How the Car Broke London

The first 500 people to use my link https://skl.sh/faultline10231 will get access to one of Skillshare’s best offers: 30 days free AND 40% off your first year of Skillshare membership! In a city that is famous for its public transportation, how did London become overrun with cars, and why are they making it impossible to use them? In this episode Andy travels across London, chatted with taxi drivers, urban planning experts and the public to try and understand How the Car broke London. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don't miss any videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/Faultlinevideos/subscribed Subscribe to @TomtheTaxiDriver Join our Patreon for the DVD extras: https://www.patreon.com/faultline Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/faultlinevideos/ & https://www.tiktok.com/@faultlinetv Business inquiries [email protected] Faultline is produced by: Executive Producer/Story Editor/Host: Andy Burgess Story/Research: Mack Mooney Production Manager: Anjali Sharma Editors: Andy Burgess Motion Graphics: Jatin Nahata Consultant: Professor Robin Hickman Special thanks to @TomtheTaxiDriver Additional Footage from Storyblocks & Archive.org Archive Maps from David Rumsey Music from Musicbed // https://fm.pxf.io/c/2423499/1347628/16252 The gear we use: Main Camera: https://amzn.to/4cfa3tI Main Lens: https://amzn.to/3xd0SLi Vlog Lens: https://amzn.to/3xcN7MJ B-Roll Lens: https://amzn.to/45oPPvoDrone: https://amzn.to/4b0evvp Small Camera: https://amzn.to/3VD4Hms Microphone: https://amzn.to/3yX5i9L Studio Microphone: https://amzn.to/4egb9XT Wireless Microphone: https://amzn.to/45mEgF1 Tripod: https://amzn.to/3yQyMG8 Small Tripod: https://amzn.to/4bTtI2B Stabiliser: https://amzn.to/45j7FzA Main Camera Bag: https://amzn.to/3Xn3jph My Favourite Camera Bag: https://amzn.to/3XiOzI8 Sources 🔗 Mapping London, Making Sense of the City by Simon Foxell https://www.statista.com/statistics/314980/licensed-cars-in-london-england-united-kingdom/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-10/these-are-the-world-s-most-congested-cities https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64219939 https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/what-london-assembly-does https://inrix.com/press-releases/2022-global-traffic-scorecard-uk/ http://projectbritain.com/london/history/romans.html https://knowyourlondon.wordpress.com/2017/09/15/london-roman-london/#:~:text=We%20now%20come%20to%20the,was%20at%20least%20well-drained. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wherry https://www.walks.com/blog/slums-of-victorian-london/ https://www.agecrofthall.org/single-post/london-as-a-market-town https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/apr/04/story-cities-14-london-great-stink-river-thames-joseph-bazalgette-sewage-system https://s-platis.medium.com/american-cities-actually-werent-built-for-the-car-f4699d76454c#:~:text=The%20popular%20story%20that%20American,were%20largely%20demolished%20for%20cars https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/parking-lots-eat-american-cities/#:~:text=On%20average%2C%20about%20one%2Dfifth,centers%20is%20dedicated%20to%20parking https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/stories/transport/very-short-history-underground https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/#:~:text=The%20Elizabeth%20line%20stretches%20more,200%20million%20people%20each%20year https://www.intelligenttransport.com/transport-news/143883/londons-congestion-charge-celebrates-20-years-of-success/#:~:text=Since%20launching%20in%202003%2C%20the,and%20a%20greener%2C%20healthier%20future https://www.wired.co.uk/article/car-free-cities-opposition https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/05/the-truth-about-londons-air-pollution https://www.healthystreetsscorecard.london/ltn-low-traffic-neighbourhood-schemes-mapping/ https://map2.hackney.gov.uk/maps/ltn-plan/index.html https://bolt.eu/en/blog/car-free-city/#:~:text=A%20car-free%20city%20is,or%20limitations%20in%20specific%20areas. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/consultants/sites/consultants/files/maas_car_study_january_2018.pdf https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/mission-zero-independent-review-of-net-zero/#:~:text=The%20'net%20zero%20target'%20refers,the%20UK%20from%20the%20environment Time Stamps: 0:00 - It's becoming impossible to drive in London. 1:47 - Sponsored segment. 2:57 - Why would I buy a Car here? 3:35 - Londinium (Roman London). 4:18 - Hunting for the original Roman London Bridge. 5:00 - London's street layout explained. 6:18 - Population overload. 7:26 - Adapting London's streets for the Car. 8:00 - London's Highway Obsession (1960s-1980s). 9:15 - Why London sucks for driving vs driving in the USA. 10:04 - Interviewing a London Taxi Driver. 11:38 - Why parking sucks in London. 11:58 - How London stops you driving. 16:23 - The Congestion charge. 16:57 - ULEZ explained. 18:44 - Why drivers hate these plant boxes. 20:37 - Talking to Londoners about driving here? 21:59 - Could London become free of Cars? 23:20 - Decision time. 24:18 - The future of transportation in London #london #driving #urbandesign