The Sociology of Car-Brained Planning (with We're in Hell)
03/14/25 • 56 min
Sam from the YouTube channel "We're in Hell" normally makes video essays about sociology, but he recently went down the urban planning rabbit hole after Doug Ford threatened to take away his bike lanes. Learn what he learned in his research about the sociology of car-brained planning.
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Sam from the YouTube channel "We're in Hell" normally makes video essays about sociology, but he recently went down the urban planning rabbit hole after Doug Ford threatened to take away his bike lanes. Learn what he learned in his research about the sociology of car-brained planning.
Why is North American Transit so Bad?
The World's Dumbest Bike Lane Law Just Passed in Canada
We're in Hell: https://www.youtube.com/@WereInHell
Not Just Bikes: https://youtube.com/@NotJustBikes
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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