The Best-Designed Town in the Netherlands (and therefore, the world)

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References & Further Reading

Waarom ‘de hele wereld’ komt fietsen in Houten
https://www.rtvutrecht.nl/nieuws/3875045/waarom-de-hele-wereld-komt-fietsen-in-houten

Nearly Car-Free Areas (A View from the Cycle Path)
https://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2013/02/nearly-car-free-areas.html

Robert (82) ‘bedacht’ het dorp Houten: ‘Trots is niet het goede woord. Ik ben vooral blij’
https://www.ad.nl/utrecht/robert-82-bedacht-het-dorp-houten-trots-is-niet-het-goede-woord-ik-ben-vooral-blij~ac3b3b6f/

Houten is relatief verkeersveilig, maar elk ongeval is er één te veel
https://www.houtensnieuws.nl/lokaal/verkeer-en-vervoer/954333/houten-is-relatief-verkeersveilig-maar-elk-ongeval-is-er-een-#closemodal

Houten Tram
Door Mauritsvink – Eigen werk, Publiek domein, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5493396
Door T Houdijk, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1810526
Door Steinbach (overleg · bijdragen) – zelf gefotografeerd, Publiek domein, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=820183
Door T Houdijk, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1810530

The vast majority of the content in this video was filmed on location by Not Just Bikes, with some images licensed from Getty Images and other sources.

No generative AI or AI voices were used in the making of this video

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Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:41 Houten history & context
2:57 Autoluw
4:30 Getting there from Amsterdam
5:13 The train station
5:52 Houten centrum
6:56 Linear parks
7:29 Houses bordering the bicycle paths
8:34 Different housing types
9:38 Quiet suburban residential streets
10:58 Modal filters
11:50 Fast and efficient cycling
13:15 Independence for children
13:55 Commercial spaces
15:21 Interesting architecture
16:09 The old villiage
16:27 The book about Houten
17:01 Is Houten … perfect?
18:04 Public transit
19:09 Nitpicking
19:33 Those @#$*ing mopeds
20:34 Returning to Amsterdam
21:00 We need actively restrict cars
22:33 What we should learn from Houten
23:39 The future of Houten
24:17 How to support Not Just Bikes

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The Best-Designed Town in the Netherlands (and therefore, the world)

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