Phoenix: The Good, the Bad, and the Mildly Dystopian

Ray Delahanty | CityNerd July 31, 2024
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CityNerd is a channel and community that embraces all things cities and transportation, approaching things with a profound love for urban environments and an analytical bent. The channel was born out of my frustration over the limited scope of things I was able to explore and share as a transportation planning and engineering consultant. Soon after starting the channel, I was shocked/delighted by the number of viewers who were enthusiastic about the topics I was covering. Quickly, I had more video ideas than I knew what to do with! (Still do.) Every aspect of CityNerd is currently produced by yours truly (Ray Delahanty). Research, writing, on-camera "talent" (cough cough), editing, engaging with viewers....yeah, it's all me. I'll update this description just as soon as I hire a crack team of researchers and cinematographers. Check out my social media links if you're looking for more (yeah that's all me, too), and reach out to Nerd email re: collaboration, sponsorship, etc. Thanks!

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Insane streets with wild traffic configurations, robot taxis that play trance music, scorpion exterminator billboards everywhere — what more do you want? Phoenix, Arizona has it all...including some pleasant surprises too! ---------- CityNerd is on Nebula, the creator-owned streaming service, ad-free! Using my custom link gets you 40% off an annual subscription, and really helps the channel. https://go.nebula.tv/citynerd Also STILL available: the Lifetime offer! $300 for Nebula as long as both you and Nebula exist, and a full 1/3 of the price goes directly to support this channel. https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=citynerd And! Gift cards -- get the same deals using my code, but gift a membership to someone who needs weekly (ad-free and promo-free) Nerd propaganda! http://gift.nebula.tv/citynerd ---------- Patreon — a way to directly support my ability to talk about what i want to talk about every week. Much appreciation to all of you who are already patrons! https://www.patreon.com/CityNerd ---------- Want to help restore sanity to 7th Street and 7th Avenue in Phoenix? Check out the End Reverse Lanes effort, there are lots of ways to pitch in! https://www.endreverselanes.com/how-to-help The Urban Phoenix Project does great work organizing folks to advocate for a more livable, less car-dependent Phoenix. Get involved here! https://www.urbanphoenixproject.org/donate ---------- Previous CityNerd videos referenced: - Inside the Las Vegas LOOP: https://youtu.be/XfVdge8DhB4 ---------- Resources: - Bukhamsin, Mohamed. "Applied Project Thesis Report — CEE 593: Reversed Lane Study — 7th Avenue and 7th Street Evaluation, Analyses, and Alternatives." 2024, Arizona State University - https://www.scottsdalerealtors.org/2024/02/01/phoenix-cuts-some-multifamily-parking-minimums/ - https://www.phoenixcountryclub.com/ ---------- Images - All courtesy yours truly (and Google Earth of course)! ---------- Instagram: @nerd4cities BlueSky: @nerd4cities Threads: @nerd4cities Twitter: @nerd4cities ---------- Music: CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library) ---------- Business Inquiries: [email protected]

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