Unfinished London

This is the story of a town-planning cock-up known as the Northern Heights Plan which, if completed, would have meant miles of extra houses and tube stations to the North West of London.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Jay Foreman
• Paul Kendler
• Edgware
• Mill Hill
• Bushey
• Elstree
• Northern Line
• Northern Heights
• London Underground

[TaterSaladz]

infrastructure does not = population growth. Good video tho.

[jayforeman51]

@TaterSaladz Thanks. Population growth is inevitable (especially in London) and infrastructure always has to race to keep up with it, not the other way round. Had the Northern Heights stations been built, they'd most certainly have been followed by new housing. If our film didn't convince you, go on wikipedia and look up "Metro-Land" to see the best example of this.

[CYC10PZ]

Are you making any more? Even if not, just tell us! Please..? :)

[jayforeman51]

@CYC10PZ We've had some serious talks about making an Episode 3 later this year... possibly about airports, possibly about Edinburgh. It MIGHT happen, it might not. Depends if there's money available, or if it'll help our careers, or if we're busy, or if we can be bothered. I'm afraid that's all I can tell you at the moment. But keep an eye on my twitter (@jayforeman) for more info.

[jakeallinson]

@jay I worked with Nick and Adam for a while with NaSTA so had happened across Li'l H before. This series is one recommend by CGPGrey.

[jayforeman51]

@jakeallinson Ah, that makes much more sense. Adam was our cameraman and Nick was our producer for this film! It's all so very inter-connected.

[TheRealGeriBoss]

I come from Vsauce and CGPGrey :)

[jakeallinson]

Now I remember where I've seen you before...you were on Little House!

[BenMan1231]

@TaterSaladz Infastructure allows people to move around more freely.

[playgroundchooser]

I've only been to London once, and I can't wait to go back. Great video for us on the other side of the pond! :)

[TaterSaladz]

@jayforeman51 I understand your thinking, but urban sprawl is not caused by infrastructure. The USA is filled with examples like 5 lane highways in Arizona that lead to nothing and the other way around huge urban areas without highways or trains that have huge traffic problems (Lake County, IL). Which is a major problem because you have to now buy land and houses; leveling them for infrastructure. Look at the US housing crash, we built so many houses that they have ghost towns.

[DoctorZombo]

Best part 7:22

[Horace1680]

...Cockfosters...

[SenorBougliani]

nice story telling

[lolpwnedness]

Your grandma is adorable :3

[Pankomputerek]

You deserve more views. Amazing info, great research!