Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Sorry for the rubbish quality of the stream. I wore a lav mic to capture better audio for you, so your ears don't bleed, though!
Density is insanely important. Some other neighbours showed up to express their discontent with 22 new units going up in a fairly vacant area in our neighbourhood... but I'm glad Natalia and I went and spoke up for this... because we were the only ones π
The motion got passed. The units are going in. Thanks for densifying, London.
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π¬π« Shure A2WS Windscreen: amzn.to/3zKuzo8
π₯ Canon EOS R6 Full-Frame used a lot outside the studio: amzn.to/37q17VW
π Canon RF 24-70mm F2.8 L lens: amzn.to/3xa1Aq8
π Canon RF16mm F2.8 STM: amzn.to/3udJTEu
π Canon RF 35mm f1.8 lens is my fave lens on FF cameras: amzn.to/40piZXk
π Canon RF50mm F 1.2L: amzn.to/35Lp9KK
π€ Wireless Lav Mics (I use the old Sennheiser G3 setup): amzn.to/3ufIcpT
πββοΈ Travel Tripod (very light): amzn.to/3L3zS1T
πββοΈ Slightly larger tripod: amzn.to/3KjIqBY
π» OBS for screen-captures
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#citymeeting
#urbanism
#housingmarket
#canada
#bendurham
#ldnont
#londonontario
#cityoflondon
#canadahousingmarket
Sorry for the rubbish quality of the stream. I wore a lav mic to capture better audio for you, so your ears don't bleed, though!
Density is insanely important. Some other neighbours showed up to express their discontent with 22 new units going up in a fairly vacant area in our neighbourhood... but I'm glad Natalia and I went and spoke up for this... because we were the only ones π
The motion got passed. The units are going in. Thanks for densifying, London.
βJoin this channel to get access to perks and support the production of these videos:
youtube.com/@BenDurham/join
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β¬ Products and Gear Used in this video (affiliate links*)
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π€ Tascam DR-10L lav mic recorders: amzn.to/3XRpu7u
π€ The newest Tascam DR-10L Pro (32bit): amzn.to/4cDxhKa
================
My other regularly used camera equipment:
================
π₯ Canon EOS R7 Super 35 Sensor this video's main cam: amzn.to/42rCwIu
π Canon EF-EOS R Mount Adapter: amzn.to/3UHoFfo
πΆ Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 Art DC Lens (EF mount): amzn.to/4b3OPyy
πββοΈ Manfrotto Fluid Head Tripod amzn.to/3VQr4Un
Shure SM58 (Mic that I use NOW): amzn.to/4f5ckKi
πβΊ with a Zoom F3 (32-bit Float Field Recorder): amzn.to/4f5ckKi
π¬π« Shure A81WS Windscreen: amzn.to/3XWk5Mm
π¬π« Shure A2WS Windscreen: amzn.to/3zKuzo8
π₯ Canon EOS R6 Full-Frame used a lot outside the studio: amzn.to/37q17VW
π Canon RF 24-70mm F2.8 L lens: amzn.to/3xa1Aq8
π Canon RF16mm F2.8 STM: amzn.to/3udJTEu
π Canon RF 35mm f1.8 lens is my fave lens on FF cameras: amzn.to/40piZXk
π Canon RF50mm F 1.2L: amzn.to/35Lp9KK
π€ Wireless Lav Mics (I use the old Sennheiser G3 setup): amzn.to/3ufIcpT
πββοΈ Travel Tripod (very light): amzn.to/3L3zS1T
πββοΈ Slightly larger tripod: amzn.to/3KjIqBY
π» OBS for screen-captures
π₯ GoPro 11 often used in biking footage
But the GoPro 12 is the best right now: amzn.to/4d1rT3w
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~ TAGS ~
#citymeeting
#urbanism
#housingmarket
#canada
#bendurham
#ldnont
#londonontario
#cityoflondon
#canadahousingmarket


![Why We Cant Let Our Kids Bike to School (*or even walk)
Dan Cameron takes me on a bicycle ride through his familys neighbourhood in London, Ontario, where he shows us the real dangers kids and families face every day just trying to walk or bike to school. The streets are filled with speeding cars and bad design, which makes these βneighbourhood streetsβ unsafe for everyone (yeah, even drivers).
Simple solutions exist that could make a huge difference, like βSchool Streets,β... so Dan talks quite extensively about these. The TL;DW is closing just a few streets (or even just one) around school drop-off zones to cars during drop-off times.
But NIMBYs hated this idea because carbrain runs deep in London, Ontario. A planned pilot project for School Streets was cancelled.
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π Canon RF16mm F2.8 STM: https://amzn.to/3udJTEu
π Canon EF-EOS R Mount Adapter: https://amzn.to/3UHoFfo
Stabilization:
πgimbal used: Ronin S (discontinued)
Ill be upgrading to the DJI DJI RS 2: https://amzn.to/4fw5VHW
or maybe the lighter DJI DJI RSC 2: https://amzn.to/4frdjo6
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^ no, seriously, this might be the literal most important thing for recording people talking when on bicycles. Moving through the air creates SO much wind noise, otherwise! But putting these on the lav mics capsule FULLY removes the wind noise like absolute MAGIC! So cool!
Voiceover:
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π¬π« Shure A81WS Windscreen: https://amzn.to/3XWk5Mm
My other regularly used equipment:
π² cargo trailer that I use: https://amzn.to/46eYot4
π² cargo ebike: Tern GSD (gen2)
π² my ebike: Ride1Up 500 Series Step-Thru (discontinued)
π² Natalias bike: Biktrix Swift Step-Thru (gen1) [review: https://youtu.be/jbpyzhw9-NQ]
π₯ GoPro 11 often used in biking footage (not in this video, though)
But the GoPro 13 is the best right now: https://amzn.to/3ZvBY4C
π₯ Canon EOS R6 Full-Frame used a lot outside the studio (just not for the ride-alongs any more - too heavy): https://amzn.to/43HmkFS
π Canon RF 35mm f1.8 lens is my fave lens on FF cameras: https://amzn.to/40piZXk
π Canon RF 24-70mm F2.8 L lens: https://amzn.to/3xa1Aq8
π Canon RF50mm F 1.2L: https://amzn.to/35Lp9KK
Fave lens on Super35 sensors:
πΆ Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 Art DC Lens (EF mount): https://amzn.to/4b3OPyy
π€ Wireless Lav Mics (I use the old Sennheiser G3 setup): https://amzn.to/3ufIcpT
π¬π« Shure A2WS Windscreen: https://amzn.to/3zKuzo8
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πβ Travel Tripod (very light): https://amzn.to/3L3zS1T
πβ Slightly larger tripod: https://amzn.to/3KjIqBY
Stabilization:
πcurrent gimbal: Ronin S (discontinued)
Ill be upgrading to the DJI RS 4: https://amzn.to/3PuVRmV
or maybe the lighter DJI Osmo Pocket 3: https://amzn.to/40qDGoJ
π» OBS for screen-captures
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![How escooters might be banned overnight
London City Councillors came ONE VOTE away from banning e-scooters overnight with essentially zero public consultation and near-zero awareness, back in November. And theres another vote coming up in May that could see electric scooters fully banned... overnight.
Public feedback is open until March 31st, 2026 and you should take a few moments of your time to fill it out: https://getinvolved.london.ca/e-scooter
Anyway, in this video, I break down exactly who voted to ban them and counter their flawed arguments.
Council should probably start using some data-centric methods in the future instead of just guess or going with the wind. My data (pulled from city staff and LHSC reports) proves e-scooters arent the problem here.
This is the London City Council - November 25, 2025 recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g-I48QDtM4
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Filming setup:
π₯ Canon EOS R7 Super 35 Sensor: https://amzn.to/42rCwIu
πΆ Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 Art DC Lens (EF mount): https://amzn.to/4b3OPyy
π Canon EF-EOS R Mount Adapter: https://amzn.to/3UHoFfo
π€ Shure SM58: https://amzn.to/4f5ckKi
πβΊ with a Zoom F3 (32-bit Float Field Recorder): https://amzn.to/4f5ckKi
π¬π« Shure A2WS Windscreen: https://amzn.to/3zKuzo8
My other regularly used equipment:
π² cargo trailer that I use: https://amzn.to/46eYot4
π² cargo ebike: Tern GSD (gen2): https://www.ternbicycles.com/ca/bikes/472/gsd
π² my ebike: Ride1Up 500 Series Step-Thru (discontinued)
π² Natalias bike: Biktrix Swift Step-Thru (gen1) [review: https://youtu.be/jbpyzhw9-NQ]
π₯ GoPro 11 often used in biking footage.
But the GoPro 13 is the best right now: https://amzn.to/3ZvBY4C
π₯ Canon EOS R6 Full-Frame used a lot outside the studio: https://amzn.to/43HmkFS
π Canon RF 35mm f1.8 lens is my fave on FF cameras: https://amzn.to/40piZXk
π Canon RF 24-70mm F2.8 L lens: https://amzn.to/3xa1Aq
π Canon RF50mm F 1.2L: https://amzn.to/35Lp9KK
π Canon RF16mm F2.8 STM: https://amzn.to/3udJTEu
π€ Tascam DR-10L 24-bit lav mic recorders: https://amzn.to/3XRpu7u
π€ The newest Tascam DR-10L Pro (32bit): https://amzn.to/4cDxhKa
π€ Wireless Lav Mics (I use the old Sennheiser G3 setup): https://amzn.to/3ufIcpT
π¬π« Shure A81WS Windscreen: https://amzn.to/3XWk5Mm
πββοΈ Manfrotto Fluid Head Tripod https://amzn.to/3VQr4Un
πββοΈ Travel Tripod (very light): https://amzn.to/3L3zS1T
πββοΈ Slightly larger tripod: https://amzn.to/3KjIqBY
Stabilization:
πcurrent gimbal: Ronin S (discontinued)
Ill be upgrading to the DJI RS 4: https://amzn.to/3PuVRmV
or maybe the lighter DJI Osmo Pocket 3: https://amzn.to/40qDGoJ
π» OBS for screen-captures
WATCH and RATE the Wheels and Beyond podcast on:
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Β» https://bendurham.ca/WAB-apple
Β» https://bendurham.ca/WAB-yt
β CHAPTERS β
00:00 Intro
00:34 Disproportionate fuss and carbrain
02:12 Lewis: time for province to act
02:57 Rebuttal: municipal vs. provincial
05:12 Lewis: helmets & respect
05:31 Rebuttal: nuisance vs. lethal
06:44 Rebuttal: bans just punish the lawful
08:03 Cuddy: I only heard complaints
09:30 Rebuttal: your job isnt a switchboard
10:41 Rahman: follow them home
11:30 Rebuttal: admission of defeat
12:26 Rebuttal: bans create black market
14:18 Community at town hall speaking out against dangerous drivers
15:10 More enforcement of escooters means more property tax increases
15:49 Rahman: pilot is burdensome
17:41 Stevenson: asks for clarification
18:00 Scherr: what a ban would mean
18:44 Franke: a horrible direction
19:25 The weeds: scooters vs. cargo bikes
20:25 The 6-month amendment
22:49 Trosow: supports amendment
23:38 Staff: clarification
24:32 Rahman: I dont need until May
25:22 Rebuttal: she wants a ban now
27:02 Lewis: against amendment
27:41 Rebuttal: licensing fails cars too
28:35 Data: 22 car deaths vs. 0 scooter
29:09 Complaint & collision numbers
30:37 Lewis: endorsing unsafe use
33:06 Rebuttal: skewed priorities
34:41 Hypocrisy: climate plan ignored
35:35 Final votes: 8-7 (twice)
36:35 Next vote & call to action How escooters might be banned overnight](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/c_ED88NhMUk/mqdefault.jpg)