I've spent a lot of my life in business parks, and the vast majority of them suck. But that's just the way it has to be, right? That's what I thought, until I had a meeting in a business park by the airport in the Netherlands.
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The company I worked at:
https://www.delphaxsolutions.com/
It's not really their fault that their business park sucked. It might be their fault that my manager sucked, though. On the bright side, I did get to see experimental high-speed printers catch fire several times, so that was cool.
Here's the FedEx building location:
https://goo.gl/maps/FpuujLC8yvgy6wsU7
The nearest train station is Hoofddorp
https://goo.gl/maps/XAZvwDock2itb5XEA
Includes licensed stock footage from Getty Images
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Chapters
0:00 My business park credentials
0:37 Getting there - Hoofddorp
1:43 I wouldn't say I've been missing it, Bob
2:09 Getting there - Mississauga
5:05 Designed for cars vs. people
5:56 Designing for transit
7:17 Smarter traffic lights
8:46 The pedestrian experience
9:39 Safety & convience for pedestrians
10:39 Ugly environments are soul-crushing
12:20 Begin rant
13:06 It's the whole experience
15:21 Patreon shout-out