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On-Time Access: What Happened When They Banned Cars

Sorry for the lack of early access on this one, but here's the latest video!

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Early(ish) Access: Let's Redesign the Las Vegas Strip

I hope this goes live on YT today, so you get it a little early here.

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Early Access: Why Does Las Vegas Have So Many Casinos?

A little history of Las Vegas for you!

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End of Year Patreon Message

Thanks for all of your support this year. Here's a brief message where I reflect on the last twelve months.

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Early Access: Can Cemeteries Be Moved?

Enjoy and happy holidays!

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Early Access: Every neighborhood should have a corner store—but can't

This one goes live in about 12 hours. Enjoy!

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Early Access: Texas' Top Tourist Attraction: Walkable Urbanism

This is my last Texas video. I'll be doing a few videos closer to home before a trip to Las Vegas!

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Early Access: Will Texas' High Speed Rail Stations Be Any Good?

This one should be published on Monday. Enjoy!

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Early Access: Why are we still widening highways in US cities?

This goes live on Monday, but you can enjoy now.

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Early Access: The Surprising Way Small Towns Are Disappearing

This goes live on Monday!

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Early Access: The Most Miserable City in America

Here's the next video, a day or so early. Enjoy!

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Early-ish Access: How Chicago Built an Amazing Lake Shore

This goes live in 12 hours!

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Early access: Why did cities build downtown malls?

New video that will go public on Friday. Enjoy!

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Early Access: E-Bikes Could Change Cities Forever

Hope you enjoy!

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How to design streets for everyone (Universal Design)

Sorry about the late access to this video -- it was a part of a collaboration and it was timed to go live when I was dropping the kids off at camp. Hope you enjoy!

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Early access: What happens after a city removes a freeway?

This goes live Friday, so you get to see it a little early. It's the last in my Seattle series!

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Why does Amazon want to leave Seattle?

Sorry this isn't early access! Also -- my goal was to release all three Seattle videos in three consecutive weeks, but I'm going to have to take two weeks to finish the final video in the series. So no video next Thursday, but watch for it the Thursday after.

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How fast can you ride all 7 kinds of Seattle transit?

This is my first of three Seattle videos!

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The quick way to make new pedestrian plazas

Sorry this isn't early access! With all of the new videos coming out in the next few weeks, it'll be tough to post them early. But I hope you enjoy all of the content!

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Early access: Why is LA traffic so bad?

The first of five new videos in six weeks!

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I'll be in Seattle next week (and other updates)!

Hello everyone,

I'll be traveling to Seattle next week to film a three-video series on the city. I'd love to meet with folks in the area, if you are available. 

I'll be hanging out at Occidental Square downtown at 6pm on Monday, May 10th. I am fully vaccinated and will be masked and I'd love to visit (outdoors) with anyone that would like to stop by. If you're interested, please message me so I know if anyone is coming. :) Sorry for the short notice; I needed...

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Early Access: How does Houston plan without zoning?

Hope you enjoy!

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New video: Why did railroad companies mass produce cities?

Sorry about the lack of early access on this one. Easter and a vacation by my editor meant that we got this out a little later than usual. Early access will be back for the next video!

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Early access: Who REALLY designs cities?

This one goes live tomorrow (Thursday). Enjoy!

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Early access: Will electric cars kill gas stations?

This goes live tomorrow morning. Enjoy!

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Early access: Can Miami be the next Silicon Valley?

It's actually early this time! Check it out now before everyone can see it tomorrow (Thursday).

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Not-so-early access: How do cities get enough fresh water?

Sorry about not getting this to you ahead of time. It's a new sponsor and the timing was off. Next time you'll get early access!

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Early access: Why do people commute by airplane?

This video is scheduled for tomorrow. Enjoy!

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Early access: How did the Kim dynasty design Pyongyang?

This one comes out on Thursday. Hope you like it!

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End-of-the-year review

Thanks to those who sent me their addresses. You *should* have received your card by now, but let me know if you haven't. 

Channel Milestones

I posted my first video to this channel four years ago this week. I honestly can't believe it -- I've made 79 videos in that period; 20 in the past year. That's a lot of city planning content! In many ways this has been the channel's biggest and most challenging year yet. Subscribers crossed the 200k and 300k marks, and...

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