Not Just Bikes
Urbanist YouTube channel
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Not Just Bikes is a YouTube channel run by Canadian-born Dutch content creator Jason Slaughter.[1][2][3] The channel examines urbanist issues, including but not limited to cycling in the Netherlands, and contrasts the transportation, infrastructure, and built environment of the Netherlands and other countries to those of the United States and Canada.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Not Just Bikes | |
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The channel's current logo  Slaughter in 2021 | |
| Born | Jason Slaughter London, Ontario, Canada |
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| Years active | 2019–present |
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| Subscribers | 1.45 million |
| Views | 202 million |
| Last updated: 23 April 2026 | |
Biography
Slaughter was raised in London, Ontario, Canada,[6][2] which he has described as a "car-dependent hellscape"[11] and has frequently referred to as "Fake London". He and his family migrated to Amsterdam in the Netherlands to move away from car-centric suburban sprawl.[2] He claims that sprawl is common in Canada and the United States, and that urban sprawl, as well as laws that dictate single-family home–only zoning, make it difficult to walk or cycle to everyday destinations.[3] He also criticizes North American public transportation.[11][3] An April 2021 short documentary video titled "Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere)" helped popularize the concept of the stroad.[12] In the video, he criticizes stroads for their cost, inefficiency, and lack of safety in the United States and Canada and how cities can improve them.[13] He has expressed a strong preference for getting around by upright Dutch bicycle[‡ 1], Dutch-style cargo bike[‡ 2], and tram[‡ 3].
Slaughter became a naturalized Dutch citizen in 2024.[‡ 4][‡ 5]
YouTube career
Slaughter created a YouTube channel named Not Just Bikes in April, 2019 after moving from Canada. In his first video essay[‡ 6] he explained his backstory and his plan for future videos comparing the design of cities in the Netherlands to those in Canada.[14]
In 2021, Slaughter joined the streaming service Nebula[15], and he has collabed with several Nebula creators including Climate Town[‡ 7], Philosophy Tube[‡ 8], and TierZoo[‡ 9]
