City Beautiful

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City Beautiful is a YouTube channel dedicated to educating everyone about cities and city planning. Cities are amazing! I cover topics such as transportation, land use planning, and urban design. I post new videos regularly. I'm on Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/citybeautiful.nebula.tv You can support this channel on Patreon: www.patreon.com/citybeautiful

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Why Can Two Cities Host the Olympics Now?

Why Can Two Cities Host the Olympics Now? City Beautiful

228K views - 1 week ago

Why Are City Boundaries So Weird?

Why Are City Boundaries So Weird? City Beautiful

99K views - 4 weeks ago

Can Churches End the Housing Crisis? (YIGBY)

Can Churches End the Housing Crisis? (YIGBY) City Beautiful

54.3K views - 1 month ago

Why did NYC Build a Park in the Middle of a River?

Why did NYC Build a Park in the Middle of a River? City Beautiful

114.4K views - 2 months ago

How to Get Involved in City Planning — City Beautiful Basics

How to Get Involved in City Planning — City Beautiful Basics City Beautiful

16K views - 3 months ago

Why Do Some Countries Only Have One Big City?

Why Do Some Countries Only Have One Big City? City Beautiful

316.7K views - 3 months ago

Introduction to Sustainability - City Beautiful Basics

Introduction to Sustainability - City Beautiful Basics City Beautiful

32.2K views - 3 months ago

Introduction to Housing - City Beautiful Basics

Introduction to Housing - City Beautiful Basics City Beautiful

43.1K views - 4 months ago

How NYC Is Banning Cars on Broadway

How NYC Is Banning Cars on Broadway City Beautiful

211.9K views - 4 months ago

Introduction to Transportation - City Beautiful Basics

Introduction to Transportation - City Beautiful Basics City Beautiful

38.7K views - 4 months ago

Where Is the Best Place to Locate a Theme Park?

Where Is the Best Place to Locate a Theme Park? City Beautiful

69.8K views - 5 months ago

I Rode the Longest Waterfront Path in the World

I Rode the Longest Waterfront Path in the World City Beautiful

95.3K views - 5 months ago

The Case AGAINST One-Way Streets

The Case AGAINST One-Way Streets City Beautiful

109.3K views - 6 months ago

Why U.S. Cities Don't Build Metro Systems

Why U.S. Cities Don't Build Metro Systems City Beautiful

436K views - 7 months ago

How Did We Create the Housing Crisis?

How Did We Create the Housing Crisis? City Beautiful

210.2K views - 8 months ago

How Can Cities Fix Big Box Stores?

How Can Cities Fix Big Box Stores? City Beautiful

227.6K views - 9 months ago

Can ADUs Solve the Housing Crisis?

Can ADUs Solve the Housing Crisis? City Beautiful

117K views - 10 months ago

How to Punish Bad Drivers

How to Punish Bad Drivers City Beautiful

187.4K views - 11 months ago

Introduction to Land Use — City Beautiful Basics

Introduction to Land Use — City Beautiful Basics City Beautiful

67.9K views - 1 year ago

Why U.S. Roads are Spaced One Mile Apart

Why U.S. Roads are Spaced One Mile Apart City Beautiful

345.5K views - 1 year ago

Did Seattle Build the Best Pedestrian Bridge Ever?

Did Seattle Build the Best Pedestrian Bridge Ever? City Beautiful

303.9K views - 1 year ago

Can Trains Save Seattle?

Can Trains Save Seattle? City Beautiful

196.5K views - 1 year ago

Why Dallas Is Growing Insanely Fast

Why Dallas Is Growing Insanely Fast City Beautiful

384.7K views - 1 year ago

Should Cities Ban Drive Thrus?

Should Cities Ban Drive Thrus? City Beautiful

268.1K views - 1 year ago

Rome's Geography, Explained

Rome's Geography, Explained City Beautiful

93.8K views - 1 year ago

Is San Francisco's New Transit Center a Waste?

Is San Francisco's New Transit Center a Waste? City Beautiful

329K views - 1 year ago

Kyoto's Geography, Explained

Kyoto's Geography, Explained City Beautiful

103.1K views - 1 year ago

I Visited the Busiest Crossing in the World

I Visited the Busiest Crossing in the World City Beautiful

133.3K views - 1 year ago

Why Tokyo Has the BEST Streets in the World

Why Tokyo Has the BEST Streets in the World City Beautiful

480.9K views - 1 year ago

Can Paths Save America's Suburbs?

Can Paths Save America's Suburbs? City Beautiful

125.2K views - 1 year ago

How to Fix America's Worst Streets

How to Fix America's Worst Streets City Beautiful

162.4K views - 1 year ago

Are the Suburbs Getting Worse?*

Are the Suburbs Getting Worse?* City Beautiful

216.8K views - 1 year ago

Is Europe Sprawling?

Is Europe Sprawling? City Beautiful

253.1K views - 1 year ago

How to Remove a Highway

How to Remove a Highway City Beautiful

214.5K views - 1 year ago

Why Shopping Malls Refuse to Die

Why Shopping Malls Refuse to Die City Beautiful

214K views - 1 year ago

Should Cities be Circles?

Should Cities be Circles? City Beautiful

591.7K views - 1 year ago

Can You Buy A City?

Can You Buy A City? City Beautiful

141.3K views - 2 years ago

How Much Should a Parking Space Cost?

How Much Should a Parking Space Cost? City Beautiful

100.5K views - 2 years ago

How London Was Rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666

How London Was Rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666 City Beautiful

143.8K views - 2 years ago

Are Elevated or Underground Metro Systems Better?

Are Elevated or Underground Metro Systems Better? City Beautiful

401.9K views - 2 years ago

Will Lagos be the first city to 100 million?

Will Lagos be the first city to 100 million? City Beautiful

499.5K views - 2 years ago

Can We Fix Zoning By Tweaking a Few Numbers?

Can We Fix Zoning By Tweaking a Few Numbers? City Beautiful

104.8K views - 2 years ago

Why Don't Cities Use Hexagon Blocks?

Why Don't Cities Use Hexagon Blocks? City Beautiful

1.3M views - 2 years ago

Why Are Boston Streets So Confusing?

Why Are Boston Streets So Confusing? City Beautiful

283.2K views - 2 years ago

The Highway Fight that Changed Cities Forever

The Highway Fight that Changed Cities Forever City Beautiful

108.6K views - 2 years ago

Can Infill Development Save Cities?

Can Infill Development Save Cities? City Beautiful

465.5K views - 2 years ago

Real Estate Development, Explained

Real Estate Development, Explained City Beautiful

83.4K views - 2 years ago

Can we fit ENTIRE cities in a single building? (Arcologies)

Can we fit ENTIRE cities in a single building? (Arcologies) City Beautiful

165.7K views - 2 years ago

Why is Beverly Hills So Rich and Famous?

Why is Beverly Hills So Rich and Famous? City Beautiful

396.4K views - 2 years ago

I DESTROYED a European City with U.S. Planning (in Townscaper)

I DESTROYED a European City with U.S. Planning (in Townscaper) City Beautiful

321.8K views - 2 years ago

A Complete History of Paris

A Complete History of Paris City Beautiful

359.7K views - 2 years ago

Can U.S. Cities Build Narrow European Streets?

Can U.S. Cities Build Narrow European Streets? City Beautiful

389.8K views - 2 years ago

Can we fix the suburbs?

Can we fix the suburbs? City Beautiful

393.3K views - 2 years ago

Why Are College Towns So Great?

Why Are College Towns So Great? City Beautiful

354.9K views - 2 years ago

How NIMBYs weaponize historic districts

How NIMBYs weaponize historic districts City Beautiful

125.9K views - 2 years ago

Why Did Humans Invent Cities?

Why Did Humans Invent Cities? City Beautiful

240K views - 2 years ago

U.S. Zoning, Explained

U.S. Zoning, Explained City Beautiful

302.3K views - 2 years ago

Why Nobody Lives in Venice

Why Nobody Lives in Venice City Beautiful

1.6M views - 2 years ago

An Introduction to District Heating Systems

An Introduction to District Heating Systems City Beautiful

138.4K views - 3 years ago

Does Your City Have Enough Parks?

Does Your City Have Enough Parks? City Beautiful

269.7K views - 3 years ago