with it. Thank you

You should consider making more videos dedicated to specific cities or regions that offer some significant or interesting aspects of city planning, i would love to see that. For example going in depth with the canals of Venice, the bicycle infrastructure of the Netherlands or the concrete jungle of New York. I loved what you did with Vancouver for instance

I love this channel. I just signed up for Curiosity Stream and Nebula. thank you for the discount!

This needs a part two.

So refreshing to find a professional that's passionate about their industry.

Another interesting video. You nicely articulate the importance of horizontal height ratio, windows (but not too many) and doors.

I like watching these kinds of videos because its pleasing

You have shown footage of my beautiful neighborhood in Rome! Trastevere 😍

This is great! It has given me a way to understand why I instinctively love the neighborhoods I love and hate the neighborhoods I can't stand.

As an European urban designer myself, I have long looked forward to a video about this. Maybe the work of Jan Gehl would be interesting for you. I would like to add that the perception of the enclosure ratio strongly depends on the local climate and the distance from the equator. In Rome a narrow street with tall buildings may work, but in Northern Europe this would create a canyon of perpetual darkness, as the sunlight would never reach the street. In situations like in Masdar or the Arabian kashbas, this might be done intentionally to reduce the heat accumulation. Feel free to hit me up. I love chatting about this.

Excellent video , and I agree with all you have said.....

Love all the Content. Keep Up The Good Work. An idea for a video could be Rural Transit, especially in places like the Rocky Mountains

I love your videos. Please keep going :)

Straße des 17. Juni in Tiergarten, Berlin, need I say more? A quaint but bold boulevard, 6 lanes for cars, trees lining the sidewalks creating shade, cutting through a massive urban park, with the Victory Column and Brandenburg Gate, two icons of the city, visible straight ahead. Can't believe it didn't make it into the video.

What a timing. Just a few weeks ago my favorite channel about architecture (architecture is a good idea) in my native language (polish) made a video about the same topic. 😁

can you do a video on the city planning in the Soviet Union

Everytime I go to Mexico City, I looove walking through Paseo de la Reforma, surrounded by skyscrapers, local and international businesses, but the most important thing, trees, lots of trees.

The shot of the 'Champs-Élysées' at 0:26 is Avenue de la Grande Armée

Please contact The City of Charlotte, NC they really need your help on how to build a city. They only know how to build a car driven city.

Great video I really liked it :)

Great Video!

Your contents are beyond amazing! I am PhD student in virology and since my undergrad years, I've been wanting to integrate urban planning into public health. Unfortunately, I have not gone pursuing that track (yet). I was wondering whether you have some content on how urban planning shaped societies in times of a health crisis (e.g. previous pandemics such as the black death)?

I, for one, would love a part 2 video!

Thank you. I really didn't want to reread that book. This is a lovely summery.

Hope you showed street examples from Asia as well, since Urban design in Asia is starting to adapt, like at Singapore, Tokyo, Shanghai, or my city Jakarta Great video btw, didn't realize good pedestrian streets have these criterias

hi, i really love the content and love your channel! there were a few errors in the video footage tho, the street shown as stroget is kalverstraat in amsterdam, and some of the champs elysees footage was other streets in paris.

Cool topic I wish more people know about this, so we can ask for what we need

I’m from Vienna and the ring as we call it is really a great place to walk. You can walk around the city center in about an hour and you finish where you started. It has enough shops, hotels, parks and connections to other places to be interesting and not boring, but it is also not too congested so that walking becomes a pain in the ass. It has enough trees to provide shade and the feeling that you are a little bit surrounded by nature. It has enough space for pedestrians to be quite a bit away from the cars, so you don’t feel like walking on a freeway. But not just that, it’s an awesome street to drive at, which means that the government will probably try to change this soon and turn it into a mess

A good street is essentially an outdoor room with four "walls". The sides are easy enough to figure out. But the end of street needs what's called a "terminating vista", which is a place of public importance or beauty like a town hall, a church, or a statue.

Great video 👌🏼

I'm always happy to see my home town used as an example, even if it is an example of what not to do.

Great, memories from Brazil.

Your last point is great! The is a video by "The School of Life" called 'How to Make an Attractive City' which explains this very good!

Great video. I recently signed up for CS and Nebula. Delighted with the content. Please recommend more 'planning' related CS & Nebula videos

As an illustrator, this is very interesting to know! Thanks a lot!

You are amazing, thank you

Would love to see part two! Even though I have Alan Jacob's Great Streets book it is always nice to see what other planners have to say. I would also like to see which streetsbin the US you would call a great street.

I find that with the addition of skyways has the effect of an artificial limit on the ratio of streets to building hight

Amazing video

I love the new digital crosswalks that lights up! Omg thats so Cool ! 😼😼😼💋

I'm curious your thoughts on the malls like the Taipei City Mall in Taipei or the Joifen markets in Keelung, Tainwan. The first is a modern outdoor mall with almost no car traffic and lots of shelter. Seems like a pretty ideal street according to your standards. The second is an old coal mining village turned mall with incredibly narrow streets that wind up and down across the mountains. Its a popular tourist spot but perhaps its too narrow?

I think that accessibility is really important topic of how to build a really great street. The street should be there for everyone, including people with various types of disabilities. You can definitely check the "universal design" thing and how it should affect the street design

I like your video so much and I hope you can make videos more often .

You should make a video about bern, the capital of Switzerland. Bern also has those arches on the sidewalks like bologna, and is very pedestrian and bike friendly

I would definitely add to the list "Corso Vittorio Emanuele II", in Milan, Italy. Or via Dante, in that same city.

Having been born in Guadalajara I saw all of this in my city. Definitely gives me perspective on my own good fortune.

I’ll be keeping all of this in mind when I build my next city

I'd love a video on non-industrial alternative case studies, like how cities in villages, on stilts, or are terra-cotta-based are typically arranged and how they function to support they cultures they exist in!

Just caught up on all of your videos! AMAZING channel! What the best way to pitch ideas for videos to you? I have a few in mind! Keep being amazing!

So much room for activities

I actually stumbled into Stroget years ago. It was great place to walk through.

that clip at 4:53 where shows at street in Edinburgh UK, when a bus ticket costed 1,50.. now it's 1,80 , so heartbreaking

Compared to Paris, we have a much taller triumphal arch. The second tallest in the world

Very enjoyable video! I think Europe has some of the most beautiful and pedestrian friend streets. That might be due to their functional and practical metro systems.

Have you done a Part II? I would love to see it!

A Dutchman, I grew up (!) in Palo Alto. Having retired in 2018 after 31 years at an international school outside of London, I finally realised my lifelong dream of returning to my native Netherlands. I now live in beautiful Middelburg which teems with charming, delightful, and enticing pedestrian zones. These memorable streets lined with stunning abodes and buildings tantalise the senses. Each day, I stroll or bicycle through the magical city centre, and I feel inspired, euphoric... alive! American cities, like Detroit, Los Angeles, and Buffalo, once exuded tremendous ambiance; Buffalo was known as the "Queen of the Great Lakes in 1900"! Before the American cities became auto centric, they were built on a human scale. Slowly, some Americans are comprehending the importance of designing pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly communities where people can easily interact in a vibrant, visually appealing community. I am most fortunate that I can live my dream each day.