I have been meaning to make a thread about Youtubers for a while now. Where we could share some city building/transit/urbanism videos. That sort of general flavor.
Well... and this actually got me out of bed to post. I am a bit shocked and saddened to learn that Reece Martin a.k.a RMTransit is hanging it up. Went to pop a little YT on to fall asleep to and this was the first video I clicked on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDxa9F0NSTg&ab_channel=RMTransit
I would imagine I have watched at least somewhere in the region of ??? LOTS! of his videos at this point. Funny little note to this particular video. He mentions Technology Connections. If you know you know. If you don't know, look it up. Nerds stand together.
Hopefully these aren't too obvious. I don't know how our algorithms would compare. These channels fall clearly within the scope of this form though.
City Nerd
https://www.youtube.com/@CityNerd
Great videos. Am I crazy or does he sound like Colin Robinson from 'What We Do in the Shadows'? I am liking this more recent trend of Youtubers actually travelling to places that they talk about. Patreon is a great asset to increase the production values of your channel.
City Beautiful
https://www.youtube.com/@CityBeautiful
I really like this guys broad scope. Very well rounded channel indeed. I think he is/was an actual city planner, a post secondary level teacher and would have at least a Masters degree so he is pretty concise in his knowledge.
Oh The Urbanity
https://www.youtube.com/@OhTheUrbanity
These two are fun because they have a lot of Canadian content. Pretty sure they spent a good portion of their lives living in Ottawa and Montreal so some local flavor is nice. I think I would describe them as a little bit more philosophical compared to the other channels I listed.
Ok.. its almost 4am. I just felt compelled to post after see Reece move onto the next chapter of his life. Will miss you buddy.
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