The Urbanist Agenda

The Urbanist Agenda

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A podcast by the creator of the popular YouTube channel Not Just Bikes, The Urbanist Agenda is an exploration of the latest topics in urban planning and urban mobility from your favourite urbanist YouTubers.Each month we'll put another important topic on the agenda and pull back the curtain to discover how online urbanists plot and scheme to make cities work better for everyone.

Episode List

How to Actually Improve a City (w/Brent Toderian)

Dec 12th, 2025 11:00 AM

Brent Toderian is the former chief planner of Vancouver, Canada. He has worked with dozens of cities around the world to achieve real change, and he has some advice for advocates who want to do the same.Brent Toderian on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/brenttoderian.bsky.social Not Just Bikes: https://nebula.tv/notjustbikesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Czechia's Insane Pro-Car Political Party (w/Adam Something)

Nov 21st, 2025 11:00 AM

Czechia just got a new political party called "Motorists for Themselves". But behind the "car-friendly" façade, they're just another far-right political party, funded by fossil fuel interests. Also in this episode: TRAINS!Motorists for Themselves (Motoristé sobě) Party Website: https://motoristesobe.cz/Adam Something: https://youtube.com/@adamsomethingNot Just Bikes: https://nebula.tv/notjustbikesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why is it SO HARD to Take a Train Across the Border? (w/Jon Worth)

Oct 17th, 2025 10:00 AM

The EU is heavily promoting rail as an alternative to flying and driving, but while the "big" high-speed train projects get a lot of attention, it's often maddeningly difficult to take a regional train across an EU border. Jon Worth has travelled on almost every single rail line in the EU and he has an incredible wealth of knowledge about how cross-border rail could work so much better.The Cross Border Rail Project: https://crossborderrail.trainsforeurope.eu/Jon Worth's personal blog: https://euroblog.jonworth.eu/Jon's Mastodon: https://gruene.social/@jonNot Just Bikes: https://youtube.com/notjustbikesNot Just Bikes Mastodon: https://social.notjustbikes.com/@notjustbikesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why I'm Ebike-pilled (with American Fietser)

Jul 4th, 2025 10:00 AM

"If it weren't for ebikes, I'd be driving a car" says American Fietser.American Fietser: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/americanfietser.bsky.socialYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanFietserNot Just Bikes: https://youtube.com/notjustbikesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why I Quit YouTube (with RMTransit)

Jun 6th, 2025 10:00 AM

RMTransit has been making YouTube videos about cities and public transit for over 5 years. Now with over 750 videos on his YouTube channel, it's time to call it quits.Reece's Mastodon: https://masto.canadiancivil.com/@reeceReece's Transit Blog: https://reecemartin.ca/author/reecemartintransit/Cinq Personnes: https://cinqpersonnes.substack.com/Next Toronto: https://nexttoronto.substack.com/Not Just Bikes: https://youtube.com/@notjustbikesRMTransit: https://youtube.com/@rmtransitSee 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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