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The Best-Designed Town in the Netherlands (and therefore, the world)

Not Just Bikes · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Transit, cities & urban planning

What it is

Not Just Bikes tours Houten, a Dutch town designed around cycling, explaining how its layout makes most trips by bike safe and easy. It also promotes a book about the town.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN uses it as an example that car-free, leafy suburbs where kids can bike independently are possible.

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What HN commenters said

  1. “Or here's a more polished, edited video”

    Edited video showing kids biking independently in Houten

    CalRobert, 2025-12 · Recommendation · in “How getting richer made teenagers less free”

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Topics: houten, urban planning, cycling, netherlands, car-free suburbs

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