I'd like to find a way to clean up the streets so that I don't pop a bike tire every time I travel a block. That and maybe put in something to destroy any car making an illegal turn onto or merging into the bike lane.
The parents. Cause then thier stupid kids will hopefully be better people when they decide to act mature in life. The children in my town talk exactly like an adult who hates another adult they invited to a BBQ but are block neighbors so they HAAAAD to invite them 😂😂😂
@@Ikiratuki noone is stopping you. I just cleaned up 9 tires and have to clear out a ton of rotten wood some asshole dumped behind my apartment. Ill make a video. Check me out 😁
@@EskenRock Unless I find a way to remove all the plants that produce the dried thorns that pop tires and also stop everyone from dropping glass, I don't think it's happening. So yeah, no one is stopping me. It's the environment itself and on top of that, those are just two examples. I wish it was only pollution I could pick up and dispose of or just swerve around.
This reminds me of the guy who changed the signs over the freeway in L.A. to be less confusing and make more sense. After he did it there were fewer accidents at those exits.
I’m noticing an alarming increase in these groups and programs of people feeding the homeless fixing cities, and even educating kids… Is the government just not getting the hint… orrr….?
@@Andrew-my1cp No the government doesn't suck at doing such things is that no offense but either with your ideology or take big corporations money will either refused to give institutions that deal with things like roads and education money or worse make it so that these areas are defunded
@@Andrew-my1cp That was sarcasm. I suppose this is where Poe's law comes in, though I thought calling it a "big brain move" solved that issue. Tell me, how has privatization of public utilities worked so far? Those trains working out? You enjoying the recent electrical instability from companies not wanting to weather-proof? How about your for-profit healthcare bills? Ooh, do you suggest we make private police a thing, since you've mentioned how the government (spurred on by private prisons wanting more occupancy for slave labor) royally fucked up the war on drugs? When the motive is profit the consumer is only relevant as a way to get at their wallet. That means any method necessary to exploit you will be used in order to extract more money from you. That's what businesses do.
@@Andrew-my1cp I'd argue that the issue is more a lack of transparency on the part of the government and a lack of education on the publics part. Which wouldn't nessciraly be solved by privatization.
@@Andrew-my1cp i wholeheartedly agree with you on all points.... In the USA. Other governments, like my own in the Netherlands, actually function really well. It's not that it cannot work, it's just that it's not working in America, like a lot of stuff.
Cities love it because they aren't paying/doing the work. They collect taxes and don't have to spend it on things like fixing potholes or making badly needed bike lanes.
the fact that this was sponsored by ford, notorious for having destroyed urban centres through buying and dismantling streetcars, lobbied against good public transit, bike infrastructure... makes me think this video has some ulterior motive...
and reading the comments I'm realizing what that motive is. "We don't need city planners, we can do that ourselves through independent, loosely monitored activists like the ones here, trust us, we're the good guys, the government sucks, let's lower taxes" yep, i'm pretty sure that's it.
Or maybe there are a few people at Ford who want to change cities for the better. Not everything is a conspiracy, dude. All the urban changes you claim Ford is responsible for happened decades ago. Do you live in a time warp?
@@ems7623 Ford does not want cities to limit car access or reduce car infrastructure cause that’s bad for their bottom line. They have consistently lobbied against such changes, still do, don’t be naive.
"Cities are embracing the approach" Of course, because it's a win/win situation for them. We keep paying taxes to the cities to get things like this done, but we're also the ones doing the work now. If the cities are paying these people, that's one thing, but if we're doing the work now without pay, then why are we still paying the cities taxes to take care of things like this??? They're just pocketing the money.
@@verticalsorh7124 Not for ordinairy people, at least ;) Reducing the tax rate for the obscenely wealthy and allowing corporations to dodge taxes are very popular in politics, which leads to wage workers having to shoulder the burden of financing the nation, while also getting nearly nothing in return because everything's privatized and costs shittons of money... When news outlets and talking heads start fearmongering a left-wing candidate want to "increase (your) taxes!!!" don't be fooled. It means the taxes on the rich or at least upper middle class are going to be increased, not *our* taxes.
Here in the UK, many temporary bike lanes were set up during Covid, but now councils are removing them due to protesting motorists. Unfortunately local councils just want an easy life, so anything that involves "taking space away from motorists" just doesn't get past planning.
“Local councils just want an easy life” I hate how true this is. Have worked in small government in a few different forms. Boards and councils all want the squeaky wheel greased immediately even if it’s at the cost of actually important work, and of course they don’t want to pay for any of it.
@@Bobsponge3521 it's also a problem in the UK too, the government/councils seem to think that painting some stripes on the side of the road is an acceptable bike lane
Agreed. I'm worried this movement, while awesome in a way, will enable the local government to not feel like they should actually do something. There needs to be engineers and urban planners with the peoples' interests on board.
is it tho? I think it's beautiful and human. we can never and should never trust authorities or the state. the very position of rulers in hierarchical systems will always inherently lead to a disconnect between needs and actions. humans have survived this long by caring for each other and being social beings. we can build a better world only if we let go of the shackles of the state and its rulers.
Because half of our government representatives vote against anything that might help people for fear of "socialism" and the other half are too scared of the first half to do anything that might upset them.
@Lakeside Stories sprawl is such a scar in the urban landscape. Those parking lots could be space for business and living, instead of catering to the nth SUV.
While I love the spirit of the movement, and I strongly believe that something like that strengthens the community, it's also weird that volunteers have to fix / force change in their enviroment via semi-legal action, depending on the exact case. But I know that beaurocracy is slowing stuff down to the extreme, and reconnecting politicians and city planers with the community could lead to some impressive changes down the line. In the end, someone needs to care, signal wishes / demands and provide reason for change.
Some cities are corrupt to the point of making decisions and policies that work against growth and development of their cities. It is mind numbing stupid and the citizens are the ones that are most hurt.
This is also done to counter the vocal opposition FROM a subsect of the community itself that opposes change. Sometimes city leaders are very willing but the outcry and threats from opposition can be loud. If shown to work at cheap and temporary without many negative effects, the naysayers won't have a leg to stand on.
Now, too bad this movement cannot curb the root of problem, that is car-centric urban planning. For that, require the city and/or state to actually do something.
Installing bike lane is a step in the right direction, as is slowing down cars using a crosswalk. Seems like people feel what's a good street. That is a pedestrian and cyclist one.
@@hackarma2072 that is true, it is a small step to right direction. Lets just hope the city council, representatives wasn't all too greased by corporate money and actually make change to the better.
@@fakename287 Of course my statement was hyperbolic, but my point is that urban planning cannot fix the extremely spread out layout of most American cities (without "starting from scratch").
There was a guy around here who drew dicks on every pothole that was known about by the council and still not fixed. They managed to fix them fairly quickly after that.
Seeing that guy with the motorized scooter made me think: cities really need to embrace PEVs, and put up signs that ask riders to be courteous, rather than tell them "No motorized vehicles!" Electric skateboards and EUCs have braking systems, and hence are safer in many ways (both to rider and bystander) than conventional push-to-go boards. It's only when people are reckless show-offs (as with anything) that such conveyances get dangerous. America should take a leaf out of Japan's book and ASK people to behave in a certain way, rather than ORDER them to.
Like when we’ve been asking people to mask up, socially distance, and get vaccinated? That may work in places where people are raised with a strong sense of community, but that doesn’t include *huge* swaths of the US, as has been demonstrated for the last year and a half.
@@Vessekx well you need to order people to do some things. Yo have to order people to have a seatbelt and order people not to hit stuff with their car...
Yes, however issues like this showcase that money isn't going into the community the way it should, or that city councils and the like aren't earmarking money for these projects. It's great to have the community come together for these kinds of projects and develop bonds and unity, but to make them also pay for it? That's messed up.
Ideally the reason for government in the first place is to off-load amenities so we don't have to spend most of our lives maintaining them ourselves. If the local government wasn't so unfocused on the community these people wouldn't have had to spend time to paint the fucking roadmarks themselves.
@@krunkle5136 @@krunkle5136 simple solution, let people form local bodies to implement and manage their areas. They probably know the place better than anybody else and know how to best use resources . The city can just allocate a budget for them to implement plans
@@selfhelpkb that sounds great, though ideally the people in said body need to be educated in urban planning/administration etc.. Also a building dedicated to the body is needed (nothing big). It'd be impoverished if it was being run out of someone's apartment. Hell, other than working on local infrastructure, building public community/cultural centers (differentiated from libraries, similar to a Soviet "Palace of Culture" or Japanese kominkan).
Oh man, fixing bike lanes in my area sounds like a great idea... I don't know how to start and I don't think there's a group in my area, but now I'm going to look and see if there is.
This morning, this video was the first recommended by RUclips. And I needed this. I feel included and not excluded. It's a mindset. It's a purpose. It's a change in thinking about things. These join us together as one humanity. I'm a simple stay-at-home stray cat mom. I'm from South Africa. But I am part of your community by the way we think and address things to serve others. I may not be anything great or glorious but serving is in my heart. Thank you for this video, because I felt so alone this morning. Have a wonderful day!
This makes sense if you live in a community that agrees and is amenable to it. It's certainly preferable to waiting for electeds and bureaucrats to do it and to do it efficiently, beautifully and at a decent cost, which govts are never good at. So how can we get out tax dollars back to pay for this instead? Oh yeah, that.
I agree... 2020 Tax Revenue Out of the $3.42 trillion in revenue, income taxes, at $1.61 trillion, contributed almost half (47%). Income tax receipts were $203 billion lower than the $1.81 trillion budget estimates. Payroll taxes, including Social Security and Medicare, contributed $1.31 trillion or 38%. Corporate taxes added $212 billion, contributing just 6%. The remaining $289 billion in revenue comes from excise taxes ($87 billion), customs duties ($69 billion), estate taxes ($18 billion), and other miscellaneous sources ($117 billion). SPENDING The federal government spent $6.55 trillion in FY 2020. That's $1.76 trillion more than the $4.79 trillion budgeted. The CARES Act and three other stimulus measures were responsible for most of this increase. Medicare ($924 billion) Medicaid ($458 billion) Education ($204 billion) Agriculture ($184 billion) Social security ($1,154 billion) Treasury ($1,152 billion up from original budget of $701 billion) Defense ($690 billion) Housing and Urban development ($33 billion) Intrest on debt ($526 billion) LABOR ($478 billion up from $36 billion) There are many more categories I hope this is informative ✌
@@felixfungle-bung4688 There are only about 6 depts up there that I'd agree to keep, abolish the rest. No more dollars for research grants or college grants or the like.
Maybe all the infrastructure Joe biden is promising will fix these roads................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... I'm not gonna hold me breath on it.
@@uppityglivestockian That's just a sign of ignorance of how much our economy depends on gov't spending on things the market won't but that still keeps the country globally competitive. Research grants make us competitive in lucrative sectors. Same goes for education grants. We corner the market on talent because we invest in it. Inventions are patented and companies are founded here first b/c of our research and our talent pool. On top of that we don't actually spend much on these items. R&D amounts to about $120B and college grants total ~$30B. That's only 3% of 2019's federal budget. The problem isn't that we're spending too much, it's that we're taxing too little and letting people and corporations get away with tax evasion.
Ironically, it's the attitude that gov't isn't good at anything that leads to defunding and subsequently lousier gov't services. In countries that actually adequately fund their services and infrastructure, the gov't works just fine. This lack of faith in gov't is a downward spiral of corporatist propaganda plaguing English-speaking countries that bets on an ignorance of examples elsewhere in the world.
My local bike coalition teamed up with the city to create a shareway that cuts across the city with little automobile traffic - it was a great success. We're hoping this experiment can prove that the temporary traffic calming barriers will be permanent. It definitely takes the community to help push a city to embrace the change they want to see.
I've thought about doing this on a local rail trail. Most people know the rules, but some people don't understand and there have been close calls and angry words have been exchanged. I've thought about painting simple figures on the pavement to keep pedestrian and bicycle traffic moving in the proper direction to avoid conflicts. Now I'm definitely going to do it, forget the consequences. Thank you!
I'm so glad the US 🇺🇸 is finally starting to embrace protected bike lanes 🚲, better infrastructure 🚥 (not for cars but for people 🚶🏽♂️) and outdoor eating 🍝. This is why Europe 🇪🇺 sometimes feels like a fairy tale ✨. European countries 🌍 have had this for centuries already!
Many American towns had cities built for the person like this but decided to bend to the will of the suburbs and ended up with huge amounts of car traffic since people live far away from where they need to go (in the city)
your comment doesnt have enough emotes.... "better infrastructure (not for cars but for people )" who is driving in the car genius? "his is why Europe sometimes feels like a fairy tale " only on your tourist spots when you are a tourist, dont speak when you dont live there, in my country everyone is poor and pays 70% taxes to have the "privlage" of a bike line in the middle of nowhere that noone will use....
1 million percent YES! this needs to be the next thing that speeds globally. Love yourself, your neighbors, and make this world a more people friendly place, these problems aren't as difficult as bureaucrats force them to ne, just let people live god damnit!
@@drqazlop that's his point, he's indicating that he wants to hurt the movement by continuing to drive out of spite. Good for him, standing up for something that makes him look like a big boy. Someone should change his diaper for him as a reward.
@@wtfareperfectplaces damn, I feel bad if it was just a joke. I've been pretty charged lately since it had been a year since I left my house. I'd probably catch that nowadays.
This is what happens when government becomes too far removed from the people being governed. I'm all for this and sending stronger messages to bloated and inefficient bureaucracies
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Most of the projects shown have one thing in common: Reduce the amounts of cars in an area. Almost as if there's something to that idea. (cough, look at major European cities and how they blocked cars out of areas while providing good access to those same areas with public transport and by bike/foot, cough)
@@leprechaunbutreallyjustamidget then improve it. I can get to my university by bike+ train in 30 minutes. The same trip by car takes me 35 minutes to get to the area before parking and walking to my building. Public transport can be great, if you invest in it and make sure it doesn't get stuck in traffic itself. If you leave one lane to be the bus lane, the bus is faster than the trip by car, which means people will use it, which means less cars, which means both will be as fast as each other and faster than with just cars. You just need a network dense enough and the proper infrastructure to support it.
@@piccolo917 yeah your argument is really dumb I'm not going to waste my time tearing it apart every thing you said is either wrong or entirely irrelevant
The Dutch system would not work in the vast majority of the US because of the huge difference in density (of population, shops, etc.) and geography betwee the US and The Netherlands. The Dutch bicycle fetish, for example, would not translate all that well to a city as hilly as SF, neither would it translate well to "suburbia" and its relatively low population density. Hence why cars are needed, hence why the Dutch system of bullying cars out of major cities wouod not work. You only have to look as far as Belgium or Germany to see that difference.
It would work in every major city in terms of population density, decreasing traffic congestion and commute times. As for hills, E-bikes are becoming increasingly popular and make steep grades a non issue.
@@TheLukasDirector if American cities were able to be made more sprawled and car centric in the 60s, then that could be reversed into more train centric, walkable plans in the future.
The down side is that if this becomes the norm, cities saying 'if you don't like it then you fix it' means that cities where people have less means will be at even more of a disadvantage than they already are.
@@yamanosu9463 An LLC (just explaining in case) is a form of business like a corporation but much smaller. The reason they said that is because once a "good thing" becomes a business it usually stops being a "good thing" and profits become the driver not the mission.
This is peak display of the free market + taxes fallacy. It's also a fantastic display of the power of the individual and communities working together.
Again and again, no surprise: infrastructures resolves around cars, not pedestrian. That's the most significant example of how we lack basic protection, how one part is always privileged !
@@mynamejeff3545 I mean, how else would they force "Freethink" to omit the most salient point in all of this? That cars are poison to towns and cities, and should be regarded as a (barely) necessary evil instead of a favorite child.
What happened in the hearts of the people of these communities is the biggest miracle. So glad humanity progresses into this spirit of love, acceptance, inclusion, and care for the less fortunate.
Wow I’m beyond bless to be living in British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦. Our governments are actually making our communities better by building infrastructure and our community it’s booming!!
So many people label themselves "activists" and think that means protesting, stopping traffic, and getting into fights with the police. So nice to see REAL activists who make a POSITIVE change instead of creating more problems through their actions.
I wrote my senior thesis on bridging the gap between between formal bureaucratic structures and tactical urbanism (TU) actors, something popular online TU toolkits do not address. Through my findings i created a multi-pronged strategy for community members and TU actors to use to navigate through bureaucracy and successfully implement their projects. I am in the process of refining my research paper and hopefully can publish it online soon. Mike Lydon, the creator of a TY toolkit also acknowledged this gap when he liked a tweet of mine where I raised the issue. TU is such an exciting and galvanizing concept, giving agency back to those that matter, the community.
The big problem with “bike lanes”….. They create a turn lane in the middle that crosses a straight flow of traffic. While the premise of bike lanes is to increase safety, it instead sets a trap for the cyclists when a car needs to turn, crossing the path of the bicycles. While it supposed to ease traffic by removing cars from the road, it creates a blockage for the rest of the traffic when the car has to wait for cyclists to be clear when turning.
I hope they will, I dont want some "urbanist hippies" maket heir own DIY infrastructure that doesnt followe the code and standardization....on top of that they dont care about other people, only about themselves and their bike lines....
As someone who lives in ojai Ca I can confirm the bike lanes they added are a flop. They are not used and they block/congest traffic specifically during peak school hours. The part that makes no sense is that they took 2 lanes of a 4 lane road as the bike path when there was already a bike path next to the road and the new paths dont actually go anywhere. The construct is in the least busy part of the town.
Sad and embarrasing how the government cannot do all this correct! Amazing how civilians can! Thumps up for these people making the world a bettef and safer place for all!
Meanwhile the state: "Are you kidding me? These guys are doing our job for free instead of forcing us to put their tax dollars to good use... Of course we're not going to stop them 😏"
We have to be involved with the changes we want to see! I volunteered in the past with projects were we wanted an improved areas for kids to play, trail maintenance, and other public spaces. The government will normally be involved and sometimes help with part of the cost, but we would also use private donations. Don’t wait for things to magically appear. Get out of the couch and seek for these groups around your area, we really need help.
The Ford sponsorship of this video makes me very suspicious of the messaging here. I’d be interested to know how much influence Ford had on the content and presentation of this video.
I lived in a town where a stop light and a cross walk should have been added onto the high way. A friend of mine tried to talk to the city to get one but they told her 3 people had to die in that spot in order for them to able to do anything. I can see why people got fed up and just did it.
I remember reading about someone who built a staircase that was very much needed in their neighborhood and then the city came in and ripped it out. What can be done about that?
It is a great thing that people are coming together to help their community and it is horrible that it is requiring this to cut through the governmental red-tape. The number of permits needed, public hearings, bidding from companies, and Alderman approval are sickening for a simple fix. And Heavens forbid if you forget to pay off your representative for approval and have to start it all over again.
The problem is simply that some people might think they improve certain streets, others might disagree and see it as a deterioration. For example if everything is too colorful, you don't understand the signs anymore. Or if you take too much space for something like cafe seeting, there might be less parking space and the residents are upset. It needs to be done by intelligent people ..certainly not everyone.
sadly its mainly done by the loud "hardcore hippy urbanists extremists" who's only motto is "purge all cars from existence, i dont care if you have to drive to work, I bought only the house but i will also claim the street for myself like some ter***st"
This is what anarchism is, not chaos but the people improving their own lives without leaders, hierarchies or a state. The people built this world not billionaires or a state, and the people will improve it much more if we git rid of this authority.
No... Anarchism is when people start parking wherever they want on other peoples painted streets that they don't care about because they don't ride a bicycle and nobody ever asked if they were willing to give up their street parking lol. And what then? Do the Anarchists put up parking signs and hand out tickets to the other anarchists lol? Anarchy is everyone for themselves.... What you're describing is small time communism lol.
@@jslavertu Hey, sorry for the slow reply.. Busy life is busy lol. Honestly, I'm not sure if you are a troll and I'm not too worried either way.. But the fact that your best examples were both bloody revolutions that lasted 3 years each, killed untold thousands of completely innocent people and then catastrophically failed. Seeeems on face value to be evidence for my case not yours lol. I mean, in Catalunya they hunted down priests and farmers and murdered them in the streets.. So.. Either your idea of chaos differs significantly from mine, or maybe you should have taken better notes in indoctrination class. :D Safe to say I remain unconvinced.
Great to see more and more American cities embracing safe cycling infrastructure. I'm Dutch and being able to cycle anywhere as a commute is such an amazing freedom, but if I travel outside of the country I rarely feel safe enough to cycle. Cycling reduces cars on the road which means less time stuck in traffic and less emmisions, it's cheaper and accessible while not being as limited as public transport, it's healthier and making cycling common can be a real asset in the fight against widespread obesity. There's so many benefits, but you do need to provide a safe infrastructure for it so that cyclists aren't just limited to those people willing to risk their lives.
Americans are already having their wallets sucked dry by their own government, so I don't blame them. It's at a point where charging them anymore taxes would have an overall negative impact on the entire house of cards that is the American economy.
I just moved to your town (anywhere in America) from Los Angels and I'm taking back this community. You know that open air park by downtown restaurants that gave the district that great ambiance? I think it will be better utilized as a homeless camp so I setup dividers and put out invitations online for free home space.
You mean to say that taking ownership over your town/city and making improvements yourself instead of relying on a overreaching government actually makes life better for everyone? Imagine that.
@@PostWarKids Because it make Ford look hip and could tercukture by supporting #thepeople This whole thing is a corporate scam. Notice how it started with a nice story about people living on a street buying spray paint and fixing the road by their house to prevent people getting killed. And ended with paid consultant groups going to whatever area the city asks them to and! Wait for it drumroll! Painting rainbows and making bike lanes.
The wealthy have already stopped paying taxes 50 years ago. That is exactly why private groups are now obligated to repair our crumbling infrastructure. How about we restore a progressive tax and make the billionaires pay for the roads the way it's supposed to be.
Expand this to building our society as a whole. Profit motive is not really needed. We just need to have the conviction to work together towards something positive. This is the threat corporate America doesn't want. They don't want us to he independent like this.
@UCMc0vi_GNOAr-F3mqwvU17g I'm a commie and my ideological studies led me to this. Thomas Sankara did something like this in Burkina Faso. Go read about him, he's an amazing dude. Was assassinated for French interests. The left needs to go further left, towards cooperative behavior.
The only problems I have with is 1 there taking up a lot of road causing really bad traffic which if you look at the video you can see and 2 the colors that there using I mean I like looking at it but that’s the problem it can be distracting.
In the whole time they were filming at that street, it just consistently painted the same picture.. At any given moment dozens of pedestrians, dozens of cars.. And 0-1 bicycle. It felt like they were waiting around for a bike or scooter to come along lol. And yes.. For a colour blind person, some of those intersections are basically painted in camo.
What would you like to change in your town or city?
I'd like to find a way to clean up the streets so that I don't pop a bike tire every time I travel a block.
That and maybe put in something to destroy any car making an illegal turn onto or merging into the bike lane.
What is name of this bgm?
The parents. Cause then thier stupid kids will hopefully be better people when they decide to act mature in life. The children in my town talk exactly like an adult who hates another adult they invited to a BBQ but are block neighbors so they HAAAAD to invite them 😂😂😂
@@Ikiratuki noone is stopping you. I just cleaned up 9 tires and have to clear out a ton of rotten wood some asshole dumped behind my apartment. Ill make a video. Check me out 😁
@@EskenRock Unless I find a way to remove all the plants that produce the dried thorns that pop tires and also stop everyone from dropping glass, I don't think it's happening.
So yeah, no one is stopping me. It's the environment itself and on top of that, those are just two examples. I wish it was only pollution I could pick up and dispose of or just swerve around.
This reminds me of the guy who changed the signs over the freeway in L.A. to be less confusing and make more sense. After he did it there were fewer accidents at those exits.
A legendary video.
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They actually gave him a job after that!
That sounds great and silly at the same time.
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I’m noticing an alarming increase in these groups and programs of people feeding the homeless fixing cities, and even educating kids…
Is the government just not getting the hint… orrr….?
@@Andrew-my1cp No the government doesn't suck at doing such things is that no offense but either with your ideology or take big corporations money will either refused to give institutions that deal with things like roads and education money or worse make it so that these areas are defunded
@@Andrew-my1cp Ah yes. When you take money out of the system it gets better.
Big brain moves.
@@Andrew-my1cp That was sarcasm. I suppose this is where Poe's law comes in, though I thought calling it a "big brain move" solved that issue.
Tell me, how has privatization of public utilities worked so far? Those trains working out? You enjoying the recent electrical instability from companies not wanting to weather-proof? How about your for-profit healthcare bills? Ooh, do you suggest we make private police a thing, since you've mentioned how the government (spurred on by private prisons wanting more occupancy for slave labor) royally fucked up the war on drugs?
When the motive is profit the consumer is only relevant as a way to get at their wallet. That means any method necessary to exploit you will be used in order to extract more money from you. That's what businesses do.
@@Andrew-my1cp I'd argue that the issue is more a lack of transparency on the part of the government and a lack of education on the publics part. Which wouldn't nessciraly be solved by privatization.
@@Andrew-my1cp i wholeheartedly agree with you on all points.... In the USA. Other governments, like my own in the Netherlands, actually function really well. It's not that it cannot work, it's just that it's not working in America, like a lot of stuff.
Are you telling me that people using their money, time and work to fix things that the city should fix is well received by the city? Mind blowing...
Cities love it because they aren't paying/doing the work. They collect taxes and don't have to spend it on things like fixing potholes or making badly needed bike lanes.
the fact that this was sponsored by ford, notorious for having destroyed urban centres through buying and dismantling streetcars, lobbied against good public transit, bike infrastructure... makes me think this video has some ulterior motive...
and reading the comments I'm realizing what that motive is. "We don't need city planners, we can do that ourselves through independent, loosely monitored activists like the ones here, trust us, we're the good guys, the government sucks, let's lower taxes" yep, i'm pretty sure that's it.
@@strausan Lobby out the government and then turn people against it instead of yourself? Classic!
Great point!!
Or maybe there are a few people at Ford who want to change cities for the better. Not everything is a conspiracy, dude. All the urban changes you claim Ford is responsible for happened decades ago. Do you live in a time warp?
@@ems7623 Ford does not want cities to limit car access or reduce car infrastructure cause that’s bad for their bottom line. They have consistently lobbied against such changes, still do, don’t be naive.
"Cities are embracing the approach" Of course, because it's a win/win situation for them. We keep paying taxes to the cities to get things like this done, but we're also the ones doing the work now. If the cities are paying these people, that's one thing, but if we're doing the work now without pay, then why are we still paying the cities taxes to take care of things like this??? They're just pocketing the money.
The DC city council is super corrupt, as is the official government of the city, Congress
And by pocketing the money, what we mean is going into massive debt due to generations of unsustainable suburban development
@@aidanwarren4980 mostly it’s just wasteful spending on anything and everything
Yep. And never in my life have I heard a politician wanting a tax reduction. Or at least none from the two main parties.
@@verticalsorh7124 Not for ordinairy people, at least ;) Reducing the tax rate for the obscenely wealthy and allowing corporations to dodge taxes are very popular in politics, which leads to wage workers having to shoulder the burden of financing the nation, while also getting nearly nothing in return because everything's privatized and costs shittons of money...
When news outlets and talking heads start fearmongering a left-wing candidate want to "increase (your) taxes!!!" don't be fooled. It means the taxes on the rich or at least upper middle class are going to be increased, not *our* taxes.
Here in the UK, many temporary bike lanes were set up during Covid, but now councils are removing them due to protesting motorists. Unfortunately local councils just want an easy life, so anything that involves "taking space away from motorists" just doesn't get past planning.
“Local councils just want an easy life”
I hate how true this is. Have worked in small government in a few different forms. Boards and councils all want the squeaky wheel greased immediately even if it’s at the cost of actually important work, and of course they don’t want to pay for any of it.
So the councilist is sort of your average indivualistic cunt but with more power atleast on the local level. Quite aspected but still sad.
If ordinary people are fixing road problems why are we paying taxes?
That is a good damn question
It takes years for infrastructure changes in a bureaucratic environment.
so Trump can buy a new golden toilet
Of course the cities like it! The city councils don't have to spend any money and the people still pay the taxes.
People in the middle east don't blow themselves up! Good work Harris/Biden admin!
Pretty sad that such a movement is required
Yep, this sounds like an america problem. 10 miles of cycling paths in a year, is just pathetic.
@@Bobsponge3521 it's also a problem in the UK too, the government/councils seem to think that painting some stripes on the side of the road is an acceptable bike lane
@@formercrow5242 Hey, some stripes on the side of the road would be preferable to the almost nothing we have in a majority of Texas.
Agreed. I'm worried this movement, while awesome in a way, will enable the local government to not feel like they should actually do something.
There needs to be engineers and urban planners with the peoples' interests on board.
is it tho? I think it's beautiful and human. we can never and should never trust authorities or the state. the very position of rulers in hierarchical systems will always inherently lead to a disconnect between needs and actions. humans have survived this long by caring for each other and being social beings. we can build a better world only if we let go of the shackles of the state and its rulers.
So why aren’t the people PAID to do it, doing this?
Because then you get back to square one with bloated companies/govt sucking funds for nothing.
Because some people like to do nice things and help others.
Because half of our government representatives vote against anything that might help people for fear of "socialism" and the other half are too scared of the first half to do anything that might upset them.
Because the rich don't pay taxes so a large portion of funding gets uncollected
@Lakeside Stories sprawl is such a scar in the urban landscape. Those parking lots could be space for business and living, instead of catering to the nth SUV.
While I love the spirit of the movement, and I strongly believe that something like that strengthens the community, it's also weird that volunteers have to fix / force change in their enviroment via semi-legal action, depending on the exact case. But I know that beaurocracy is slowing stuff down to the extreme, and reconnecting politicians and city planers with the community could lead to some impressive changes down the line. In the end, someone needs to care, signal wishes / demands and provide reason for change.
Some cities are corrupt to the point of making decisions and policies that work against growth and development of their cities. It is mind numbing stupid and the citizens are the ones that are most hurt.
This is also done to counter the vocal opposition FROM a subsect of the community itself that opposes change. Sometimes city leaders are very willing but the outcry and threats from opposition can be loud. If shown to work at cheap and temporary without many negative effects, the naysayers won't have a leg to stand on.
Civil disobedience and direct action
Now, too bad this movement cannot curb the root of problem, that is car-centric urban planning. For that, require the city and/or state to actually do something.
Installing bike lane is a step in the right direction, as is slowing down cars using a crosswalk. Seems like people feel what's a good street. That is a pedestrian and cyclist one.
@@hackarma2072 that is true, it is a small step to right direction. Lets just hope the city council, representatives wasn't all too greased by corporate money and actually make change to the better.
What are you suggesting? Tearing down NYC and rebuilding it? 😂
@@TheLukasDirector literally no one suggested something even remotely close to what you just said, please take your meds
@@fakename287 Of course my statement was hyperbolic, but my point is that urban planning cannot fix the extremely spread out layout of most American cities (without "starting from scratch").
I like how it’s essentially crowd sourced infrastructure. Very cool
Glad you liked it, thanks for watching!
Really thats what all infrastructure should be, the crowdsourcing being taxes :)
@@NugsSlugsBugs yet here we are… being taxed and people are still spending their own money to fix the issues. “ but who will fix the roads?”
Kinda sad we need to do that 😟
@@cryptojoe1100 Unironically though. It's all fun and games until the alphalt needs to be replaced.
Someone in my county started planting flowers in pot holes so they would actually get filled
That is a very cool idea.
I love this.... hope not for the scrap value of the pot. But the joy the plant brings...
in my country they plant big banana tree on potholes
There was a guy around here who drew dicks on every pothole that was known about by the council and still not fixed. They managed to fix them fairly quickly after that.
We filled ours with a bunch of stuff and they never paid attention until we filled it with a bunch of cheap dildos... Whatever works works baby
Seeing that guy with the motorized scooter made me think: cities really need to embrace PEVs, and put up signs that ask riders to be courteous, rather than tell them "No motorized vehicles!" Electric skateboards and EUCs have braking systems, and hence are safer in many ways (both to rider and bystander) than conventional push-to-go boards. It's only when people are reckless show-offs (as with anything) that such conveyances get dangerous. America should take a leaf out of Japan's book and ASK people to behave in a certain way, rather than ORDER them to.
Like when we’ve been asking people to mask up, socially distance, and get vaccinated? That may work in places where people are raised with a strong sense of community, but that doesn’t include *huge* swaths of the US, as has been demonstrated for the last year and a half.
@@Vessekx well you need to order people to do some things. Yo have to order people to have a seatbelt and order people not to hit stuff with their car...
Japanese people actually do it when asked. Americans don't. It has to do with culture and upbringing.
Didn't know this kind of thing had a name
I'm always thinking of ways to better my city and how to get people to take part 🤔
Awesome - go for it!
Awesome. It’s voluntarism at its core. We should all take responsibility for our lives and communities!
Yes, however issues like this showcase that money isn't going into the community the way it should, or that city councils and the like aren't earmarking money for these projects.
It's great to have the community come together for these kinds of projects and develop bonds and unity, but to make them also pay for it? That's messed up.
You mean... pay taxes, then also provide the services that my taxes are paying for? Also, getting arrested for providing those services?
Ideally the reason for government in the first place is to off-load amenities so we don't have to spend most of our lives maintaining them ourselves.
If the local government wasn't so unfocused on the community these people wouldn't have had to spend time to paint the fucking roadmarks themselves.
@@krunkle5136 @@krunkle5136 simple solution, let people form local bodies to implement and manage their areas. They probably know the place better than anybody else and know how to best use resources . The city can just allocate a budget for them to implement plans
@@selfhelpkb that sounds great, though ideally the people in said body need to be educated in urban planning/administration etc..
Also a building dedicated to the body is needed (nothing big). It'd be impoverished if it was being run out of someone's apartment.
Hell, other than working on local infrastructure, building public community/cultural centers (differentiated from libraries, similar to a Soviet "Palace of Culture" or Japanese kominkan).
In our "poor" countries, our government fixes the roads themselves.
Not india, mate
@@legitdoc9587 lmao too true
Okay thats just not true lol
Never seen such a strange combination of contradictions in such a small sentence.
They do here too. These people ruined their states by voting for people who suck..
The “I’m sick of this sh*t” movement. I might try to join one of these groups. The bike lanes in my area are neglected
Oh man, fixing bike lanes in my area sounds like a great idea... I don't know how to start and I don't think there's a group in my area, but now I'm going to look and see if there is.
This morning, this video was the first recommended by RUclips. And I needed this. I feel included and not excluded. It's a mindset. It's a purpose. It's a change in thinking about things. These join us together as one humanity. I'm a simple stay-at-home stray cat mom. I'm from South Africa. But I am part of your community by the way we think and address things to serve others. I may not be anything great or glorious but serving is in my heart. Thank you for this video, because I felt so alone this morning. Have a wonderful day!
This makes sense if you live in a community that agrees and is amenable to it. It's certainly preferable to waiting for electeds and bureaucrats to do it and to do it efficiently, beautifully and at a decent cost, which govts are never good at. So how can we get out tax dollars back to pay for this instead? Oh yeah, that.
I agree...
2020 Tax Revenue
Out of the $3.42 trillion in revenue, income taxes, at $1.61 trillion, contributed almost half (47%). Income tax receipts were $203 billion lower than the $1.81 trillion budget estimates.
Payroll taxes, including Social Security and Medicare, contributed $1.31 trillion or 38%. Corporate taxes added $212 billion, contributing just 6%.
The remaining $289 billion in revenue comes from excise taxes ($87 billion), customs duties ($69 billion), estate taxes ($18 billion), and other miscellaneous sources ($117 billion).
SPENDING
The federal government spent $6.55 trillion in FY 2020. That's $1.76 trillion more than the $4.79 trillion budgeted. The CARES Act and three other stimulus measures were responsible for most of this increase.
Medicare ($924 billion)
Medicaid ($458 billion)
Education ($204 billion)
Agriculture ($184 billion)
Social security ($1,154 billion)
Treasury ($1,152 billion up from original budget of $701 billion)
Defense ($690 billion)
Housing and Urban development ($33 billion)
Intrest on debt ($526 billion)
LABOR ($478 billion up from $36 billion)
There are many more categories
I hope this is informative ✌
@@felixfungle-bung4688 There are only about 6 depts up there that I'd agree to keep, abolish the rest. No more dollars for research grants or college grants or the like.
Maybe all the infrastructure Joe biden is promising will fix these roads................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... I'm not gonna hold me breath on it.
@@uppityglivestockian That's just a sign of ignorance of how much our economy depends on gov't spending on things the market won't but that still keeps the country globally competitive. Research grants make us competitive in lucrative sectors. Same goes for education grants. We corner the market on talent because we invest in it. Inventions are patented and companies are founded here first b/c of our research and our talent pool. On top of that we don't actually spend much on these items. R&D amounts to about $120B and college grants total ~$30B. That's only 3% of 2019's federal budget. The problem isn't that we're spending too much, it's that we're taxing too little and letting people and corporations get away with tax evasion.
Ironically, it's the attitude that gov't isn't good at anything that leads to defunding and subsequently lousier gov't services. In countries that actually adequately fund their services and infrastructure, the gov't works just fine. This lack of faith in gov't is a downward spiral of corporatist propaganda plaguing English-speaking countries that bets on an ignorance of examples elsewhere in the world.
I support this. I agree with everything in video had to tell me about tactical urbanization. This is really good, great, something we need.
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.
My local bike coalition teamed up with the city to create a shareway that cuts across the city with little automobile traffic - it was a great success. We're hoping this experiment can prove that the temporary traffic calming barriers will be permanent. It definitely takes the community to help push a city to embrace the change they want to see.
I've thought about doing this on a local rail trail. Most people know the rules, but some people don't understand and there have been close calls and angry words have been exchanged. I've thought about painting simple figures on the pavement to keep pedestrian and bicycle traffic moving in the proper direction to avoid conflicts. Now I'm definitely going to do it, forget the consequences. Thank you!
I love seeing people getting involved in their communities! Great changes that benefit all of the people always start from the ground up!
I'm so glad the US 🇺🇸 is finally starting to embrace protected bike lanes 🚲, better infrastructure 🚥 (not for cars but for people 🚶🏽♂️) and outdoor eating 🍝. This is why Europe 🇪🇺 sometimes feels like a fairy tale ✨. European countries 🌍 have had this for centuries already!
Many American towns had cities built for the person like this but decided to bend to the will of the suburbs and ended up with huge amounts of car traffic since people live far away from where they need to go (in the city)
your comment doesnt have enough emotes....
"better infrastructure (not for cars but for people )"
who is driving in the car genius?
"his is why Europe sometimes feels like a fairy tale " only on your tourist spots when you are a tourist, dont speak when you dont live there, in my country everyone is poor and pays 70% taxes to have the "privlage" of a bike line in the middle of nowhere that noone will use....
1 million percent YES! this needs to be the next thing that speeds globally. Love yourself, your neighbors, and make this world a more people friendly place, these problems aren't as difficult as bureaucrats force them to ne, just let people live god damnit!
Tactical Urbanism sounds like me driving.
Nah, you not driving would be closer to tactical urbanism.
@@drqazlop that's his point, he's indicating that he wants to hurt the movement by continuing to drive out of spite.
Good for him, standing up for something that makes him look like a big boy. Someone should change his diaper for him as a reward.
@@TheCommanderFluffy cry.
@@wtfareperfectplaces damn, I feel bad if it was just a joke. I've been pretty charged lately since it had been a year since I left my house.
I'd probably catch that nowadays.
This is what happens when government becomes too far removed from the people being governed. I'm all for this and sending stronger messages to bloated and inefficient bureaucracies
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Most of the projects shown have one thing in common: Reduce the amounts of cars in an area.
Almost as if there's something to that idea.
(cough, look at major European cities and how they blocked cars out of areas while providing good access to those same areas with public transport and by bike/foot, cough)
Public transportation is garbage
@@leprechaunbutreallyjustamidget then improve it. I can get to my university by bike+ train in 30 minutes. The same trip by car takes me 35 minutes to get to the area before parking and walking to my building.
Public transport can be great, if you invest in it and make sure it doesn't get stuck in traffic itself. If you leave one lane to be the bus lane, the bus is faster than the trip by car, which means people will use it, which means less cars, which means both will be as fast as each other and faster than with just cars. You just need a network dense enough and the proper infrastructure to support it.
@@piccolo917 no
@@leprechaunbutreallyjustamidget convincing argument. Sorry to ahve ever doubted you.
@@piccolo917 yeah your argument is really dumb I'm not going to waste my time tearing it apart every thing you said is either wrong or entirely irrelevant
Too bad my country is like 30 years away from even knowing what tactical urbanism is
You can always be the first :)
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I'd REALLY hope the USA is going to change their infrastructure philosophy to the Dutch one. At least in cities and towns.
The Dutch system would not work in the vast majority of the US because of the huge difference in density (of population, shops, etc.) and geography betwee the US and The Netherlands. The Dutch bicycle fetish, for example, would not translate all that well to a city as hilly as SF, neither would it translate well to "suburbia" and its relatively low population density. Hence why cars are needed, hence why the Dutch system of bullying cars out of major cities wouod not work. You only have to look as far as Belgium or Germany to see that difference.
It would work in every major city in terms of population density, decreasing traffic congestion and commute times. As for hills, E-bikes are becoming increasingly popular and make steep grades a non issue.
@@TheLukasDirector Well cities can be changed overtime, and new ones can be built right rather than for growth.
@@TheLukasDirector if American cities were able to be made more sprawled and car centric in the 60s, then that could be reversed into more train centric, walkable plans in the future.
Hope it never happens, I escaped that hellhole called Utrecht, trust me you don't want that kind of infrastructure.
The down side is that if this becomes the norm, cities saying 'if you don't like it then you fix it' means that cities where people have less means will be at even more of a disadvantage than they already are.
Don’t let the “tactical urbanists” form an llc because then we’re at square one again
Someone will, it always happens.
What do you mean?
@@yamanosu9463 An LLC (just explaining in case) is a form of business like a corporation but much smaller. The reason they said that is because once a "good thing" becomes a business it usually stops being a "good thing" and profits become the driver not the mission.
A non-profit cooperative would probably be the better route.
@@gljames24 Yup this. Coöps for the win!
There should be a tax rebate given to these fine citizens. If their tax dollars aren't working for them, they should get to keep some of it.
This is peak display of the free market + taxes fallacy.
It's also a fantastic display of the power of the individual and communities working together.
Amazing. The perfect cure for car-dependent, pedestrian-unfriendly cities, suburbs and sprawl.
Again and again, no surprise: infrastructures resolves around cars, not pedestrian. That's the most significant example of how we lack basic protection, how one part is always privileged !
Ironically, this video is sponsored by Ford
@@mynamejeff3545 I mean, how else would they force "Freethink" to omit the most salient point in all of this? That cars are poison to towns and cities, and should be regarded as a (barely) necessary evil instead of a favorite child.
What happened in the hearts of the people of these communities is the biggest miracle. So glad humanity progresses into this spirit of love, acceptance, inclusion, and care for the less fortunate.
I need to start doing This to fix all the damn potholes
Wow I’m beyond bless to be living in British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦. Our governments are actually making our communities better by building infrastructure and our community it’s booming!!
So many people label themselves "activists" and think that means protesting, stopping traffic, and getting into fights with the police. So nice to see REAL activists who make a POSITIVE change instead of creating more problems through their actions.
I wrote my senior thesis on bridging the gap between between formal bureaucratic structures and tactical urbanism (TU) actors, something popular online TU toolkits do not address. Through my findings i created a multi-pronged strategy for community members and TU actors to use to navigate through bureaucracy and successfully implement their projects. I am in the process of refining my research paper and hopefully can publish it online soon. Mike Lydon, the creator of a TY toolkit also acknowledged this gap when he liked a tweet of mine where I raised the issue. TU is such an exciting and galvanizing concept, giving agency back to those that matter, the community.
The big problem with “bike lanes”…..
They create a turn lane in the middle that crosses a straight flow of traffic.
While the premise of bike lanes is to increase safety, it instead sets a trap for the cyclists when a car needs to turn, crossing the path of the bicycles.
While it supposed to ease traffic by removing cars from the road, it creates a blockage for the rest of the traffic when the car has to wait for cyclists to be clear when turning.
This is badass. Please do more of this.
it’s all fun until they get sued for inadequate construction
I hope they will, I dont want some "urbanist hippies" maket heir own DIY infrastructure that doesnt followe the code and standardization....on top of that they dont care about other people, only about themselves and their bike lines....
As someone who lives in ojai Ca I can confirm the bike lanes they added are a flop. They are not used and they block/congest traffic specifically during peak school hours. The part that makes no sense is that they took 2 lanes of a 4 lane road as the bike path when there was already a bike path next to the road and the new paths dont actually go anywhere. The construct is in the least busy part of the town.
Government is rarely the answer
The problem is too many people in government not living in at least close to the same community as its people. No integration.
Sad and embarrasing how the government cannot do all this correct! Amazing how civilians can! Thumps up for these people making the world a bettef and safer place for all!
great concept,
im going to increase the speed limit on my street dramatically
Meanwhile the state:
"Are you kidding me? These guys are doing our job for free instead of forcing us to put their tax dollars to good use... Of course we're not going to stop them 😏"
Can’t imagine all the lawsuits that will quickly follow this movement
here in germany you get sued even if u clean the walls and made it look beautiful. No way urbanism can plant a food here.. only temporary
I wondered where the bike lanes in Jersey City came from
We have to be involved with the changes we want to see! I volunteered in the past with projects were we wanted an improved areas for kids to play, trail maintenance, and other public spaces. The government will normally be involved and sometimes help with part of the cost, but we would also use private donations. Don’t wait for things to magically appear. Get out of the couch and seek for these groups around your area, we really need help.
We need more of this everywhere!
I dont want a bunch of people in my home making Roads! wht do you thonl this is a room that needs roads!?!?!?
ayyyyyy im sleeping here
@@bradymcdonald7807 That was really funny 😁 thanks
In 2021 urban vigilantes are painting crosswalks and bike lanes because the government is moving too slow. What a time to be alive
This is cool but it’s also fucked up. WHAT ARE WE PAYING TAXES FOR?!?!
Lining the political pockets this information is available and is shocking behaviour that is shared across the pond too
@@jjay6432 no its war
To pave the roads in the first place? This isn't a replacement for government.
Welfare and foreign governments
The Ford sponsorship of this video makes me very suspicious of the messaging here. I’d be interested to know how much influence Ford had on the content and presentation of this video.
This sounds like more catchy social crap to try and avoid firing people not doing there job.
This is the BEST news I've heard of since I can remember. This is exactly what we need. Not to need permission to make our world better.
Of course Ford wants to put their finger in the process of improving HUMAN infrastructure.
I lived in a town where a stop light and a cross walk should have been added onto the high way. A friend of mine tried to talk to the city to get one but they told her 3 people had to die in that spot in order for them to able to do anything. I can see why people got fed up and just did it.
That’s INSANE!!!!
So sorry to hear. Hope you, your friend or someone is able to make something happen before that point.
I remember reading about someone who built a staircase that was very much needed in their neighborhood and then the city came in and ripped it out. What can be done about that?
Community members coming together, maybe there's a law for what you need 🙏 if not try to change it together 🙏
It's kind of amazing the power a dayglow safety vest and some confidence will give
Imagine doing that, AND having to pay taxes. Crazy right? Where did your taxes go? Your politician knows. Elect better politicians.
Most of our taxes go to the military
@@pissoffeachother and we aren’t even at war
It is a great thing that people are coming together to help their community and it is horrible that it is requiring this to cut through the governmental red-tape. The number of permits needed, public hearings, bidding from companies, and Alderman approval are sickening for a simple fix. And Heavens forbid if you forget to pay off your representative for approval and have to start it all over again.
I really love that people have taken the initiative to do this but it saddens me that it was necessary.
For sure. Hopefully now that cities are working with them they can find ways to do it quicker.
The problem is simply that some people might think they improve certain streets, others might disagree and see it as a deterioration. For example if everything is too colorful, you don't understand the signs anymore. Or if you take too much space for something like cafe seeting, there might be less parking space and the residents are upset.
It needs to be done by intelligent people ..certainly not everyone.
sadly its mainly done by the loud "hardcore hippy urbanists extremists" who's only motto is "purge all cars from existence, i dont care if you have to drive to work, I bought only the house but i will also claim the street for myself like some ter***st"
Take a drink every time they say “ urban” 😂
This is a great argument for smaller government and lower taxes. Of the people, by the people, for the people. Love this.
This is what anarchism is, not chaos but the people improving their own lives without leaders, hierarchies or a state. The people built this world not billionaires or a state, and the people will improve it much more if we git rid of this authority.
No... Anarchism is when people start parking wherever they want on other peoples painted streets that they don't care about because they don't ride a bicycle and nobody ever asked if they were willing to give up their street parking lol. And what then? Do the Anarchists put up parking signs and hand out tickets to the other anarchists lol? Anarchy is everyone for themselves.... What you're describing is small time communism lol.
@@jslavertu Can you describe a situation where it does not? Real or Hypothetical is fine.
@@jslavertu Hey, sorry for the slow reply.. Busy life is busy lol. Honestly, I'm not sure if you are a troll and I'm not too worried either way.. But the fact that your best examples were both bloody revolutions that lasted 3 years each, killed untold thousands of completely innocent people and then catastrophically failed. Seeeems on face value to be evidence for my case not yours lol. I mean, in Catalunya they hunted down priests and farmers and murdered them in the streets.. So.. Either your idea of chaos differs significantly from mine, or maybe you should have taken better notes in indoctrination class. :D Safe to say I remain unconvinced.
i have been watching this channel for a whilenow , and i am getting more optimistic about the future.
>sponsored by Ford
🤨🤨🤨
I wish I would have had that support when I wanted to begin Urban Farming to reduce leafy greens cost.
Take a shot every time someone says Tactical Urbanism.
This was cool. Only just found this channel yesterday. What's up with RUclips's algorithm?
Communities taking care of each other rather than over government dependence what a novel concept.
This is an example of good activism. This is a good change of pace against a lot of the deconstructive activism that I’ve seen before...
Of course the Cities will be on board they wont have to pay for it!!!!!!
I had no idea that American governments were that bad at governing. I thought they’d at least make sure traffic signs were visible from cars!
Yes! It's about time people took the bull by the horns and quit waiting for someone else to do something.
Great to see more and more American cities embracing safe cycling infrastructure. I'm Dutch and being able to cycle anywhere as a commute is such an amazing freedom, but if I travel outside of the country I rarely feel safe enough to cycle. Cycling reduces cars on the road which means less time stuck in traffic and less emmisions, it's cheaper and accessible while not being as limited as public transport, it's healthier and making cycling common can be a real asset in the fight against widespread obesity. There's so many benefits, but you do need to provide a safe infrastructure for it so that cyclists aren't just limited to those people willing to risk their lives.
Lol. "i dont want to pay more taxes, but i want better streets"
American brains at their finest
Americans are already having their wallets sucked dry by their own government, so I don't blame them. It's at a point where charging them anymore taxes would have an overall negative impact on the entire house of cards that is the American economy.
I just moved to your town (anywhere in America) from Los Angels and I'm taking back this community. You know that open air park by downtown restaurants that gave the district that great ambiance? I think it will be better utilized as a homeless camp so I setup dividers and put out invitations online for free home space.
You mean to say that taking ownership over your town/city and making improvements yourself instead of relying on a overreaching government actually makes life better for everyone? Imagine that.
? The definition of government
Yes! Let's take back our communities and cities for the people!
Brought to us by Ford?
Yeah I was like where is the connection with a car manufacturer? How is this mutually beneficial
@@PostWarKids exactly.
@@PostWarKids Because it make Ford look hip and could tercukture by supporting #thepeople
This whole thing is a corporate scam. Notice how it started with a nice story about people living on a street buying spray paint and fixing the road by their house to prevent people getting killed.
And ended with paid consultant groups going to whatever area the city asks them to and! Wait for it drumroll! Painting rainbows and making bike lanes.
This is one way of a very dangorous place that has been built and instead of being abandoned, people are helping make it safe again
Hey! What if we stop paying taxes and go back to building things ourselves?
The wealthy have already stopped paying taxes 50 years ago. That is exactly why private groups are now obligated to repair our crumbling infrastructure. How about we restore a progressive tax and make the billionaires pay for the roads the way it's supposed to be.
Now try to make the ghettos safer from gang violence
They clearly havent been in City of México
What about it?
My only concern is how quickly those "temporary" designs and materials will be outfitted with quality materials.
This is closer to anarchism than capitalism btw.
good.
Good
Total bs. Cutting down lanes so freakin idiots on bike and joggers can think they're in a freakin meadow in la la land
@@marquisgrissom9129 my dude you're so stupid this is the city there's no land
@@marquisgrissom9129 1 bike = 1 less car stuck in traffic.
you can fit a lot more people on a small bikelane than in cars.
Expand this to building our society as a whole. Profit motive is not really needed. We just need to have the conviction to work together towards something positive. This is the threat corporate America doesn't want. They don't want us to he independent like this.
@UCMc0vi_GNOAr-F3mqwvU17g I'm a commie and my ideological studies led me to this. Thomas Sankara did something like this in Burkina Faso. Go read about him, he's an amazing dude. Was assassinated for French interests. The left needs to go further left, towards cooperative behavior.
The only problems I have with is 1 there taking up a lot of road causing really bad traffic which if you look at the video you can see and 2 the colors that there using I mean I like looking at it but that’s the problem it can be distracting.
In the whole time they were filming at that street, it just consistently painted the same picture.. At any given moment dozens of pedestrians, dozens of cars.. And 0-1 bicycle. It felt like they were waiting around for a bike or scooter to come along lol. And yes.. For a colour blind person, some of those intersections are basically painted in camo.
Slower traffic is safer traffic (and a bigger incentive to ride a bike instead).
In small tows this is just life, we don't fight or hide, we just go out and help. Sad that you are reduced to ciminals for helping.
The only tactical urban thing I know is the camo pattern on my rifle.
This does sound good tho.
Community with personal freedom and responsibility, instead of dependence on authority.