How Bad Planning is Destroying the Potential of Riga

Half a century ago other European countries faced similar issues that Riga faces today. This video analyzes poor planning practices and offers potential solutions. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 3:04 The Soviet Occupation of Latvia 6:02 Cycle of Automobile Dependency 6:56 Transport planning in Riga 8:50 Case Study - Brasas bridge 11:29 More Bad examples 13:37 The Iron Curtain of Decision-Making 15:01 Alternatives to Driving 16:47 Consequences of Driving 17:30 Attitudes Towards Road Safety 19:26 Deterioration of the City and Suburbanization 22:16 Good Planning 25:03 Conclusion Follow Streetscapes on X! Music by Yrii Semchyshyn and Dmitrii Kolesnikov from Pixabay