Even Small Towns are Great Here (5 Years in the Netherlands)
Not Just Bikes · 1 HN recommendations
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Not Just Bikes reflects on five years in the Netherlands and tours small towns and cities, from Haarlem to Veenendaal. It argues that good urbanism with walkable streets, bike infrastructure and transit is found almost everywhere there, not just in Amsterdam.
Why HN recommends it: Used as a go-to reference in car-dependence debates to show that small towns and rural areas can work without cars.
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