[[wiki-architecture]] · [[Urban Planning and City Architecture]] · [[ARCHITECTURE]] · [[000]] # Not Just Bikes Not Just Bikes is a YouTube channel run by Canadian-born Dutch content creator Jason Slaughter. The channel examines urbanist issues, including but not limited to cycling in the Netherlands, and contrasts the transportation, infrastructure, and built environment of the Netherlands and other countries to those of the United States and Canada. == Biography == Slaughter was raised in London, Ontario, Canada, which he has described as a "car-dependent hellscape." He and his family migrated to Amsterdam in the Netherlands to move away from car-centric suburban sprawl. He claims that sprawl is common in Canada and the United States, and that urban sprawl, as well as laws that dictate single-family home–only zoning, make it difficult to walk or cycle to everyday destinations. He also criticizes North American public transportation. An April 2021 short documentary video titled "Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere)" helped popularize the concept of the stroad. In the video, he criticizes stroads for their cost, inefficiency, and lack of safety in the United States and Canada and how cities can improve them. He has a strong preference for upright Dutch bicycles and Dutch-style cargo bikes. Slaughter became a naturalized Dutch citizen in 2024. == YouTube career == Slaughter created his own YouTube channel named Not Just Bikes in mid-April 2019 after moving from Canada. On 7 July 2019, he uploaded his own first video of a POV demonstration of him using the Strawinskylaan bicycle parking garage in Amsterdam. In a series of videos titled "What Makes a City Great?" he explained his backstory, and the topic he would cover in his videos will be about the differences between transportation, infrastructure, and the built environment in the Netherlands on one side and in the United States and Canada on the other side. He collabed with TierZoo in 2024. == See also == Bicycle-friendly Car-free movement Cycling advocacy Cycling in Amsterdam Cycling in the Netherlands European Cyclists' Federation Fietsersbond Walkability Walking audit == References == - [[Professional Practice/Construction Management/Project Management]] - [[Structures/Structural Engineering]] - [[Building Services/Fire Engineering]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 08 - Building Services/Section 2 - Electrical Installations]] - [[Building Services/Building Automation]] - [[Structures/Structure Systems & Design]] - [[Environmental Design/Water Conservation]] - [[Urban and Planning/Urban Design]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 09 - Plumbing Services/Section 2 - Drainage and Sanitation]] - [[Research, Analysis & Citations/Checklists and Templates]] === Primary sources === In the text, these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡): == External links == Not Just Bikes's channel on YouTube